Alfred Schnittke

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."

Other name:

Alfred Shnitke,

Alfred Shnittke,

Альфред Шнитке,

Alfred Snitke,

A. Shnitke,

А. Шнитке

Gender:

Male

Birthday:

Nov 24, 1934

Deathday:

3 thg 8, 1998

Place of birth:

Engels, ASSR nemtsev Povolzhya, RSFSR, USSR [now Engelsskiy rayon, Saratovskaya oblast, Russia]