Alfred Schnittke
Notable works by Alfred Schnittke.
A Step
A Step () is a 1988 Soviet drama film directed by Alexander Mitta. The film is set in 1959 Japan, where a grieving mother defies bureaucratic barriers and journeys to the Soviet Union to secure a
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Adventures of a Dentist () is a 1965 Soviet dark comedy film directed by Elem Klimov on Mosfilm. It is currently available to view through the Criterion Channel, and is occasionally screened at film
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Agony (; U.S. theatrical/DVD title Rasputin) is a 1981 Soviet biographical film by Elem Klimov, made c.1973-75 and released in Western and Central Europe in 1982 (United States and Soviet Union
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Air Crew () is a 1980 disaster film directed by Alexander Mitta. Inspired by the Airport film, it was the first disaster film shot in the Soviet
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Autumn () is a 1974 Soviet romance film directed by Andrei
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Belorussian Station () is a 1971 Soviet drama film directed by Andrei Smirnov. The film is famous for the song "We Need Only One Victory", with lyrics written by poet Bulat
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Commissar () is a 1967 Soviet film directed by Aleksandr Askoldov. The film stars Nonna Mordyukova as Klavdiya Vavilova, a commissar in the Russian Civil War who falls pregnant and is made to live
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The Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra is a piano concerto composed by Alfred Schnittke in 1979, and premiered in Leningrad that year. The unconventional work is in a single movement with
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The Concerto Grosso No. 1 was the first of six concerti grossi by Soviet composer Alfred Schnittke. It was written in 1976–1977 at the request of Gidon Kremer and Tatiana Grindenko who were also the
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Alfred Schnittke composed his Concerto Grosso No. 3 for two violins, harpsichord, piano, and celesta in
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Dead Souls () is a 1984 Soviet television miniseries directed by Mikhail Schweitzer, based on Nikolai Gogol's epic poem of the same name. This story has been shared in many different interpretations.
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Farewell () is a 1983 Soviet drama film based on Valentin Rasputin's novel Farewell to Matyora and directed by Larisa Shepitko and Elem Klimov. It was Shepitko's last film. She died during filming in
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Father Sergius () is a 1978 Soviet drama film directed by Igor Talankin who also adapted the story based on the posthumously published 1911 short story of the same name by Leo
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Historia von D. Johann Fausten is an opera by the Russian composer Alfred Schnittke (1934–1998) in three acts, with introduction and epilogue to the German libretto by Jörg Morgener (Jürgen Köchel)
Read → WorkHow Czar Peter the Great Married Off His Moor
How Czar Peter the Great Married Off His Moor (, Skaz pro to, kak tsar Pyotr arapa zhenil) is a 1976 musical film directed by the Russian filmmaker Alexander Mitta. The film features Vladimir
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Introduction to Life () is a 1963 Soviet drama film about World War II seen through the eyes of a young boy from Leningrad. It won a Special Jury Prize at the 24th Venice International Film
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Little Tragedies () is a 1979 Soviet television miniseries directed by Mikhail Schweitzer, based on works by Alexander Pushkin. Dedicated to Pushkin's 180th birthday and 150th anniversary of , it was
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Nagasaki is an oratorio composed by Soviet composer Alfred Schnittke in 1958, at the age of 25. It was Schnittke's graduation composition in the Moscow Conservatory, and the topic was suggested by
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The Requiem of Reconciliation was a collaborative work written to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II. It sets the Catholic mass for the dead in fourteen sections, each
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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi () is a 1975 Soviet family film directed by Nana Kldiashvili and . It is based on the 1894 short story of the same name by Rudyard
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Sport, Sport, Sport () is a 1970 Soviet sports film directed by Elem Klimov. The film combines staged scenes, documentary episodes about Soviet and foreign athletes, and newsreels. The film tells the
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The Symphony No. 1 by Alfred Schnittke was composed between 1969 and 1974. It is scored for a large orchestra. The symphony is recognised as one of Schnittke's most extreme essays in aleatoric music.
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Russian composer Alfred Schnittke wrote his Symphony No. 2, subtitled "St. Florian" and "Invisible Mass" in 1979. It is a choral symphony, written for contralto, countertenor, tenor and bass, plus
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Alfred Schnittke's Symphony No. 3 is his fourth composition in the symphonic form, completed in 1981. The work was premiered in Leipzig on 5 November 1981, with Kurt Masur conducting the Leipzig
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Russian composer Alfred Schnittke wrote his Symphony No. 4 in 1983. It is a choral symphony, written for tenor, countertenor, chorus, and orchestra. It was first performed on April 12, 1984, in
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Symphony No. 6 by Russian composer Alfred Schnittke was composed in 1992. It was commissioned by cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich and the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington, who
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Russian composer Alfred Schnittke's Symphony No. 7 was composed in 1993. It is dedicated to conductor Kurt Masur who gave its world premiere performance in New York with the New York Philharmonic
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Russian composer Alfred Schnittke's Symphony No. 8 was composed in 1994. Its dedicatee Gennady Rozhdestvensky conducted the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra in the symphony's premiere in
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The Symphony No. 9 by Alfred Schnittke was written two years before his death in 1998. As a result of paralysis following a series of strokes, the manuscript was barely readable, and a performing
Read → WorkThe Ascent (1977 film)
The Ascent () is a 1977 Soviet drama film directed by Larisa Shepitko and made at Mosfilm. Shepitko and Yuri Klepikov's screenplay was adapted from the 1970 novel Sotnikov by Vasil Bykaŭ. The film
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The Glass Harmonica () is a 1968 Soviet animated short film directed by Andrei Khrzhanovsky. It gained notoriety for being banned in the USSR until the perestroika. It is also notable for its unique
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The Master and Margarita (Мастер и Маргарита) is a Russian film made by director Yuri Kara, based on the novel of the same name by the Russian author Mikhail
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The Seagull () is a 1972 Soviet film adaptation of the 1896 play of the same name by Anton Chekhov. It was directed by Yuli Karasik and its music was written by Alfred
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The Story of Voyages, also translated as A Fairy Tale of Wanderings (Russian: Сказка странствий) is a 1983 Soviet Russian fantasy adventure film directed by Alexander Mitta and starring Andrei
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The Concerto for Viola and Orchestra is a viola concerto by Soviet and German composer Alfred Schnittke. It was written in the summer of 1985 (Schnittke's final work on it was on 11 July 1985, just
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The Concerto no. 4 for Violin and Orchestra is a violin concerto by Soviet and German composer Alfred Schnittke. It was commissioned by the 34th Berlin Festival and written in 1984. Its first
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You and Me () is a 1971 Soviet drama film directed by Larisa Shepitko. The film tells about two doctors who have not abandoned their research work. One of them realized that he had done wrong and
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