Colombia mourns foremost composer
mainThe composer Blas Emilio AtehortĂșa died yesterday aged 76.
A student of Ginastera and the Estonian Olav Roots, he was also the conductor of the country’s main symphony orchestras.
He published some concertos and other works, but found little interest abroad.
The videos don’t give something of a representative impression. This is better, a brilliant orchestral work:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zOlfSdKUQE
This music is rooted in tradition, as anything by real musicians. Stangely, it sounds Russian here and there.