
Finnish composer Aulis Sallinen’s reputation rests on his operas, particularly the first two (The Red Line and The Horseman) which, together with Kokkonen’s The Last
German composers seem duty-bound to write “Tragic Overtures” and “Tragic Symphonies”, and so far only Brahms and Mahler (in their very different ways) have succeeded
Tadeusz Baird (1928-81) was one of the outstanding composers of the Polish school, which includes Witold Lutoslawski and Krzysztof Penderecki. He charted his own musical
German composer Harald Genzmer’s career as a teacher and composer spans most of the 20th century, with the majority of his important works composed from
Richard Wetz (1875 — 1935) was a provincial composer in the truest sense of the word, comfortably writing music in the accepted German forms, using