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
Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin
The Blackamoor of Peter the Great
Harm
The Stars of the Day
Ivan Marchuk: "The voice of my soul"
The Ascent
The Ninth Day
The Master and Margarita
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
The Hot Snow
Top Movie Credits
Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin
Original Music Composer
The Blackamoor of Peter the Great
Original Music Composer
Harm
Music
The Stars of the Day
Original Music Composer
The Ascent
Original Music Composer
The Ninth Day
Music
The Master and Margarita
Original Music Composer
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
Original Music Composer
The Hot Snow
Original Music Composer