James MacMillan’s Tryst, from 1989, was his breakthrough piece. The Confession of Isobel Gowdie, from the following year, usually collects that accolade, which is true in an international sense. But Tryst is the work where it all happened.
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James MacMillan’s Tryst, from 1989, was his breakthrough piece. The Confession of Isobel Gowdie, from the following year, usually collects that accolade, which is true in an international sense. But Tryst is the work where it all happened.