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Do you know that my very first experience as a composer was a 'Concerto for Accordion?' Alfred Schnittke
For a solo work I need a definite idea. For the present I have none. Alfred Schnittke
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
I am not 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 than become urgent. Alfred Schnittke
I would wake up in Moscow or somewhere else, my heart beating fast, feeling bitter and helpless. Alfred Schnittke
Our family lived in Vienna, Austria. after the war and apart from an accordion, there was no other musical instrument available. Alfred Schnittke