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Alfred Garrievich Schnittke (24 November 1934 – 3 August 1998) was a Russian composer. [1] [n 2] Among the most performed and recorded composers of late 20th-century classical music , [1] [6] 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 ...
Learn about the life and music of Alfred Schnittke, a Soviet composer who developed a unique polystylistic style. Explore his influences, works, and legacy on this comprehensive website.
Alfred Schnittke was a postmodernist Russian composer who created serious, dark-toned musical works characterized by abrupt juxtapositions of radically different, often contradictory, styles, an approach that came to be known as “polystylism.”
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Madrigal in Memoriam Oleg Kagan, second version for cello solo (1990) Three Fragments for harpsichord (1990) Five Aphorisms for piano (1990) Piano Sonata No. 2 (1990) Cadenzas to Mozart's Piano Concerto in B ♭ major, K. 39 (first and third movements) (1990) For the 90th Birthday of Alfred Schlee for viola solo (1991)
Explore the musical legacy of Alfred Schnittke, a Soviet-born composer of Russian and German heritage. Find information and links to his symphonies, concertos, chamber music, choral music and more.
A personal and musical profile of the German-Russian composer Alfred Schnittke, who lived in Hamburg and developed a polystylistic style. Learn about his influences, his works and his concept of circular time from a contemporary witness.
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