Peter Varley writes:
>Have you come across the music of Giya Kancheli? To me, he's the surprise
>omission from this thread. He isn't exactly a "young composer", as he has
>produced seven symphonies and several other major works, all real (late-)
>20th century music written by a human being for other human beings.
You're right here. I'd forgotten about him.
>It won't be to everyone's taste - for the most part, it's slow and quiet,
>but there are occasional violent outbursts. There are similarities in
>sound to the music of Vasks, but to me Kancheli conveys stronger emotions.
Kancheli's output is in my view very approachable for 20c music. It's
also often available on budget CDs.
Bob Draper
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