Courage of Composers and the Tyranny of Taste

All-new interviews with 33 of the world''s leading composers--from Adams and Crumb to Gubaïdulina and Rihm--give unique insights into the creative process.

Bálint András Varga is perhaps the world''s most respected interviewer of living composers. For The Courage of Composers and the Tyranny of Taste: Reflections on New Music, Varga has confronted thirty-three composers with quotations carefully ch...