Snapshot from the Island - Tibor Szemző

Tibor Szemző (born 1955, in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian composer and flutist. He was a founding member of the Hungarian new music ensemble Group 180, from 1978 to 1990, and writes primarily in the minimal style. His current group, The Gordian Knot, was formed in 1998. Szemző is also known for creating the musical soundtrack for a documentary on Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. The musical piece, in its entirety, is entitled Tractatus. Recordings of Szemző's music have been released on the HPS, Hungaroton, and Leo labels.


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