The scene ought one day to provide an emotional climax to a film of his life, with a poly-stylistic score written perhaps by John Tavener or Henryk Gorecki.
ECONOMIST: Alfred Schnittke
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The Pull Out All The Stops Festival - from 18 March to 13 April 2014 - includes new works by John Tavener, Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy, and Turner Prize-winning artist and musician Martin Creed.