Jan Templiner wrote:

>Great idea!  I propose Sofia Gubaidulina's 'Passion and Resurrection after
>St. John' as one of those five.  The Passion was performed in 200, but
>the Resurrection had its premiere in 2001, so it should qualify as 21st
>century.  Whether it's significant well-constructed and original? Uhh, I
>don't think I'm exactly an expert on such things, but let me put it like
>this: I prefer it over Britten's War Requiem.

Given my fondness for the War Requiem, I must ask Jan to qualify his
statement and tell us why he prefers Ms.  Gubaidulina's work over Mr.
Britten's.  It's fine to have an opinion, but I believe in the opinions
of others more readily if they are backed with an argument to support them.

Kevin