Haflidi Hallgrimsson (1941- Icelandic)

Started by Sean, November 22, 2009, 11:42:33 AM

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Sean

I've been playing his Poemi (vn & st orch), a rather willful post-serial stab, as though trying to mess up what were pleasant orchestral forces. Likely my first and last Icelander.

vandermolen

"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Grazioso

Quote from: vandermolen on November 22, 2009, 11:27:05 PM
Have you tried Jon Leifs?

I have, alas, and so far have found him to be one of the few real duds I've encountered while exploring off the beaten path. Tedious stuff. I say that based on these two discs:


There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact. --Sir Arthur Conan Doyle