The five myths about contemporary classical music

From The Guardian:

That’s part of the genius of John Cage or Helmut Lachenmann, one way in which the world becomes a different place when you listen to their music. But there’s something else: the visceral impact of music such as Iannis Xenakis‘s Jonchaies, Stockhausen’s Gruppen for three orchestral groups or Luciano Berio‘s Coro is like nothing else music has done before.

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