Osvaldo Golijov

Born: 1960, La Plata, Argentina

"Looking back to the past century, I see that what has survived is not the product of dogmas, but the music of shameless opportunists like Stravinsky, Strauss, Ravel, Berg, Armstrong, Ellington, Miles Davis, the Beatles, etc."

A student of a diverse range of composers, Golijov has blended Argentinean music, traditional Jewish idioms, and modern sounds into a distinctive style. His klezmer-influenced clarinet quintet The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind (1994) first brought him to international attention and other works - including one honoring the 250th anniversary of Bach's death, La pasión según San Marcos - have received considerable acclaim. He has received commissions from - among others - the composer Hans Werner Henze on behalf of the city of Munich, the Spoleto USA Festival, New York's Lincoln Center, and the Minnesota Orchestra. He is an Associate Professor at the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts, and is on the faculties of the Boston Conservatory and the Tanglewood Music Center.

Further listening:

La pasión según San Marcos (1996)
Soloists, Choruses, Orquesta la Pasión,
Maria Guinand (Hänssler)

04/07