Alfred Schnittke
Sound·November 24, 1934·† August 3, 1998 — 63 years old·Engels, ASSR nemtsev Povolzhya, RSFSR, USSR [now Engelsskiy rayon, Saratovskaya oblast, Russia]
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
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2025Sanatorium Under the Sign of the HourglassOriginal Music Composer2022Hope for Peace Concert from the Frauenkirche - DresdenMusic2021Four RoadsOriginal Music Composer2018B-1Original Music Composer2017Anna KareninaMusic2015HarmMusic2014Maria's HouseOriginal Music Composer2011The Master and MargaritaOriginal Music Composer2006Мастер и МаргаритаTVOriginal Music Composer2004The Ninth DayMusic2003Thorsten Flinck's PariahMusic1998Ivan Marchuk: "The voice of my soul"Music1997Adam and Eve. Liberation From Original SinOriginal Music Composer1997Sky. Last DreamOriginal Music Composer1996Chornobyl. EpilogueMusic1993PresenceMusic1993Saint VladimirMusic1993Your Fingers Smell Like IncenseMusic1992Mr. Sobchak In His Shirt-SleevesMusic1991Theory of SetsMusic1991Ward No. 6Music1990School of Fine ArtsMusic1990SphinxMusic1990I Am a German Composer from RussiaSelf1990Swan SongMusic1990DinaMusic1990LyubaMusic1990The Wild OneMusic1990School of Fine Arts. ReturnMusic1989A Visitor to a MuseumOriginal Music Composer1989...And This Happened in VichyOriginal Music Composer1989The Different OneOriginal Music Composer1988MariaMusic1988The Light Shines in the DarknessMusic1987School of Fine Arts. Juniper LandscapeMusic1987My Favorite TimeMusic1986Life of Klim SamginMusic1984Dead SoulsMusic1984Dead SoulsTVMusic1983The Story of the VoyagesOriginal Music Composer1983FarewellOriginal Music Composer1982Big BoyMusic1982Rubber and PencilMusic1982Faratyev's FantasiesOriginal Music Composer1982AutumnMusic1981Falling StarsOriginal Music Composer1981Agony: The Life and Death of RasputinOriginal Music Composer1981Don CarlosMusic1980LarisaMusic1980Little TragediesTVOriginal Music Composer1980Little TragediesOriginal Music Composer1980Air CrewOriginal Music Composer1980With You I Am Again...Sound1978Father SergiusOriginal Music Composer1978The Captain's DaughterOriginal Music Composer1977Clowns and ChildrenMusic1977The AscentOriginal Music Composer1976The White ShipOriginal Music Composer1976Rikki-Tikki-TaviOriginal Music Composer1976The Adventures of TravkaOriginal Music Composer1976Tale About Czar Pyotr Arranging Arap's WeddingOriginal Music Composer1976Story of an Unknown ActorOriginal Music Composer1975Choice of PurposeOriginal Music Composer1975TrainersTVOriginal Music Composer1974TanyaOriginal Music Composer1974AutumnOriginal Music Composer1974The Little House in KolomnaMusic1974The Cities and the YearsOriginal Music Composer1974And Still I BelieveMusic1973Right to JumpOriginal Music Composer1973In the World of the FablesMusic1972The Hot SnowOriginal Music Composer1972The SeagullOriginal Music Composer1972ButterflyMusic1972About Crank Little FrogCompositor1972Past and ThoughtsTVMusic1971You and MeOriginal Music Composer1971The Last Flight of the 'Albatross'TVMusic1971Byelorussian StationOriginal Music Composer1971Our GagarinMusic1970Uncle VanyaOriginal Music Composer1970Night CallSound1970Sport, Sport, SportOriginal Music Composer1970ArmoireMusic1969ВальсOriginal Music Composer1969Ballerina on the BoatMusic1969We Are Taking All The FireOriginal Music Composer1968The House and the HostOriginal Music Composer1968The Sixth of JulyOriginal Music Composer1968The Glass HarmonicaMusic1967Beginning of an Unknown EraOriginal Music Composer1967The CommissarOriginal Music Composer1967Adventures of a DentistOriginal Music Composer1966A JokeMusic1966The Stars of the DayOriginal Music Composer1965Call Fire for OurselvesTVOriginal Music Composer1962Introduction to LifeOriginal Music Composer