Alfred Schnittke

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."

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Known For:Sound

Birthday:1934-11-24

Place of Birth:Engels, ASSR nemtsev Povolzhya, RSFSR, USSR [now Engelsskiy rayon, Saratovskaya oblast, Russia]

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Also Known As:Alfred Shnitke, Alfred Shnittke, Альфред Шнитке, Alfred Snitke, A. Shnitke

Alfred Schnittke