Donald Satz ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>I find Peggy's 'starter' list of 20th century works interesting as it
>made me think of how I got started.  My initial loves were Berg, Webern,
>Shostakovich, Vaughan Williams, Diamond, Schoenberg, etc.  That seems like
>ancient times, because I eventually landed on Bach; I just kept going
>backwards in time.  These days, all music for me flows through Bach, and I
>don't regret it at all.

For the 1985 tercentenary, Argentinian composer Maurizio Kagel wrote a
"St. Bach Passion".

When asked about the title, he replied: not all musicians believe in God.
They *all* believe in Bach.

Amen.

Deryk Barker
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