Greece mourns Communist composer, 72

Greece mourns Communist composer, 72

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norman lebrecht

December 29, 2019

The Greek Communist Party has announced the death of composer Thanos Mikroutsikos, a prolific musician who succeeded Melina Mercouri as minister of culture in 1994.

Much of his music was agit-prop, though not without charm.

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