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Alfred Schnittke

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A Paganini for violin solo (11)
Adventures of a Dentist: Suite (arr. Frank Strobel) (1)
Agony (3)
» Tango
Aphorisms (5) (3)
Canon in memoriam Igor Stravinsky (3)
Cello Concerto no.1 (8)
Cello Concerto no.2 (3)
Cello Sonata no.1 (23)
Cello Sonata no.2 (7)
Clowns und Kinder (Clowns and Children) (1)
Concerto Grosso no.1 (7)
Concerto Grosso no.2 (3)
Concerto Grosso no.3 (2)
Concerto Grosso no.4 (Symphony no.5) (2)
Concerto Grosso no.6 (3)
Concerto for Choir (5)
Concerto for Oboe, Harp and String Orchestra (1)
Concerto for piano and string orchestra (8)
Congratulatory Rondo (1)
Das Marchen der Wanderungen (The Fairytale of the Wanderings) (1)
Der Aufstieg (The Ascent) (1)
Der Liebling des Publikums (The Favourite) (1)
Der Walzer (The Waltz) (1)
Dialogue for Cello and Seven Performers (2)
Dialogue for trombone and Seven Performers (1)
Die Abenteuer eines Zahnarztes (The adventures of a dentist) (1)
Die Geschichte Eines Unbekannten Schauspielers (The Story of the Unknown Actor) (1)
Die Glasharmonika (The Glass Harmonica) (1)
Die Kommissarin (The Commissar) (1)
For Liverpool (1)
Fragmente (5) zu Bildern von Hieronymus Bosch (1)
Fuga for solo violin (5)
Geistliche Gesange (3) (3)
Gogol Suite (3)
Gratulationsrondo (3)
Hymns (4) for cello and instrumental ensemble (2)
Improvisation and Fugue (3)
Improvisation for solo cello (4)
In Memoriam (1)
Kein Sommernachtstraum (Not a Midsummer Night's Dream) (2)
Klingende Buchstaben (7)
Labyrinths (1)
Life with an Idiot (1)
Little pieces (1)
Madrigal in memoriam Oleg Kagan for solo cello (3)
Madrigal in memoriam Oleg Kagan for violin solo (1)
Madrigal in memoriam Oleg Kagan (2)
Magdalina for mezzo soprano and piano (1)
Minuet for String Trio (1)
Moz-Art a la Haydn (4)
Musica Nostalgica (arr. M Rostropovich) (1)
Musica Nostalgica (7)
My Past and Thoughts (1)
Nagasaki (1)
Passacaglia for large orchestra (1)
Peer Gynt (5)
Penitential Psalms (12) (1)
Pianissimo fur grosses Orchester (1)
Piano Quartet (4)
Piano Quintet, op.108 (9)
Piano Sonata no.1 (4)
Piano Sonata no.2 (1)
Piano Sonata no.3 (1)
Polka after 'The Overcoat' from 'Gogol Suite' (1)
Polka (1)
Prelude and Fugue (1)
Prelude in Memoriam Dmitry Shostakovich (4)
Preludes (6) for piano (1)
Psalms of Repentance (2)
Quasi una sonata for violin and chamber orchestra (1)
Requiem (2)
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1)
Ritual for large symphony orchestra (1)
Sacred Hymns (3) (6)
Schall und Hall (1)
Seid nuchtern und wachet (Faust Cantata) for contralto, countertenor, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra (1)
Short pieces (2) for organ (1)
Silent Night (1)
Sketches (1)
Sonata for violin and chamber orchestra (4)
Sonata no.1 for violin and piano (3)
Sonata no.2 (Quasi una Sonata) for violin and piano (2)
Sonatina for piano four hands (1)
Sport, Sport, Sport: Suite (arr. Frank Strobel) (1)
Sport, Sport, Sport (1)
Stille Musik for Violin and Cello (3)
Stille Nacht for Violin and Piano (2)
Stimmen der Natur (Voices of nature) (1)
String Quartet no.1 'in C' (1966) (1)
String Quartet no.2 (1)
String Quartet no.3 (6)
String Quartet no.4 (1)
String Quartet no.6 in E minor, op.35 (1)
String Trio (8)
Suite in the Old Style (arr. A. Shchetynsky for piano 4 hands) (1)
Suite in the Old Style (arr. Michael Heupel) (1)
Suite in the Old Style (arr. Mikhail Krutik) with poems by Lia Purpura (1)
Suite in the Old Style (arr. Mikhail Krutik) (1)
Suite in the Old Style (arr. Vladimir Spivakov/Vladimir Milman ) (2)
Suite in the Old Style (12)
Symphonic Prelude (1)
Symphony no.0 (2)
Symphony no.1 (3)
Symphony no.2 'St Florian' (2)
Symphony no.3 (3)
Symphony no.4 (3)
Symphony no.6 (2)
Symphony no.7 (3)
Symphony no.8 (3)
Symphony no.9 (3)
Tagessterne (The Stars of the Day) (1)
The End of St. Petersburg (1)
The Master and Margarita (1)
Trio Sonata for chamber orchestra (2)
Trio for violin, cello and piano (4)
Variations for string quartet (1)
Variations on a Chord (1)
Vater Sergius (Father Sergius) (1)
Viola Concerto (4)
Violin Concerto no.1 (1)
Violin Concerto no.2 (1)
Violin Concerto no.3 (3)
Violin Concerto no.4 (1)
Violin Sonata (1955) (1)
Violin Sonata no.1 (3)
Violin Sonata no.2 'Quasi una Sonata' (5)
Violin Sonata no.3 (4)
Voices of Nature (1)
Yellow Sound (1)

Alfred Schnittke (November 24, 1934 – August 3, 1998) was a Soviet and Russian composer. Schnittke's early music shows the strong influence of Dmitri Shostakovich. He developed a polystylistic technique in works such as the epic First Symphony (1969–1972) and First Concerto Grosso (1977). In the 1980s, Schnittke's music began to become more widely known abroad with the publication of his Second (1980) and Third (1983) String Quartets and the String Trio (1985); the ballet Peer Gynt (1985–1987); the Third (1981), Fourth (1984), and Fifth (1988) Symphonies; and the Viola (1985) and 1st Cello (1985–1986) Concertos. As his health deteriorated, Schnittke's music started to abandon much of the extroversion of his polystylism and retreated into a more withdrawn, bleak style.

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