KAGEL, Mauricio

A theatrical composer far better known in Europe than in the Americas, Kagel, born in Buenos Aires, has lived in Cologne since 1957 and become one of the most prominent German composers. Possessed of a fecund imagination, he has created instrumental music as well as Electronic Music, produced films as well as new scores to classic silent films, and authored books and produced gallery exhibitions. One of his specialties is music in which his own performance is key, such as a...