(L to R) Expo 1958 Philips Pavilion and Iannis Xenakis in his Paris studio
[(L to R) Wouter Hagens/CC and portrait: The Friends of Xenakis/CC]
HENRY BELL is fascinated by the underlying curiosities and contradictions of one of the great poets of the Mediterranean
DAVID RENTON recommends a books that explores the ways in which disabled people are made to feel both of and not part of this world
JONATHAN TAYLOR is fascinated by the philosophical problems that permeate the art of life-writing
GORDON PARSONS steps warily in between the lines of Britain’s most famous diarist
SIMON DUFF recommends a recording of Arvo Part that takes the listener on a pilgrimage through seemingly distant times and events of the Bible
Pleiades and Persephassa
Percussions de Strasbourg
Philips — Prospective 21e Siecle
THERE are two great composers-in-exile whose music defines their national culture. One is Chopin who lived in France in the 19th century and wrote for his then-extinguished country, Poland.
The other is Xenakis who also lived in France as an illegal immigrant in the 20th century, having been made the target of British-led anti-communist assassination by the Greek far right in 1947.
A qualified engineer, he became a lead architect for Le Corbusier, who had no qualms about employing immigrants because he could take the credit and pay low wages.
A New Awakening: Adventures In British Jazz 1966 - 1971, G3, and Buck Owens
STEVE JOHNSON, CHRIS SEARLE and TONY BURKE review new releases from Steve Knightley, Jupiter & Okwess, Jason Palmer, Lisa Knapp and Gerry Driver, Kin'Gongolo Kiniata, Ingrid Laubrock/Tom Rainey, Dan Sealey, Simin Tande, PAZ
