XLII. XENAKIS, Iannis (1922-2001)
Ergma (1994)
JACK Quartet
(8:47)
Xenakis led a most fascinating life. After nearly getting killed during the Civil War in Greece in 1944 against the British, he moved to France and studied architecture with Le Corbusier.
He began studying music on his own, was rejected by several teachers -- including Nadia Boulanger -- but her assistant, Annette Dieudonné (my solfège and sight-singing teacher!) recommended him to Olivier Messiaen, with whom he studied for several years.
Although initially drawn to pure serialism, his works became more closely based on his mathematical ideas and constructions.
This quartet is a good example of that.
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