Alfred Garrievich Schnittke (24 November 1934 – 3 August 1998) was a Russian 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."
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24 November 1934 Engels, Russia
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Died |
3 August 1998 (aged 63) Hamburg, Germany
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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