{"product_id":"a-schnittke-reader-hardcover","title":"A Schnittke Reader - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlfred Schnittke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMstislav Rostropovich\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eAlexander Ivashkin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis compilation assembles previously published and unpublished essays by Schnittke and supplements them with an interview with cellist and scholar Alexander Ivashkin. The book is illustrated with musical examples, many of them in Schnittke's own hand. In A Schnittke Reader, the composer speaks of his life, his works, other composers, performers, and a broad range of topics in 20th-century music. The volume is rounded out with reflections by some of Schnittke's contemporaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlfred Schnittke was one of the great composers of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlexander Ivashkin is Professor of Music and Director of the Centre for Russian Music at the University of London. A cellist, he often performs works by Schnittke.\u003cbr\u003eTranslator John Goodliffe is based in Christchurch, New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 10.24 x 7.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 16, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42705104961599,"sku":"9780253338181","price":57.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a0a968127756afa74ee6ad49b552f99d.webp?v=1765035551","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/a-schnittke-reader-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}