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Gyorgy Ligeti

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  • 17-10-2009 1:38pm
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    rcaz
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    Where do I start?

    I've heard Atmospheres, Poem Symphonique for 100 Metronomes, The Devil's Staircase, and Fanfares, and I want more!

    This guy could well be one of my favourite composers, based on what I've heard so far. I'm going to look for his piano etudes in the library on Monday.

    Has anyone any recommendations on Ligeti?


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    The Mad Hatter
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    The sonata for solo cello is one of my Desert Island pieces - some of the most beautiful solo cello writing I've ever heard.

    The two string quartets are very good (and see if you can spot the out-of-the-blue perfect cadence into E Major in the otherwise atonal no. 2).

    Melodien is one of his better known, but not one of my favourite.


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    kawaii
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    Check out Continuum for harpsichord for some ear melting rhythmic ingenuity!


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    studiorat
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    Check out Lux Aeterna.


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    rcaz
    Registered Users Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭rcaz


    Wow, thanks guys! I'm loving the string quartets and Lux Aeterna. I'm gonna need to buy some CDs and give all this a proper listen. I couldn't find any good versions of Continuum and the cello sonata on YouTube.

    Thanks again!


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