Ligeti Project

Ligeti Project

This 5 CD set features works that enchant both the ear and mind. The box features favorites such as Lontano.<br>Its refined tonal colors make it one of the most elegant pieces in the modernist canon. The Berlin Philharmonic<br>performs Apparitions, Ligeti s first success in the West after his escape from Hungary during the 1956 Soviet<br>invasion. Under its colorful façade, San Francisco Polyphony demonstrates how uncompromising modern music<br>can be. Concert românesc, harks back to Bartók s transformations of folk material. Rich in color and vitality, its<br>four movements are full of the dissonances of village bands and melodies rooted in Romanian folk music.<br>György Sándor Ligeti (1923-2006) was born in Romania to a Hungarian Jewish family and lived in Hungary<br>before later becoming an Austrian citizen. Many of his works are well known in classical music circles, but to<br>the general public, he is best known for the various pieces featured in the Stanley Kubrick films 2001: A Spac e<br>Odyssey, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut.<br>Works in the set include:<br>Melodien<br>Chamber Concerto<br>Piano Concerto (Pierre-Laurent Aimard)<br>*Mysteries of the Macabre (Peter Masseurs)<br>Lontano<br>Atmostpheres<br>*Asparitions<br>San Francisco Sykmphony<br>Cello Concerto<br>*Clocks and Clouds<br>Violin Concerto<br>*Sippal, dobbal, nadihegeduvel<br>*Concert românesc<br>Hamburg Concerto<br>Double Concerto<br>Ramifications<br>Requiem<br>*Adventures, Nouvelles Adventures<br>Artikulation for Tape<br>Eight Pieces from Musica ricercata <br>Sonata for Cello Solo (David Geringas)<br>Big Turtle Fanfare for the South China Sea<br>Balada si joc<br>Regi Magyar tarsas tancok.<br>*Original world premiere recording