Alfred Schnittke
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: Sound
- Birthday: 1934-11-24
- Place of Birth: Engels, ASSR nemtsev Povolzhya, RSFSR, USSR [now Engelsskiy rayon, Saratovskaya oblast, Russia]
- Also Known As: Alfred Shnitke, Alfred Shnittke, Альфред Шнитке, Alfred Snitke, A. Shnitke