Lament for Catalan composer, 78

Lament for Catalan composer, 78

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norman lebrecht

October 02, 2019

The 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.

 

Comments

  • FrauGeigerin says:

    A major Spanish composer. RIP.

  • SoCal Peter says:

    Giya Kancheli also passed away on the 2nd. It has been a tough autumn in the classical music world.

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