Alfred Schnittke Quotes

• I set down a beautiful chord on paper—and suddenly it rusts.

  Alfred Schnittke

  Beautiful, Rust, Paper

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• 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

  Dream, Years, Long

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• I attempt to compose symphonies, although it is clear to me that logically it is pointless.

  Alfred Schnittke

  Symphony, Clear, Pointless

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• Do you know that my very first experience as a composer was a 'Concerto for Accordion?

  Alfred Schnittke

  Firsts, Composer, Accordions

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• I am not (yet) 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 then become urgent.

  Alfred Schnittke

  Country, Emigration, Want

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

  Alfred Schnittke

  Heart, Somewhere Else, Feelings

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

  Alfred Schnittke

  Ideas, Needs, Solo

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