Alfred Garrievich Schnittke (Russian: Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке; born Novemb… Read Full Bio ↴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. His sense that his background set him apart from the majority in the USSR was reinforced when, from 1945-48, his father was posted to Vienna, and the delighted boy discovered Austro-German cultural and musical traditions.
He entered the Moscow Conservatory in 1953, completed post-graduate work in 1961, and from then on earned his living, partly by teaching, partly by writing for the cinema (nearly 70 scores in 30 years). Fired by the rebellious modernism prevailing in Moscow in the early 1960s, Schnittke embarked on a voyage of compositional discovery. His works of the 1960s show him embracing the modernist and avant-garde fascinations of the time. Outstanding among his pieces of this period are 2 violin sonatas (1964, 1968), and the String Quartet No.1 and Violin Concerto No.2 (both 1966).
In 1972 he finished the massive First Symphony, blending Soviet symphonic thought, often parodied, with highly experimental elements. This powerful work established him as a leader of Soviet modern music, loathed by the authorities and adored by the anti-Soviet ‘underground’. Later came the hauntingly simple Piano Quintet (1976), and the comically sinister Concerto Grosso No.1 (1977). All three pieces have taken his name all over the world.
String concertos play a large part in Schnittke’s output and reflect his close friendship with some of the leading players of his time including Gidon Kremer, Yuri Bashmet and Mstislav Rostropovich. For such stars he has written 4 violin concertos, a viola concerto, 2 cello concertos, 6 concerti grossi and much else besides. Symphonies continued to be important. At the time of his death he had sketched, but not finished, a Ninth. He also wrote much chamber music.
In 1985 Schnittke suffered a stroke which left him in bad health for the rest of his life. Far from impeding him, however, sickness seems to have released an inner torrent and in later years he became prolific, answering each successive brush with death with a further flood of music. And with each new work he moved further from the more playful and satirical modernism of his earlier pieces into a dark and often difficult but always personal world where spiritual concerns and religious themes predominate. In his last years he and his wife moved to Hamburg, where he died on 3 August 1998.
On his mother’s side he was of Volga German and Roman Catholic extraction, on his father’s side he was German-Jewish. His sense that his background set him apart from the majority in the USSR was reinforced when, from 1945-48, his father was posted to Vienna, and the delighted boy discovered Austro-German cultural and musical traditions.
He entered the Moscow Conservatory in 1953, completed post-graduate work in 1961, and from then on earned his living, partly by teaching, partly by writing for the cinema (nearly 70 scores in 30 years). Fired by the rebellious modernism prevailing in Moscow in the early 1960s, Schnittke embarked on a voyage of compositional discovery. His works of the 1960s show him embracing the modernist and avant-garde fascinations of the time. Outstanding among his pieces of this period are 2 violin sonatas (1964, 1968), and the String Quartet No.1 and Violin Concerto No.2 (both 1966).
In 1972 he finished the massive First Symphony, blending Soviet symphonic thought, often parodied, with highly experimental elements. This powerful work established him as a leader of Soviet modern music, loathed by the authorities and adored by the anti-Soviet ‘underground’. Later came the hauntingly simple Piano Quintet (1976), and the comically sinister Concerto Grosso No.1 (1977). All three pieces have taken his name all over the world.
String concertos play a large part in Schnittke’s output and reflect his close friendship with some of the leading players of his time including Gidon Kremer, Yuri Bashmet and Mstislav Rostropovich. For such stars he has written 4 violin concertos, a viola concerto, 2 cello concertos, 6 concerti grossi and much else besides. Symphonies continued to be important. At the time of his death he had sketched, but not finished, a Ninth. He also wrote much chamber music.
In 1985 Schnittke suffered a stroke which left him in bad health for the rest of his life. Far from impeding him, however, sickness seems to have released an inner torrent and in later years he became prolific, answering each successive brush with death with a further flood of music. And with each new work he moved further from the more playful and satirical modernism of his earlier pieces into a dark and often difficult but always personal world where spiritual concerns and religious themes predominate. In his last years he and his wife moved to Hamburg, where he died on 3 August 1998.
Dies Irae
Alfred Schnittke Lyrics
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Aeternitas Dies irae, dies illa, solvet saeculum in favilla, teste Da…
Ambrosian Singers & Philarmonia Orchestra & Muti CHORUS Dies irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla, Teste…
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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Choir Diaes irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla, Teste David…
Bathory Creed of eternal life I swore Held my candle of life…
Bathory/Bathory Creed of eternal life I swore Held my candle of life…
BBC - Desert Island Discs CHORUS Dies irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla, Teste…
Believer Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna in die illa tremenda Qu…
Benjamin Britten Chorus: Dies irae, dies illa, Solvet saeclum in favilla: …
Berliner Philharmoniker CHORUS Dies irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla, Teste…
Beyond the Black Heavenly choirs, the sinners in fear Harvest the souls for …
Blodwen Can you hear it coming? The sound of the darkness Resonating…
Bunbury Soy la tormenta de arena Soy la rubia y la…
Cantori Gregoriani & Fulvio Rampi Dies irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla Teste David c…
Chamber Choir Of Europe CHORUS Dies irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla, Teste…
Christ Agony At your command The dried darkness started Gloating over t…
Cl. - Mozart CHORUS Dies irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla, Teste…
Coptic Rain With the blood of your enemies Mine are the pictures Of al…
Covenant Your skin was made by nature We think: God why did…
Dark Moor Confutatis maledictis, Flammis acribus addictis. When the s…
Devil Doll Oyez! Oyez! This is a gala evening! Veiled angels Cro…
Elderblood Dies irae, dies illa, solvet cosmos in favilla! Vocamus te a…
Enzo Avitabile Cosa stan facendo al cielo? Quel che stan facendo al cielo C…
Epica Dies iræ, dies illa, Solvet sæclum in favilla, Teste David c…
Eurielle Mmm, mmm Ah, ah Dies irae, dies illa Dies irae, dies illa D…
Evereve As sirens screamed out in the darkness And fire fell down…
Formula 3 Dies Irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla Teste David…
H.C. Artmann&Gerhard Ruehm Quando scendo porto flussi esoterici Per lasciarti cadaveric…
I Raminghi Dies Irae, Dies Irae ho ho ho ho ho Dies Irae,…
Index AI The valley consumes your shadow You feel yourself separate …
International Harvester RESUMEN LETRAS ESCUCHAR TAMBIÉN SE BUSCÓ I'm the son of …
Irae Do not look not on the open exterior, but rather…
Iván Ferreiro Soy la tormenta de arena Soy la rubia y la…
Karl Böhm & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart CHORUS Dies irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla, Teste…
Karl Jenkins Dies irae Dies illa Dies irae Dies illa Dies irae! die…
Krips Josef/Wiener Philharmoniker CHORUS Dies irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla, Teste…
KÆSAR Mä bailaan niin hitosti että kohta varmaan kuolen Massii läh…
Landa&Mozart CHORUS Dies irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla, Teste…
Le Concert des Nations dir. Jordi Savall Chorus Dies irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla, Test…
Libera Rex tremendae majestatis salva me Confutatis maledictis voc…
Libitina I'll see you again When hell freezes over Won't be…
Lindsay Phillips Day of wrath - a day we mourn As fulfilled -…
Liva Dies irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla Teste Davi…
London Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra Classical Sacred…
lynch. 終末は怒れる裁きの火 百花繚乱を焼き払う 見開いた瞳孔に再生 雁字搦めの頭の中には 雑句薔乱な思念の渦 バラバラの絶頂時…
Mägo de Oz He puesto a secar los recuerdos frente al sol he puesto a…
Mägo de Oz - Topic He puesto a secar Los recuerdos frente al sol He…
Mantus Solvet saeclum in favilla. Mors stupebit et natura, Cum …
Mediæval Bæbes Dies iræ! dies illa solvet sæclum in favilla, teste David …
Mictain Dies ire, dies illa Solvet saeculum in favilla Teste David c…
Mozart Dies irae Dies illa Solvet saeclum en favilla Teste david…
Mozart (Wiener Philharmoniker - Bohm) CHORUS Dies irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla, Teste…
Mozart Requiem Dies Irae, dies illa solvet saeclum in favilla: teste Davi…
Munchener Bach Choir and Orchestra Classical Sacred…
Münchner Philharmoniker CHORUS Dies irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla, Teste…
Novoselie День Твоего гнева! Кто о правую руку, кто слева. Всё, что за…
Oberer Totpunkt Eiin mittelalterlicher Hymnus vom Jüngsten Gericht, der in d…
Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro alla Scala Milan Classical Sacred…
Quatuor Debussy CHORUS Dies irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla, Teste…
Rage Dies irae venit Dies irae venit Poena dei venit Amen, amen P…
Renata Scotto - Soprano Agnes Baltsa - Mezzosoprano Philharmonia Orchestra - Riccardo Muti CHORUS Dies irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla, Teste…
Sofia Opera Choir & Orchestra Classical Sacred…
SPAS-12 Every day you live in vain You're drowning in sins like…
sullen eyes Give me myself back, you always pushed me and too…
Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir & Orchestra Classical Sacred…
Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra & Choir CHORUS Dies irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla, Teste…
Taller Than The Trees Who do you still fear? Whose limitations do you accept? You,…
Tavagna Dies iræ, dies illa Solvet sæclum in favilla Teste David cum…
Therion Dies irae dies illa Solvet saeclum en favilla Teste davidcum…
Tiger Menja Zebra Els llops ja oloren el teu cos corren de pressa dins…
Ultra Silvam As a sign from below in the god-made sky Painted red…
V. A. Mozart CHORUS Dies irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla, Teste…
V.A. Mocartas Dies iræ, dies illa Solvet sæclum in favilla: Teste David…
Where Angels Fall Dies irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla Teste David c…
Wiener Philharmoniker - Karl Bohm CHORUS Dies irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla, Teste…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Dies irae Dies illa Solvet saeclum en favilla Teste david…
Wolfgang Amadey Mozart Dies irae Dies illa Solvet saeclum en favilla Teste davidcum…
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MISCHAL79
Chilling to the bone.
gabrieler74
Wonderful. Where does the image come from?
Charles Wright
@mystiquedecadent Well done. Very moving picture.
osriodore
@gabrieler74 I think it's the "Hill of Crosses" in Lithuania
Rose Stewart-Fram
Too avante garde for me...
Noah Schachter
EVIL SEAGULL! EVIL SEAGULL!
TheLaura1655
@longpractice Ja great image.