Tracklista: CD 1 Anatolij Konstantinovic Ljadov: 1. 2 Intermezzi, Op. 8 Aleksandr Nikolaevic Skrjabin 2. 12 Etudes, Op. 8 Sergei Ljapunow 3. Nocturne, Op. 8 Nikolai Medtner 4. 2 Fairy Tales, Op. 8 CD 2 Jan Sibelius 1. Variations for Cello Solo Gyorgy Ligeti 2. Sonata for Cello Solo Zoltan Kodaly 3. Sonata for Cello Solo, Op. 8
Tracklista: Webern 1. Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6 Berg 2. Three Fragments from 'Wozzeck', Op. 7 Ligeti 3. Mysteries of the Macabre Stravinsky 4. The Rite of Spring
Tracklista: 1. Balafon Dance System 2. Entering: Perceiving Masks; Exiting: Perceiving Faces 3. Chimaeric Procession 4. Great Circle's Tune I 5. Great Circle's Tune II 6. Nightmare Logic 7. Stories of the Unknown Muzycy: Lukas Ligeti: electronic percussion, electronics
Tracklista: Bloch: 1. Suite for solo cello No 1 2. Suite for solo cello No 2 3. Suite for solo cello No 3 Dallapiccola: 4. Ciaccona, Intermezzo e Adagio Ligeti: 5. Sonata for solo cello
Tracklista: Bloch: 1. Suite for solo cello No 1 2. Suite for solo cello No 2 3. Suite for solo cello No 3 Dallapiccola: 4. Ciaccona, Intermezzo e Adagio Ligeti: 5. Sonata for solo cello
This chronological exploration of the musical universe of György Ligeti begins in 1948, with a brief piece for solo piano composed by a 25-year old music student in Budapest and ends with his final compositions, also for solo piano, when Ligeti had long since become established as one of the truly great figures of 20th-century music. On the way, it takes in a number of works which demonstrate the kaleidoscopic qualities of the composer and his oeuvre – from the sharply delineated sense of humour displayed in the Six Bagatelles to the otherworldliness of Lux Aeterna (used by Stanley Kubrick in his film 2001 – a space odyssey), and the sheer mass of Volumina for organ, in which the performer uses elbows, arms and the palms of his hands in order to strike the largest possible number of keys at the same time. The music and its creator are described in an enlightening essay by the musicologist Arnold Whittall, who quotes a remark by Ligeti himself as one explanation for this almost bewildering range of moods and atmospheres: ‘everything that is direct and unambiguous is alien to me’. Ligeti’s œuvre certainly bears this out, while also testifying to another observation by the composer: ‘what is serious is at the same time comical, and the comical is terrifying’. The present, amply filled anthology brings together some seminal Ligeti works in interpretations that were highly praised when originally released, by performers of international standing, including Nobuko Imai, the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet, Fredrik Ullén and Hans-Ola Ericsson, as well as the eminent vocal ensemble Schola Heidelberg.
To album łączący muzyczne światy, z jednej strony naznaczony tonalnością Molto Adagio z I Kwartetu smyczkowego Samuela Barbera, z drugiej – kreślony nieskończoną zmiennością tonalną pierwszych dwóch kwartetów György Ligetiego. W połowie XX wieku Barber i Ligeti postrzegani byli jako reprezentanci formacji kompozytorskich całkowicie sobie przeciwstawnych. „Ligeti odrzucał wszystko, co stanowiło fundamenty twórczości Barbera”, zauważa Paul Griffiths w tekście opublikowanym w książce płytowej. Z dzisiejszej perspektywy obaj twórcy reprezentują przeszłość, a ich wzajemne relacje można dziś analizować m.in. w tym i jemu podobnych zestawieniach.
Tracklista:1. Before2. Run3. Spirit4. Now5. Die, in Memoriam Dimitri Chostakovitch6. Walk in a White Hall7. Laugh8. Dream, in Memoriam György Ligeti and Johannes Brahms9. After10. Be11. After Dream12. Cry, in Memoriam John Dowland
Tracklista:1. Prelude 2. Allemande 3. Courante 4. Sarabande 5. Menuet I-II 6. Gigue Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita no. 2 in D minor BWV 1004 7. Allemanda 8. Corrente 9. Sarabanda 10. Giga11. Ciaccona György Ligeti: Sonata for viola solo 12. Hora lunga 13. Loop 14. Facsar 15. Prestissimo con sordino 16. Lamento 17. Chaconne chromatique
Album został wydany przez wytwórnię Genuin (GEN 87084). Tracklista: Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827) 1. Sonata In C Major Op. 102/1 A. Webern (1883-1945) 2. Two Pieces A. Webern 3. Three Little Pieces Op. 11 A. Webern 4. Sonata For Cello And Piano J. S. Bach (1685-1750) 5. Suite No. 5 C Minor BWV 1011 G. Ligeti (1923-2006) 6. Sonata For Violoncello Solo I. Stravinsky (1882-1971) 7. Suite Italienne