Trailblazing composer Louis Andriessen was one of the most influential composers of his generation. Sadly Andriessen passed away on July 1st of this year. We talked to him in 2014 about his life in music and featured some of his best-known pieces.
Hosted by Seth Boustead
Produced by Jesse McQuarters
Louis Andriessen: Life, Part I- Wind
Bang on a Can All-Stars
CA 21074
5:02
Andriessen: De Staat (excerpt)
Schoenberg Ensemble/Reinbert de Leeuw
Nonesuch 79251
11:45
Andriessen: Materie, Part I
Schoenberg Ensemble/de Leeuw
Nonesuch 79367
6:19
Andriessen: Lucifer & The Garden of Earthly Delights fr. La Commedia (excerpts)
Dutch Nat’l Opera, ASKO Ensemble/Reinbert de Leeuw
Nonesuch 534877
7:25, 6:45
Andriessen: Worker’s Union (excerpt)
Bang On a Can All-Stars
Cantaloupe 21012
2:20