Description: A fascinating portrait of the momentous Russian composer Alfred Schnittke.
Review Quotes:
'So much of the material is new that this book is a must for anyone remotely interested in the subject.' (Gramophone)
'Ivashkin has written what is undoubtedly the fullest account to date in any language of Schnittke's life and work, and one which is unlikely to be surpassed.' (London Magazine)
'As a series, Phaidon's 20th Century Composers has brought remarkable variety and a welter of information, both necessary and delightfully trivial. Intended both for the general reader and for the more enthusiatically musical...' (The Scotsman)