Lament for Catalan composer, 78
mainThe Barcelona composer Carles Guinovart died today.
A student of Messiaens in Paris, he was drawn to Ligeti and Stockhausen, only to pull back to more traditional forms, such as ‘Voyage au fond du miroir’, for twelve solo strings.
Music very different from Stockhausen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBYyNHhANy4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tej_dpM596Y
A major Spanish composer. RIP.
Giya Kancheli also passed away on the 2nd. It has been a tough autumn in the classical music world.