Schnittke/ Vladimir Feltsman - Sonata No. 1 AEC Video It is these differences that

It is these differences that truly characterize the band

My task was to try and break all the things down and reconstruct them subtly until they felt like mine

drawing on a range of influences that take in electronic

From 1859 he lived and worked in Paris

Schnittke/ Vladimir Feltsman - Sonata No. 1 AEC Video It is these differences thatAfter the death of Shostakovich in 1975, Alfred Schnittke became one of the leading composers in Russia. Despite official resistance, obstacles, and restrictions on travelling abroad, his music was being performed in the USSR and his status as a major, internationally recognized composer was apparent.