Janacek changed so many things for me

Janacek changed so many things for me

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norman lebrecht

November 29, 2021

The English composer Isobel Waller-Bridge has come to music by unconventional routes, neither modernist nor academic.

Her discovery of Leos Janacek as a transformative influence is unusual as much as it is exciting. The next two musical guides she names are Gyorgy Kurtag and Francis Poulenc.

Makes you want to hear more.

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