Alfred Schnittke Quotes

"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
(Related: Childhood, Years)

"For a solo work I need a definite idea. For the present I have none."
- Alfred Schnittke
(Related: Work, Idea, Present)

"Do you know that my very first experience as a composer was a 'Concerto for Accordion?'"
- Alfred Schnittke
(Related: Experience, First)

"I would wake up in Moscow or somewhere else, my heart beating fast, feeling bitter and helpless."
- Alfred Schnittke
(Related: Heart, Feeling)