Personal Info
Known For
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
November 24, 1934(63)
Day of Death
August 3, 1998
Place of Birth
Engels, ASSR nemtsev Povolzhya, RSFSR, USSR [now Engelsskiy rayon, Saratovskaya oblast, Russia]
Also Known As
Alfred ShnitkeAlfred ShnittkeАльфред ШниткеAlfred SnitkeA. Shnitke
Alfred Schnittke
Sound
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
Filmography
- 1990MovieI Am a German Composer from Russiaas Self