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Kate Molleson and Gillian Moore present 麻豆社 Radio 3's series exploring the pivotal 'modern' musical works of the 20th century, the
groundbreaking composers who created them, and the radical cultural and artistic movements which gave rise to them. In this episode, Gillian explores the East-meets-West music of Maki Ishii, leading to a full listen to his work for gagaku and orchestra, So-Gu II of 1971. Setting Ishii's music in context, Gillian examines how other composers from Japan and the West sought to merge the disparate styles of these two musical worlds. 'Harmony' was not always the answer...

Produced by Sam Phillips
A Reduced Listening production for 麻豆社 Radio 3.

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