The tireless worker is Alfred Schnittke.The music he created is large-scale and great in its heritage. The composer was subject to everything: operas and ballets, orchestral compositions, film music, chamber and choral works. She speaks to us in a modern language, keeping intact the connection with what is considered to be a classic.
Family in which Alfred Garrievich Schnittke was born(1934 - 1998) was completely non-standard. The father is a German Jew from Liepaja, the mother is German. For both, the native language was German, which they used while talking at home between themselves. Multilingualism was characteristic of all members of this family. And for little Alfred, and his brother, and sister, and grandmother, who was engaged in research and translation from German into Russian and vice versa. During World War II, his father, Garry Viktorovich, served in parts of the Soviet army. After the war, he was sent to Vienna for two years.
When work abroad is over, parentssettled in the suburbs and both began to work in the newspaper, published in German, which was called "New Life". While the parents translated Soviet literature into German, Alfred managed to finish both the school, and the Moscow Conservatory, and graduate school. In 1960, Alfred Garrievich Schnittke was admitted to the Union of Composers. After that, he begins teaching at the conservatory in which he studied. then, feeling that this is not enough, he begins to compose music for films. It is particularly worth highlighting his work with a remarkable director Larisa Shepitko, who shot the true and terrible war movie “Ascent” (1976). The eternal theme of betrayal and sacrifice was reflected in the music that Alfred Garrievich Schnittke created, was filled with tragedy and mysticism and connected with them deep psychologism and biblical motifs. This allowed the director and actors to more fully reveal the drama of Vasil Bykov. In general, he wrote music to more than sixty movies and several performances. In 1989, Alfred Garrievich Schnittke will receive the award "Nika" for the music for the film "Commissioner". He worked only with our best directors, whose films with Alfred Schnittke’s music became events: Andrei Mitta - “The Crew”, Andrei Smirnov - “Autumn”, Elem Klimov - “Agony”. Quotes and themes from film music are used by the composer when creating concert pieces.
Galina Koltsina’s first marriage wasshort (1956 - 1958). But the second marriage was happy and full of harmony. Future spouses met as a teacher and student. And, as usual, the teacher fell in love.
The composer masterfully mastered all existingmodern genres. A mighty talent and great diligence allowed to create a huge number of works: operas and ballets for the stage, orchestral works. Including in his work there are classical direction, avant-garde, chorals, waltzes, polka, jazz. He boldly combined heterogeneous techniques and stylistic directions in one work. It seemed incomparable, but it simply shocked the audience, as happened with the First Symphony. Later, more harmoniously, this will unite in the “Requiem” and the Piano Quintet.
For the performance of the Taganka Theater composercomposed a suite in which the main character was N.V. Gogol. It consists of eight parts. In it, the music of Chichikov, the drama of the artist, who feels the loss of talent and wants to destroy all his masterpieces, is revealed by means of music. The overcoat, like an unattainable dream, suddenly turns into a beloved, not a thing, but a friend. To her and only to her, the hero gives her ardent love. Officials - it is an impersonal mass, creaking feathers in public places, it is a living anthill, which lives the same type. They do not even have any attempts to turn into a person, because they do not know what it is. In the scene of the ball, which turns around the Sabbath, the Artist sees all his creepy characters. And completes all the appearance of the three beautiful graces. Without them, life is a desert. And music, having made a breakthrough, separates the listener from earthly concerns, immersing him in his pure world. So sounds "Gogol-suite".
In 1990, Alfred Schnittke, whose biography makes a turn at the most critical time, was invited to Germany to teach composition.
