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Alfred Schnittke

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Alfred Garrievich Schnittke (Russian: Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке; born November 24, 1934 in Engels, USSR; died August 3, 1998 in Hamburg) was a soviet composer, pianist, theoretician of music and educator. His music is derived from various traditions: Russian (Dmitri Shostakovich, Igor Stravinsky), Germanic (Gustav Mahler, Alban Berg), and American (Charles Ives). On his mother’s side he was of Volga German and Roman Catholic extraction, on his father’s side he was German-Jewish.

Top songs

  1. Die Geschichte Eines Unbekannten Schauspielers (The Story of the Unknown Actor): Waltzer (Abschied)
  2. Fuga for solo violin
  3. Klingende Buchstaben for solo cello
  4. Lento
  5. Moderato
  6. Andante
  7. Piano Quintet, V
  8. Die Geschichte Eines Unbekannten Schauspielers (The Story of the Unknown Actor): Thema - Titelmusik
  9. Concerto Grosso No. 1 - Cadenz
  10. Concerto Grosso No. 1 - Toccat
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  1. Concerto Grosso No. 1 - Postlu
  2. Concerto Grosso No. 1 - Rondo:
  3. Kyrie
  4. Concerto Grosso No. 1 - Prelud
  5. Concerto Grosso No. 5
  6. Moderato pastorale
  7. Tuba mirum
  8. Piano Quintet: V. Moderato Pastorale
  9. Recordare
  10. Sanctus
  11. Hostias
  12. String Quartet No. 2: I. Moderato
  13. Adagio
  14. Presto
  15. Requiem
  16. 3 Sacred Hymns: No. 1. Bogoroditse devo, raduysya, Blagodotnaya Marie (Hail Mary, full of Grace)
  17. Die Geschichte Eines Unbekannten Schauspielers (The Story of the Unknown Actor): Epilog - Finale
  18. Benedictus
  19. Stille Musik for violin and cello
  20. Dies Irae
  21. Allegro Vivace
  22. Credo
  23. Concerto Grosso No. 5 - Lento
  24. 3 Sacred Hymns: No. 2. Gospodi, Gospodi Iisuse (Lord Jesus)
  25. Piano Quintet: I. Moderato
  26. Rex tremendae
  27. Concerto Grosso No. 5 - Allegr
  28. Agnus Dei
  29. Die Geschichte Eines Unbekannten Schauspielers (The Story of the Unknown Actor): Agitato I - Schlitten
  30. Musica nostalgica
  31. Concerto Grosso No. 1 - Recita
  32. Choir Concerto: I. O pavelitel' sushcheva fsevo (O Master of all living)
  33. Suite In The Old Style: I. Pastorale
  34. Requiem aeternam
  35. Collected Songs Where Every Verse Is Filled with Grief
  36. Domine Jesu
  37. String Quartet No. 3: I. Andante
  38. Lacrimosa
  39. Concerto for Choir: II. I, an Expert in Human Passions, Composed this Collection of Songs, Where Every Verse is Full to the Brim with Blasck Sorrow
  40. In Tempo di Valse
  41. Piano Quintet: II. In Tempo Di Valse
  42. Suite im alten Stil (1972): Pantomime
  43. Choir Concerto: IV. Sej trud, shto natchinal ja s upavan'jem (Complete this work which I began)
  44. Suite In The Old Style: III. Minuet
  45. String Quartet No. 3: II. Agitato
  46. Clowns and Kids Suite (arr. F. Strobel): V. Waltz
  47. Suite In The Old Style: V. Pantomime
  48. Sonate fr Violoncello und Klavier
  49. Tango (Arr. by Andriy Rakhmanin for Violin and Piano) - From "Agony"
  50. Concerto grosso no.1 (1976-77): 2. Toccata: Allegro
  51. Concerto for Choir: IV. Complete this Work Which I Began in Hope and with Your Name
  52. String Quartet No. 1: I. Sonata
  53. Suite im alten Stil - performed on Violin and Harp: 5. Pantomime
  54. String Quartet No. 2: II. Agitato
  55. Choir Concerto: II. Sabran' je pesen sikh, gde kazhdyj stikh (I, an expert in human passions)
  56. Polka
  57. String Quartet No. 1: II. Canon
  58. Concerto for Choir: I. O, Master of All Living, Bestowing Priceless Gifts Upon Us
  59. 3 Sacred Hymns: 2. Lord Jesus
  60. Requiem: Dies Irae
  61. String Quartet No. 3: III. Pesante
  62. Concerto for Choir: III. God, Grant Deliverance from Sin to All Who Grasp the Meaning of these Mournful Words
  63. 3 Sacred Hymns: 1. Hail Mary, Full of Grace
  64. Reqiuem
  65. String Quartet No. 1: III. Cadenza
  66. Concerto grosso no.1 (1976-77): 5. Rondo: Agitato
  67. String Quartet No. 2: III. Mesto
  68. Lacrymosa
  69. Concerto Grosso no. 1: I. Preludio
  70. Concerto grosso no. 1: II. Toccata
  71. Pesante moderato
  72. String Quartet No. 2: IV. Moderato
  73. Concerto grosso no. 1: V. Rondo
  74. Concerto for piano and strings
  75. Requiem: Kyrie
  76. Steam
  77. Concerto grosso No. 1: IV. Cadenza
  78. Concerto grosso no.1 (1976-77): 1. Preludio: Andante
  79. Requiem: Tuba mirum
  80. Piano Quintet: III. Andante
  81. 4 Hymns: II. for cello and double bass
  82. Choir Concerto: I. O Master of All Living
  83. Canon in Memory of Igor Stravinsky
  84. Requiem: Rex tremendae
  85. String Trio: I. Moderato
  86. Requiem: Sanctus
  87. Stille Nacht
  88. Largo
  89. Schnittke: Piano Quintet: II. In tempo di valse
  90. Concerto Grosso no. 1: III. Recitativo

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