Alfred Schnittke

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Alfred Schnittke (born November 24, 1934 in the town Engels in USSR; died August 3, 1998 in Hamburg) — was a Russian composer, pianist, theoretician of music and educator. His music is derived from various traditions: Russian (Dmitri Shostakovich, Igor Stravinsky), German (Gustav Mahler, Alban Berg), and American (Charles Ives).

Among other things he composed nine symphonies (the last one unfinished), six concerti grossi, four violin concertos, three piano, two cello, a double concerto (for violin, viola, and cello), four string quartets, and three operas.

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1	Andante full track	65
2	Concerto Grosso No. 1 - Rondo:	55
3	Klingende Buchstaben for solo cello full track	53
4	Concerto Grosso No. 1 - Toccat	51
5	Fuga for solo violin full track	50
6	Lento full track	49
7	Concerto Grosso No. 1 - Postlu	46
8	Concerto Grosso No. 1 - Prelud	45
9	Concerto Grosso No. 1 - Cadenz	43
10	Concerto Grosso No. 5	33
11	Moderato pastorale full track	21
12	Presto full track	15
13	Requiem	14
14	Kyrie	13
15	Recordare	12

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Helltweek wrote:
November 2009

happy birthday. :(

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sun-worshiper wrote:
November 2009

my fave composer

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tokioshi wrote:
November 2009

genius

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insomniacme wrote:
November 2009

Germany and Russia, best of both worlds, when it comes to classical works anyway :O

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_KevMusic_ wrote:
October 2009

"It's a pity we don't have Schnittke anymore — at this point of time I think he's the composer we need the most." - exactly. Agreed.

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point-in-time wrote:
October 2009

Astonishing. I'm just after his concerto grosso no.1

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sGarrista- wrote:
October 2009

this man pwns

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nancykitten wrote:
September 2009

He is fantastic.

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barefoot_prance wrote:
July 2009

new name to me, thank you for a new gem last.fm

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Piotrsings wrote:
July 2009

i like this.

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richtie wrote:
July 2009

Heads up: Schnittke day at London's South Bank Centre with London Philharmonic on 22nd November

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threadsuns wrote:
July 2009

"Collected songs where every verse is filled with grief" may well be one of my favourite pieces of music of all time. When it collapses in on itself, falters and then slowly raises its head....gets me every time...

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Actopus wrote:
July 2009

my fave composer of ALL time

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Prayermad wrote:
July 2009

fascinating composer

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MInnnn wrote:
June 2009

Очень хорошо..

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haulden_floyd wrote:
June 2009

each time has its heroes

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DannyDaWriter wrote:
May 2009

It's a pity we don't have Schnittke anymore — at this point of time I think he's the composer we need the most.

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arcorelli wrote:
April 2009

All his string quartets are magnificent

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Greenfoot wrote:
April 2009

Love his music. The second movement of his second string quartet is soooo fresh and amazing.

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KraeheK wrote:
March 2009

Why is symphony no.0 good? It shouldn't be but it is ;_:

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