Sea on Fire

Jean Barraque is increasingly being recognized as one of the great composers of the second half of the 20th century. Though he left only seven works, his voice in each of them is unmistakeable, and powerful. He had no doubt of his responsibility, as a creator, to take his listeners on challenging adventures that could not but leave them changed. He played for high stakes, and he took risks - with himself as in his art. Intemperate and difficult, even with his closest friends, he died in 1973 at the age of forty-five.Griffiths, Paul is the author of 'Sea on Fire ', published 2003 under ISBN 9781580461658 and ISBN 1580461654.