Liam Cagney

The genius of Iannis Xenakis

Of all the post-war European firebrands, the Greek composer's viscerally wild music remains the most influential today

Greek composer Iannis Xenakis records bulls breathing for his composition 'Tauriphanie' in the Camargue. Photo: Pierre Perrin / Sygma / Getty Images 
issue 05 March 2022
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