I, a German composer from Russia... Monologue by Alfred Schnittke (1990)

Composer Alfred Schnittke in the hall during a rehearsal – medium, zoom in.

The score (notes) of Schnittke’s work – cro.

Newsreel from the 1920s-1930s: Volga Germans walk down the street, carrying anti-religious posters.

Children are sitting.

A church building.

Crucifixes.

Communists from Germany who arrived in the Volga region are standing with a flag.

A flag with a star.

A flag on a church.

Anti-religious banners in German in a church.

A broken tombstone in the snow.

Germans are dismantling a church.

Map of German settlements in Russia.

Photo: V.M. Molotov and Ribbentrop; German soldiers, text of the decree on the liquidation of the Volga German Republic (in German) – medium, cro, Poland. A. Schnittke talks about himself and his family (synchronously) – medium.

Photo: A. Schnittke as a child with his grandmother – general.

Germany: old German books – medium, short, zoom in, panorama.

Interior of an old library – general, zoom out.

A man opens an iron door, enters a film storage room, takes a book – general, medium.

An old score (notes) of a work by J.S. Bach is being turned over – medium, short.

Panorama of an old cathedral on the wall – medium.

Sculpture of saints – medium, zoom out.

Stained glass – medium.

Cathedral, reflection of the cathedral in the water – medium.

Panorama.

Moscow: Sheremetyevo-2 Airport (exterior) – general (from movement).

Scoreboard – short. A. Schnittke with his wife Irina Fedorovna at the airport – medium.

Panorama. A. Schnittke at a rehearsal during a festival of his music in Stockholm: talking to the oldest Swedish musician, conductor Eric Ericson (at the Philharmonic) – Wed, conducting a rehearsal.

Poster for the festival music of A. Schnittke (in Swedish) – cr.

Panorama of the streets of Stockholm – general.

Reportage along the streets – general.

The Schnittke couple walking along the streets - general, approach, departure.

A portrait of Schnittke in a shop window – Wed.

Panorama. A. Schnittke at a meeting of the board of the musical society, members of the board are sitting – various.

Newsreel from the 1940s: Chairman of the Union of Composers of the USSR T. Khrennikov on the podium.

The audience applauds.

Photos: A. A. Zhdanov, I. V. Stalin – various.

A printing press in operation.

A hand writes notes.

The young composer D. Shostakovich at work, at the piano, with his family.

A calendar page with the inscription "70th anniversary of the birth of I. V. Stalin".

Portrait of Stalin.

A greeting address to Stalin from the Union of Composers.

Aram Khachaturian, Tikhon Khrennikov, Dmitri Shostakovich sign the address. A. Schnittke speaks about D. Shostakovich (synchronously) – cf.

The interior of Schnittke's apartment – various. A. Schnittke and his son Andrei, the composer in the room – short, zoom in, cf. A. Schnittke speaking (synchronously) – cf.

Stockholm: violinist Gedeon Kremer performs the fourth concerto for violin and orchestra. A. Schnittke (synchronous) – Wed; talks about A. Schnittke (synchronous) – Wed.

Score in Russian and German – cr.

PNR. B/w: Cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich and singer Galina Vishnevskaya, who arrived in Moscow from forced emigration, at the airport, they are hugged, people are holding posters with the inscription "Bravo, Rostropovich and thank you for Solzhenitsyn", applauding, filming – general, Wed, PNR.

Photo: press conference of M.L. Rostropovich and G. Vishnevskaya – various (Rostropovich's voiceover).

Interview with A. Schnittke at home (synchronously) – Wed.

Desk in the study – Wed.

Poland.

Schnittke's wife Irina Fedorovna takes his blood pressure – general, Poland, cr.

Family photographs of A. and I. Schnittke – various. I.F. Schnittke teaches his little granddaughter to play the piano – Wed, cr.

Poland (children in the family). A. Schnittke in his study working on a score – Wed, cr.

Germany: reportage along the streets of Hamburg – Wed, general, Poland.

The building of the Music Institute – Wed; Poland over the inscription in German. A. Schnittke sits on a bench in front of the institute, enters the building – Wed.

Poland. A. Schnittke conducts classes with student composers (talks in class in German) (synchronously) – misc.

A student turns on a device (a tape recorder?) – cf.

Sheet music – cr. A. Schnittke and students are listening – cf.

A girl listens, covering her face – cr.

Posters of A. Schnittke's performances in German, French, Italian – general, cr., Poland.

Report on Hamburg – Wed, general.

Poster in German – Wed.

Musical equipment in the hall – Wed.

Poland.

Organ – Wed.

Poland.

Sheet music – Wed.

The audience is applauding – Wed.

Poland. A. Schnittke talking to Germans indoors – Wed. A. Schnittke meeting with young musicians in the Hamburg Concert Hall – general; the faces of the audience – short. A. Schnittke speaking, sitting on the stage (synchronously in German) – Wed, short.

The audience is applauding – Wed. A. Schnittke bows, leaves the stage and goes into the hall – Wed.

Poland. A. Schnittke speaking in the garden on a bench (synchronously) – general.

An ancient cathedral – general.

Poland.

West Berlin: a museum courtyard – general, Wed.

Poland.

An ancient house – Wed (with movement).

Sailing vessel – medium panorama.

Port – general (from the boat’s movement) (all shot with a short-focus lens).

Report on West Berlin – medium, general, panorama.

Berlin Wall – kr, Poland, general.

People are tearing down the wall – miscellaneous, faces – kr. A. Schnittke speaking on the street (synchronously) - kr.

Selling souvenirs at the Berlin Wall: pieces of the wall, military caps, etc. - miscellaneous.

Coat of arms and flag of the GDR – kr.

Poster in German – kr.

Photo of A. Schnittke's mother – cf. A. Schnittke talking about his work indoors (synchronously) – cf.

Stockholm: A. Schnittke comes out on stage after his performance, bows, the audience applauds – general.

The musicians of the Stockholm Orchestra applaud A. Schnittke, he shakes their hands – general, cf.

Poland.

The choir members applaud – cf.

Poland. A. Schnittke shakes hands with conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky – cf.

Poland.

Catholic cross with a crucifix – kr. A. Schnittke in an empty and dark concert hall – general, zoom in. A. Schnittke walks down the street of Stockholm – general.