Introduction / Jean Christensen
Gyorgy Ligeti: An Art Without Ideology
Karl Aage Rasmussen: The Poetry of Opposition
Sofia Gubaidulina: Into the Labyrinth of the Soul
Porkell Sigurbjornesson: Composer and Optimist
Olav Anton Thommessen: A Multifaceted Sonic Explorer
Erik Bergman: A Refined Primitive
Vagn Holmboe: My Unattainable Goal
Per Norgard: A Composer on Inclined Planes
Arne Nordheim: On Articulating the Existential Scream
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Every Day Brings New Discoveries
Edison Denisov: Music Must Bring Light
Ingvar Lidholm: My Great Need for Expression
Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen: An Established Outsider
Hans Geofors: The Work of Art as a True Presence
Alfred Schnittke: Between Hope and Despair
Jukka Tiensuu: Giving Musical Form to Your Thoughts
Tikhon Khrennikov: My Conscience is Clear
Pawel Szymanski: Between Tradition and Renewal
Philip Glass: When Language Fails the World is Revealed
Magnus Lindberg: A New World of Sound
Iannis Xenakis: A Distinctive Profile in New Music
Kajia Saariaho: Colour, Timbre and Harmony.
