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Alfred Schnittke

1934 - 1998

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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." Schnittke's early music shows the strong influence of Dmitri Shostakovich. He developed a polystylistic technique in works such as the epic Symphony No. 1 (1969–1972) and his first concerto grosso (1977). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfred Schnittke is the 257th most popular composer (down from 244th in 2019), the 318th most popular biography from Russia (up from 347th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Russian Composer.

Alfred Schnittke was a Russian composer who is most famous for his work in the avant-garde style of music.

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Among composers, Alfred Schnittke ranks 257 out of 1,451. Before him are Ambroise Thomas, Cécile Chaminade, Eugen d'Albert, Francis Lai, Carl Stamitz, and Vincent d'Indy. After him are James Horner, Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria, Pierre Schaeffer, Ion Ivanovici, Antonio Caldara, and Francesco Landini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Alfred Schnittke ranks 65. Before him are Jonas Savimbi, C. N. R. Rao, Fujiko Fujio, Bettino Craxi, Howard Martin Temin, and Brian Epstein. After him are Kurt Hamrin, Jan Švankmajer, Bill Russell, Stanislav Shushkevich, Tassos Papadopoulos, and Udo Jürgens. Among people deceased in 1998, Alfred Schnittke ranks 34. Before him are Shoichi Nishimura, Kenichi Fukui, Nizar Qabbani, Julien Green, Helen Wills, and Kunitaka Sueoka. After him are Stokely Carmichael, Otto Kretschmer, Agostino Casaroli, Alan J. Pakula, Linda McCartney, and Lúcio Costa.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Alfred Schnittke ranks 318 out of 3,761. Before him are Alexander Luria (1902), Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia (1895), Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (1784), Feodor Chaliapin (1873), Gerhard Barkhorn (1919), and Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia (1586). After him are Viktor Shklovsky (1893), Vasily Perov (1834), Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia (1860), Oleg Penkovsky (1919), Sergius of Radonezh (1314), and George Balanchine (1904).

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Among COMPOSERS In Russia

Among composers born in Russia, Alfred Schnittke ranks 14. Before him are Alexander Scriabin (1871), Mikhail Glinka (1804), Mily Balakirev (1837), Sofia Gubaidulina (1931), Dmitry Kabalevsky (1904), and Otto Nicolai (1810). After him are Anton Arensky (1861), Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov (1883), Irving Berlin (1888), Sergei Taneyev (1856), Anatoly Lyadov (1855), and Nikolai Medtner (1879).

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