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Alfred Schnittke Quotes

Type:
Composer Quotes
Category:
Russian Composer Quotes
Date of Birth:
November 24, 1934
Date of Death:
August 3, 1998
Nationality:
Russian
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Do you know that my very first experience as a composer was a 'Concerto for Accordion?'
Alfred Schnittke

For a solo work I need a definite idea. For the present I have none.
Alfred Schnittke

For almost thirty years I repeatedly saw one and the same dream: I would arrive in Vienna at long last. I would feel really happy, for I was returning to my serene childhood.
Alfred Schnittke

I am not facing the problem of emigration. I want my music to be acknowledged here first of all, in this country: after that, we shall see - perhaps the question will than become urgent.
Alfred Schnittke

I would wake up in Moscow or somewhere else, my heart beating fast, feeling bitter and helpless.
Alfred Schnittke


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