Tuesday, May 16, 2023

TDCM: May 16th - Alfred Schnittke

 

Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music 


Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)


Bio

Alfred Garrievich Schnittke was born in Engels in the Volga-German Republic of Russia. He studied music first in Vienna and then at the Moscow Conservatory. After graduating he taught there and composed a huge collection of film scores. He worked in 20th-century styles, some serialism, and what he called polystylism.  

Music

Concerto Grosso No. 1


Symphony No. 3


Symphony No. 4


Symphony No. 8



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