Link to the Show / Show NotesIn this special programme we remember the late composer Mauricio Kagel, who died on September 18th. His compositions universally demonstrate his deep awareness of musical history, the same considered engagement with music’s many meanings and its place in human life.
Although born and educated in Argentina, Mauricio Kagel had been a long-time resident of Germany, and was for more than half a century one of the most inventive and wide-ranging figures in contemporary music.
Kagel’s work defied easy characterisation. He adhered to no recognisable idiom or style, and he was at pains throughout his career to establish no school.
Kagel was particularly noted for his interest in developing the theatrical side of musical performance. He dedicated much of his life to teaching and was Professor of Composition at the Cologne Music Academy and taught at the renowned International Summer School at Darmstadt.
In this week’s Inspired Minds, we hear one of the last interviews Mauricio Kagel gave, when he talked to Breandáin O’Shea about his music, inspiration and thirst to be creative in life.
Interview: Mauricio Kagel/Breandáin O'Shea
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