Biographie et filmographie

Alfred Schnittke

Alfred Garrievitch Schnittke (en russe : Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке), né le 24 novembre 1934 à Engels (oblast de Saratov) et mort le 3 août 1998 à Hambourg, est un compositeur russe de l'après-guerre d'origine allemande.

Très influencé par Gustav Mahler, Schnittke se veut spirituellement engagé. Il est l'auteur, entre autres, de douze concertos, dix symphonies, six concerti grossi, une soixantaine de musiques de film et une œuvre abondante de musique de chambre. Inclassable – il aime citer Anton Rubinstein : « pour les classiques, je suis un futuriste, pour les futuristes, je suis un réactionnaire » –, sachant créer le scandale comme l' enthousiasme, Schnittke suscite des avis partagés et souvent passionnés de la part des musicologues et critiques. Ses satires polystylistiques, qualifiées de « bonbons acides » par le critique américain Alex Ross, même s'ils présentent Alfred Schnittke sous l'image fausse d'un ironiste facile, sont une voie d'entrée efficace dans le courant dont, maître de l'ironie, il se présente comme le principal initiateur en musique : le polystylisme. Immanquablement politisée, la musique de Schnittke est donc vulnérable à une étude purement historico-politique. Reste que sa musique profondément expressionniste contribue, par sa force et une dramaturgie souvent violente, à faire de Schnittke une figure majeure de la musique de la fin du XXe siècle.

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Films (89)

Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass

Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass

2025 · Original Music Composer

Hope for Peace Concert from the Frauenkirche - Dresden

Hope for Peace Concert from the Frauenkirche - Dresden

2022 · Music

Four Roads

Four Roads

2021 · Original Music Composer

B-1

B-1

2018 · Original Music Composer

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

2017 · Music

Harm

Harm

2015 · Music

Maria's House

Maria's House

2014 · Original Music Composer

The Master and Margarita

The Master and Margarita

2011 · Original Music Composer

After

After

2009 · Music

Le neuvième jour

Le neuvième jour

2004 · Music

Thorsten Flinck's Pariah

Thorsten Flinck's Pariah

2003 · Music

Ivan Marchuk: "The voice of my soul"

Ivan Marchuk: "The voice of my soul"

1998 · Music

Adam and Eve. Liberation From Original Sin

Adam and Eve. Liberation From Original Sin

1997 · Original Music Composer

Sky. Last Dream

Sky. Last Dream

1997 · Original Music Composer

Chornobyl. Epilogue

Chornobyl. Epilogue

1996 · Music

Presence

Presence

1993 · Music

Saint Vladimir

Saint Vladimir

1993 · Music

Your Fingers Smell Like Incense

Your Fingers Smell Like Incense

1993 · Music

Mr. Sobchak In His Shirt-Sleeves

Mr. Sobchak In His Shirt-Sleeves

1992 · Music

Theory of Sets

Theory of Sets

1991 · Music

Ward No. 6

Ward No. 6

1991 · Music

School of Fine Arts

School of Fine Arts

1990 · Music

Sphinx

Sphinx

1990 · Music

I Am a German Composer from Russia

I Am a German Composer from Russia

1990 · Self

Swan Song

Swan Song

1990 · Music

Dina

Dina

1990 · Music

Lyuba

Lyuba

1990 · Music

The Wild One

The Wild One

1990 · Music

School of Fine Arts. Return

School of Fine Arts. Return

1990 · Music

A Visitor to a Museum

A Visitor to a Museum

1989 · Original Music Composer

...And This Happened in Vichy

...And This Happened in Vichy

1989 · Original Music Composer

The Different One

The Different One

1989 · Original Music Composer

Maria

Maria

1988 · Music

The Light Shines in the Darkness

The Light Shines in the Darkness

1988 · Music

School of Fine Arts. Juniper Landscape

School of Fine Arts. Juniper Landscape

1987 · Music

My Favorite Time

My Favorite Time

1987 · Music

Life of Klim Samgin

Life of Klim Samgin

1986 · Music

The Story of the Voyages

The Story of the Voyages

1983 · Original Music Composer

Farewell

Farewell

1983 · Original Music Composer

Big Boy

Big Boy

1982 · Music

Rubber and Pencil

Rubber and Pencil

1982 · Music

Faratyev's Fantasies

Faratyev's Fantasies

1982 · Original Music Composer

Autumn

Autumn

1982 · Music

Falling Stars

Falling Stars

1981 · Original Music Composer

Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin

Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin

1981 · Original Music Composer

Don Carlos

Don Carlos

1981 · Music

Larisa

Larisa

1980 · Music

Air Crew

Air Crew

1980 · Original Music Composer

With You I Am Again...

With You I Am Again...

1980 · Sound

Father Sergius

Father Sergius

1978 · Original Music Composer

The Captain's Daughter

The Captain's Daughter

1978 · Original Music Composer

Clowns and Children

Clowns and Children

1977 · Music

The Ascent

The Ascent

1977 · Original Music Composer

The White Ship

The White Ship

1976 · Original Music Composer

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

1976 · Original Music Composer

The Adventures of Travka

The Adventures of Travka

1976 · Original Music Composer

The Blackamoor of Peter the Great

The Blackamoor of Peter the Great

1976 · Original Music Composer

Story of an Unknown Actor

Story of an Unknown Actor

1976 · Original Music Composer

Choice of Purpose

Choice of Purpose

1975 · Original Music Composer

Tanya

Tanya

1974 · Original Music Composer

Autumn

Autumn

1974 · Original Music Composer

The Little House in Kolomna

The Little House in Kolomna

1974 · Music

The Cities and the Years

The Cities and the Years

1974 · Original Music Composer

And Still I Believe

And Still I Believe

1974 · Music

Right to Jump

Right to Jump

1973 · Original Music Composer

In the World of the Fables

In the World of the Fables

1973 · Music

The Hot Snow

The Hot Snow

1972 · Original Music Composer

The Seagull

The Seagull

1972 · Original Music Composer

Butterfly

Butterfly

1972 · Music

About Crank Little Frog

About Crank Little Frog

1972 · Original Music Composer

You and Me

You and Me

1971 · Original Music Composer

Byelorussian Station

Byelorussian Station

1971 · Original Music Composer

Our Gagarin

Our Gagarin

1971 · Music

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

1970 · Original Music Composer

Sport, Sport, Sport

Sport, Sport, Sport

1970 · Original Music Composer

Night Call

Night Call

1970 · Sound

Armoire

Armoire

1970 · Music

Вальс

Вальс

1969 · Original Music Composer

Ballerina on the Boat

Ballerina on the Boat

1969 · Music

We Are Taking All The Fire

We Are Taking All The Fire

1969 · Original Music Composer

The House and the Host

The House and the Host

1968 · Original Music Composer

The Sixth of July

The Sixth of July

1968 · Original Music Composer

The Glass Harmonica

The Glass Harmonica

1968 · Music

Beginning of an Unknown Era

Beginning of an Unknown Era

1967 · Original Music Composer

The Commissar

The Commissar

1967 · Original Music Composer

Adventures of a Dentist

Adventures of a Dentist

1967 · Original Music Composer

A Joke

A Joke

1966 · Music

The Stars of the Day

The Stars of the Day

1966 · Original Music Composer

Introduction to Life

Introduction to Life

1962 · Original Music Composer

Séries (7)