Alfred Schnittke
Born: 1934-11-24
Birthplace: Engels, ASSR nemtsev Povolzhya, RSFSR, USSR [now Engelsskiy rayon, Saratovskaya oblast, Russia]
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
Uncle Vanya
Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin
The Hot Snow
A Visitor to a Museum
The Ninth Day
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
The Stars of the Day
Autumn
Byelorussian Station
Top Movie Credits
The Ascent
Original Music Composer
Uncle Vanya
Original Music Composer
Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin
Original Music Composer
The Hot Snow
Original Music Composer
A Visitor to a Museum
Original Music Composer
The Ninth Day
Music
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
Original Music Composer
The Stars of the Day
Original Music Composer
Autumn
Original Music Composer
Byelorussian Station
Original Music Composer