This setting of ancient texts and modern poetry was the last piece that Grisey composed before he died suddenly in 1998.

ECONOMIST: Classical music on CD

Elegies are often accounts of searching for, and discovering, the ancient consolations, among them poetry.

NEWYORKER: Southern Discomfort

The phrases have a particular rhythm, based upon traditional poetry and the distinctive intonation of the Ryukyu scale, and are performed in the ancient language of Okinawa.

UNESCO: Culture