György Ligeti Essentials
Apple Music Classical
He wrote a piece for 100 metronomes (“Poeme Symphonique”), a comic-apocalyptic opera with a “Car Horn Prelude” (Le Grand Macabre), as well as jagged harpsichord pieces with titles like “Hungarian Rock.” Yes, your suspicions are correct: György Ligeti was one of the 20th century's most playful modernists. Bringing some much needed wit into the realm of the (usually) super-serious European avant-garde, his best works intrigue with their surprising textures while also entertaining on a visceral level. And Ligeti's influence is still felt today, not least through the music of composer Unsuk Chin, his onetime student.
G. Ligeti: Études for Piano, Book I
II. Aria, Hoquetus, Choral. Andante con moto
Péter Eötvös, Ensemble Moderne, Patricia Kopatchinskaja
I. Vivace molto ritmico e preciso - Attacca subito
Double Concerto for Flute, Oboe & Orchestra II. Allegro corrente
Caroline Stein, Schönberg Ensemble, Asko Ensemble, Heinz Holliger, London Voices, Terry Edwards
I. Introitus
Berlin Philharmonic, The London Voices, Caroline Stein, Jonathan Nott, Terry Edwards, Margriet van Reisen
II. Kyrie
Berlin Philharmonic, Terry Edwards, Jonathan Nott, Margriet van Reisen, Caroline Stein, The London Voices
Clocks and Clouds