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
Ensemble Moderne, Péter Eötvös, Patricia Kopatchinskaja
I. Vivace molto ritmico e preciso - Attacca subito
Double Concerto for Flute, Oboe & Orchestra II. Allegro corrente
Terry Edwards, Asko Ensemble, Schönberg Ensemble, Caroline Stein, Heinz Holliger, London Voices
I. Introitus
Berlin Philharmonic, Jonathan Nott, Margriet van Reisen, Terry Edwards, Caroline Stein, The London Voices
II. Kyrie
The London Voices, Caroline Stein, Jonathan Nott, Margriet van Reisen, Berlin Philharmonic, Terry Edwards
Clocks and Clouds