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Alfred Schnittke

Profession
Sound
Born
November 24, 1934 · Engels, ASSR nemtsev Povolzhya, RSFSR, USSR [now Engelsskiy rayon, Saratovskaya oblast, Russia]
Died
August 3, 1998

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 poster
The Ascent
Film · 1977 · ★ 7.9
Four Roads poster
Four Roads
Film · 2021 · ★ 6.5
Air Crew poster
Air Crew
Film · 1980 · ★ 6.8
A Visitor to a Museum poster
A Visitor to a Museum
Film · 1989 · ★ 6.8
Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin poster
Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin
Film · 1981 · ★ 6.8
The Commissar poster
The Commissar
Film · 1967 · ★ 6.5
Byelorussian Station poster
Byelorussian Station
Film · 1971 · ★ 6.7
The Master and Margarita poster
The Master and Margarita
Film · 2011 · ★ 5.5
The Story of the Voyages poster
The Story of the Voyages
Film · 1983 · ★ 6.1
Uncle Vanya poster
Uncle Vanya
Film · 1970 · ★ 6.7
The Ninth Day poster
The Ninth Day
Film · 2004 · ★ 6.5
The Glass Harmonica poster
The Glass Harmonica
Film · 1968 · ★ 6.1

Filmography