Elliott Carter discusses 100th birthday celebrations at Southbank Centre

[smharb1]

it's too bad that the great composers didn't live half as long.

[coolguy9610]

Elliott Carter's post-1950 music has yet to reveal itself to me. I love his cello sonata, but I am having trouble understanding most other works of his, like Night Fantasies, or even getting any emotions out of them. For example, I don't understand the whole tempo ratios thing in Night Fantasies. Can somebody please explain that to me? I wish him well, and hope that in my musical career I'll play a work of his, and it might thereby become easier to understand. Until then, I'll stick with Adams.

[janecroft]

He talks as if he is drunken. :-)

[sir1920]

his music sucks!

[Joshdude007]

Hail to the last great ambassador of American classical music! Long live the king! Here's to 101!!!

[freddydiamant]

One of today's greatest living artists who has written some of the toughest and emotionaly deep music. Hail, Carter!!!!!