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2 unusual facts about Sofia Gubaidulina


Kroumata

Kroumata have premiered over 200 works by composers such as Sofia Gubaidulina,

Musical settings of The Seven Last Words of Christ

Sofia Gubaidulina Sieben Worte for cello, bayan, and strings (1982)


Deutsche Grammophon

Contemporary composers whose works were released by Deutsche Grammophon include Sofia Gubaidulina, Oliver Knussen, Mark Anthony Turnage, Peter Eötvös, Luigi Nono, and Philip Glass.

Françoise de Clossey

Françoise de Clossey has to her credit firsts, among which are the world premiere of a work of Henryk Górecki, the first North American performances of works by Salvatore Sciarrino and Sofia Gubaidulina, and the first worldwide perrformances of the Italian composers Frisina and Sofianopulo.

Holy minimalism

Examples include Arvo Pärt (an Estonian Orthodox), John Tavener (a British composer who converted to Russian Orthodoxy), Henryk Górecki (a Polish Catholic), Alan Hovhaness (the earliest mystic minimalist), Sofia Gubaidulina, Giya Kancheli, Hans Otte, Pēteris Vasks and Vladimír Godár.


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