Table of Contents

Prompts
Introduction
Hans Abrahamsen (b. 1952)
John Adams (b. 1947)
Vykintas Baltakas (b. 1972)
George Benjamin (b. 1960)
Friedrich Cerha (b. 1926)
Unsuk Chin (b. 1961)
George Crumb (b. 1929)
Chaya Czernowin (b. 1957)
Paul-Heinz Dittrich (b. 1930)
Pascal Dusapin (b. 1955)
Lorenzo Ferrero (b. 1951)
Michael Gielen (b. 1927)
Detlev Glanert (b. 1960)
Sofia Gubaidulina (b. 1931)
Georg Friedrich Haas (b. 1953)
Giya Kancheli (b. 1935)
György Kurtág (b. 1926)
Helmut Lachenmann (b. 1935)
Libby Larsen (b. 1950)
Liza Lim (b. 1966)
Luca Lombardi (b. 1945)
Siegfried Matthus (b. 1934)
Robert Morris (b. 1943)
Olga Neuwirth (b. 1968)
Enno Poppe (b. 1969)
Karl Aage Rasmussen (b. 1947)
Wolfgang Rihm (b. 1952)
Rebecca Saunders (b. 1967)
Allen Shawn (b. 1948)
Johannes Maria Staud (b. 1974)
Manfred Trojahn (b. 1949)
Jörg Widmann (b. 1973)
Christian Wolff (b. 1934)
Paul Griffiths (b. 1947)
Wolfgang Schreiber (b. 1939)
Arnold Whittall (b. 1935)
Heike Hoffmann (b. 1958)
Sir Nicholas Kenyon (b. 1951)
Epilogue: Rainer Nonnenmann (b. 1968) andBálint András Varga (b. 1941)
Index

Reviews

[Varga] is an interviewer of great skill and is extremely well connected in the new-music world. This volume continues the excellent work of [his] Three Questions, offering carefully scripted interviews with thirty-three composers from around the globe. Every response offers something new and individual to the conversation. A commendable volume, certainly of interest to many composers and scholars of new music.
*MUSIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION NOTES*

Capturing a wealth of ideas about contemporary music, [Varga's latest book] features a wide breadth of composers, including such grandees as George Crumb and Wolfgang Rihm. Varga's encounter with John Adams is a highlight. The book not only offers a marvellous compendium of musical philosophies but also captures something of the intensely personal energy that fuels the creative act.
*BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE*

Bálint András Varga is extremely well connected within the New Music scene. [In his latest book we meet] an illustrious troop of composers who, with their testimonies, commentaries, and thoughts, give at times sobering insights into their existence as composers.
*RONDO*

This book is a wonderful follow-up to Bálint András Varga's last book. The reader will be rewarded with numerous discoveries about the creative process from an authentic perspective. Books of this kind rarely succeed in making you curious about the author's next book, as Varga's does. [Review of German edition]
*INFO-NETZ-MUSIK*