Greatest living composer? Including 'recently' deceased!

[Suffolkcoastal]

With the living, three composers come to mind, Rautavaara, Sallinen & Christopher Rouse. Of the recently deceased Carter & Dutilleux with Henze possibly.

[teamsaint]

With the living, three composers come to mind, Rautavaara, Sallinen & Christopher Rouse. Of the recently deceased Carter & Dutilleux with Henze possibly.

Suffy,don't know if you are aware of this, but there is a performance of Rouse Symphony # 3 available on youtube.

hurrah !!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLmX1n7xmbNKiaFfZoq4u28br6iFtS2IKU&v=udN8T88WfXE

Dont know about greatest, but there are few whose music I enjoy more than Rousey.

[DublinJimbo]

With the living, three composers come to mind, Rautavaara, Sallinen & Christopher Rouse. Of the recently deceased Carter & Dutilleux with Henze possibly.

I wouldn't quibble with any of those. Another couple I regard highly are Kalevi Aho and Kaija Saariaho.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Anthony Payne, because he's as good as Elgar.

Andre Previn - the most versatile musician alive.

[Roehre]

I'd certainly like to mention
Louis Andriessen
Sofia Gubaidulina

[Black Swan]

With the living, three composers come to mind, Rautavaara, Sallinen & Christopher Rouse. Of the recently deceased Carter & Dutilleux with Henze possibly.

These are all good picks, Suffolkcoastal.

[Beef Oven!]

I'd certainly like to mention
Louis Andriessen
Sofia Gubaidulina

Good call, Roehre

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

As for "recently departed", Carter and Stockhausen, of course - and Ligeti and Aldo Clementii; but also (for different reasons) Fausto Romitelli (aged 41) and Steve Martland (aged 53)

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

... and, of course, Malcolm Arnold, John McCabe and Ronald Stevenson.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

One of our regular and valued contributors, often afflicted by rotten health (and I hope that she is basking on a Caribbean beach somewhere at the moment, her every whim attended to) might feel that David Matthews deserves a mention. If so, I am happy to supply a "proxy" vote.

[P. G. Tipps]

Suffy ... Dont know about greatest, but there are few whose music I enjoy more than Rousey.

You're not at St Mary's, you know ...

[P. G. Tipps]

Andre Previn - the most versatile musician alive.

... and possibly the most tasteless ... ?

[visualnickmos]

... and possibly the most tasteless ... ?

...especially where hair'style' is concerned, remembering the 1970s André Pevin's Music Night series!

[teamsaint]

You're not at St Mary's, you know ...

Oh we like a good Rousing tune or two on match day....

[EdgeleyRob]

One of our regular and valued contributors, often afflicted by rotten health (and I hope that she is basking on a Caribbean beach somewhere at the moment, her every whim attended to) might feel that David Matthews deserves a mention. If so, I am happy to supply a "proxy" vote.

On my list too.

Greatest ?,who decides which ones are great ?

I'd vote for your man fhg,I've been listening to those Arditti Quartet recordings a lot lately,took some getting used to but when they click... wow.
Krzysztof Meyer,a recent discovery here,amazing music,is it great ?,I've no idea.
Hans Werne Henze was surely a great wasn't he ?