guardian.co.uk: "Mauricio Kagel's death (September 18, 2008), at the age of 76, is a huge blow for contemporary music. First of all, there's the shock of the news – Kagel was hugely active as composer, teacher, and inspirational figurehead for generations of musicians, and he was due to take part in a major retrospective of his music in Frankfurt this weekend – and the knowledge that music has lost one of its most important and ironic consciences."
Zum Tod von Mauricio Kagel
Zeit.de: "Er brachte den Humor in die Ernste Musik: Kagel war einer der bedeutendsten zeitgenössischen Komponisten. Er rüttelte an der Tradition und stiftete sinnvolle Verwirrung. Ein Nachruf" Weiter