Alfred Schnittke

    Known For

    Sound

    Birthday

    November 24, 1934

    Day of Death

    August 3, 1998 (63 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Engels, ASSR nemtsev Povolzhya, RSFSR, USSR [now Engelsskiy rayon, Saratovskaya oblast, Russia]

    Alfred Schnittke

    Biography

    Alfred Garrievich Schnittke (24 November 1934 – 3 August 1998) was a Soviet composer. Among the most performed and recorded composers of late 20th-century classical music, he is described by musicologist Ivan Moody as a "composer who was concerned in his music to depict the moral and spiritual struggles of contemporary man in [...] depth and detail."

    Known For

    • The Ascent

      The Ascent

      1977

    • Four Roads

      Four Roads

      2021

    • Air Crew

      Air Crew

      1980

    • A Visitor to a Museum

      A Visitor to a Museum

      1989

    • Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin

      Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin

      1981

    • The Commissar

      The Commissar

      1967

    • Byelorussian Station

      Byelorussian Station

      1971

    • Uncle Vanya

      Uncle Vanya

      1970

    • The Master and Margarita

      The Master and Margarita

      1994

    • The Story of the Voyages

      The Story of the Voyages

      1983

    • Larisa

      Larisa

      1980

    • The Ninth Day

      The Ninth Day

      2004

    • The Glass Harmonica

      The Glass Harmonica

      1968

    • The Hot Snow

      The Hot Snow

      1972

    • Tale About Czar Pyotr Arranging Arap's Wedding

      Tale About Czar Pyotr Arranging Arap's Wedding

      1976