Schnittke & His Ghosts

Alfred Schnittke, the Outstanding Maverick of Soviet Music in the Late 20th Century, Was a Man Haunted By the Ghosts of His Predecessors - Classical, Twelve-Tone, Russian Mystical and Otherwise. Trapped in An Oppressive Soviet Union (His Passport Was Taken Away and He Was Not Allowed to Travel Abroad), He Made His Living Writing Film Music and Developing a Unique 'Polystylistic' Technique Which Blended Classicism, Modernism, Russian Tradition and His Own Personal Mysticism.