[ noun ] French writer regarded as the originator of the modern essay (1533-1592) <noun.person>
Montaigne \Mon"taigne\, n. A mountain. [Obs.]
In its quiet way the Paris-based Disques Montaigne has established itself now as one of the most important labels for contemporary music, concentrating on the European mainstream with issues this year taking in Xenakis and Kagel, Nono, Rihm and Aperghis.
The Disques Montaigne recording, as well documented as always, is taken from performances staged at the Vienna Festwochen in 1992, a production shared with festivals in Amsterdam, Paris and Rome.