Background
Shnitke, Alfred was born on November 24, 1934 in Engels.
Shnitke, Alfred was born on November 24, 1934 in Engels.
Moved to Moscow. Teacher at the Moscow Conservatory. Specialist in electronic music. Probably the most outstanding modernist composer in the Soviet Union at present.
Wrote an oratorio The History of Doctor Faust inviting the best-known Soviet pop singer, A. Pugacheva, to take part in it, scandalizing the Soviet musical establishment. Popular in Western avantgarde art circles.