György Ligeti: Etudes

On this CD:

1. Etudes Book 1, (6) for piano, complete
Composed by Gyorgy Ligeti
Performed by Toros Can

2. Etudes Book 1, (6) for piano, complete
Composed by Gyorgy Ligeti
Performed by Toros Can

3. Etudes Book 1, (6) for piano, complete
Composed by Gyorgy Ligeti
Performed by Toros Can

4. Etudes Book 1, (6) for piano, complete
Composed by Gyorgy Ligeti
Performed by Toros Can

5. Etudes Book 1, (6) for piano, complete
Composed by Gyorgy Ligeti
Performed by Toros Can

6. Etudes Book 1, (6) for piano, complete
Composed by Gyorgy Ligeti
Performed by Toros Can

7. Etudes, Book 2 No. 7 ("Galamb borong"), for piano
Composed by Gyorgy Ligeti
Performed by Toros Can

8. Etudes, Book 2 No. 8 ("Fèm"), for piano
Composed by Gyorgy Ligeti
Performed by Toros Can

9. Etudes, Book 2 No. 9 ("Vertigo"), for piano
Composed by Gyorgy Ligeti
Performed by Toros Can

10. Etudes, Book 2 No. 10 ("Der Zauberlehrling"), for piano
Composed by Gyorgy Ligeti
Performed by Toros Can

11. Etudes, Book 2 No. 11 ("En suspens"), for piano
Composed by Gyorgy Ligeti
Performed by Toros Can

12. Etudes, Book 2 No. 12 ("Entrelacs"), for piano
Composed by Gyorgy Ligeti
Performed by Toros Can

13. Etudes, Book 2 No. 13 ("L'escalier du Diable"), for piano
Composed by Gyorgy Ligeti
Performed by Toros Can

14. Etudes, Book 2 No. 14 ("Coloana Infinita"), for piano
Composed by Gyorgy Ligeti
Performed by Toros Can

15. Etudes, Book 3 No. 15 ("White on white"), for piano
Composed by Gyorgy Ligeti
Performed by Toros Can

16. Etudes, Book 3 No. 16 ("Pour Irina"), for piano
Composed by Gyorgy Ligeti
Performed by Toros Can

17. Etudes, Book 3 No. 17 ("A bout de souffle"), for piano
Composed by Gyorgy Ligeti
Performed by Toros Can

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György Ligeti Edition 3: Works for Piano (Etudes, Musica Ricercata) - Pierre-Laurent Aimard
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A nice mico-view of Ligeti's work
  • Very Nice Piano Studies. Not the best Ligeti
  • Perfect Ligeti.
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  • Ligeti on cd, hooray
György Ligeti Edition 3: Works for Piano (Etudes, Musica Ricercata) - Pierre-Laurent Aimard

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ASIN: B0000029P0
Release Date: 1997-01-21

Tracks:

  1. Piano Etudes (Book One): I. De'sordre - Molto vivace, vigoroso, molto ritmico
  2. Piano Etudes (Book One): II. Cordes a' vide - Andantino con moto, molto tenero
  3. Piano Etudes (Book One): II. Touches bloque'es - Presto possibile, sempre molto ritmico
  4. Piano Etudes (Book One): IV. Fanfares - Vivacissimo molto ritmico, con allegria e slancio
  5. Piano Etudes (Book One): V. Arc-en-ciel - Andante molto rubato, con eleganza, with swing
  6. Piano Etudes (Book One): VI. Automne a' Varsovie - Presto cantabile, molto ritmico e flessibile
  7. Piano Etudes (Book Two): VII. Galamb borong - Vivacissimo luminoso, legato possibile
  8. Piano Etudes (Book Two): VIII. Fe'm - Vivace risoluto, con vigore
  9. Piano Etudes (Book Two): IX. Vertige - Prestissimo sempre molto legato, sehr gleichmassig
  10. Piano Etudes (Book Two): X. Der Zauberlehrling - Prestissimo, staccatissimo, leggierissimo
  11. Piano Etudes (Book Two): XI. En suspens - Andante con moto, (avec l`e'le'gance du swing)
  12. Piano Etudes (Book Two): XII. Entrelacs - Vivacissimo molto ritmico, sempre legato, con delicatezza
  13. Piano Etudes (Book Two): XIII. L'escalier du diable - Presto legato ma leggiero
  14. Piano Etudes (Book Two): XIV. Coloana infinita' - Presto possibile, tempestoso con fuoco
  15. Musica ricercata: I. Sosenuto - Misurato - Prestissimo
  16. Musica ricercata: II. Mesto, rigido e cerimoniale
  17. Musica ricercata: III. Allegro con spirito
  18. Musica ricercata: IV. Tempo de Valse (poco vivace - a' l'orgue de Barbarie)
  19. Musica ricercata: V. Rubato. Lamentoso
  20. Musica ricercata: VI. Allegro molto capriccioso
  21. Musica ricercata: VII. Cantabile, molto legato
  22. Musica ricercata: VIII. Vivace. Energico
  23. Musica ricercata: IX. Adagio. Mesto - Allegro maestoso
  24. Musica ricercata: X. Vivace. Capriccioso
  25. Musica ricercata: XI. Andante misurato e tranquillo
  26. Piano Etudes (From Book Three): XV. White on White

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A nice mico-view of Ligeti's work.......2007-03-11

In the notes that accompany this CD, Ligeti explains that his piano compositions are the way he made up for his inadequacies as a player. It's hard to argue that he didn't reach his goal. These superbly-performed pieces provide a clear view of many aspects of Ligeti's work--his humor, his lyricism, his ear, and sometimes his little obsessions.

The most obvious technical requirement of this music is touch. In some of the etudes, complex voicings are required at very low dynamic levels. In others, the ability to bring out multiple voices is paramount. Aimard is perfect. His technique is so assured that we can easily get to the music and not be sidetracked by prowess.

Those who know Ligeti's music know how protean he could be. Like a good athlete, he was willing to take on enormous risks. Sometimes the result felt intellectualized and tiresome. But more often than not, the music soared. This is certainly true of the Etudes on this disk. They are studies in the truest sense of the word--one may focus on a particular set of intervals, another on a texture, yet another on a rhythm. Each one is fascinating and the collection holds together nicely. There are even hints of Nancarrow!

Ligeti himself felt ambiguously about the "Musica Ricercata", and it isn't hard to see why. The first piece is based on only two pitches (with octaves); the second on three and so on. It sort of proves a point, but what point? By the time you get to the fourth piece, it starts to get good, but the listener has to regain some flagging energy. The third piece is actually the basis of the opening of "6 Bagatelles for Wind Quintet".

So while I have little quibbles, I still recommend this disk strongly. It's great music, beautifully played.

4 out of 5 stars Very Nice Piano Studies. Not the best Ligeti.......2006-09-02

Volume 3 of the Gyorgy Ligeti Edition on Sony has gotten a boatload of very positive reviews, above, from people who probably know a lot more about music, especially piano music, than I do, but I maintain, from my position as a rank amateur who just happens to like listening to a wide range of classical music, that this disc is neither the very best piano music nor the most interesting Ligeti.

Don't get me wrong. I think almost all of the studies on these tracks are good, maybe even almost as good as Chopin and Liszt, but I don't think so. We don't hum Ligeti etudes the way some people hum Chopin etudes or dances for piano. And, a few of the passages sound like the scene from 'Ghostbusters' where Bill Murray tickles the very high keys on Sigourny Weaver's piano as they enter her apartment to track down some particularly awesome apparitions of Zuel (sic) and Gozer (sic sic).

If you are looking to touch only the high points of Ligeti's music and don't have the compulsioin to own everything, you can pass on these and not be missing too much of the good stuff. Check out his choral and a capella works for the really hot stuff.

5 out of 5 stars Perfect Ligeti........2005-10-19

The own György Ligeti was asked about who was the pianist more complete in his piano works; he talked about Pierre-Laurent Aimard, whose a close relation with the XXth Century music is very well known (Boulez, Messiaen, Berg, Schönberg, Carter...) all around the world. He talked too about Volker Banfield, who has recorded some of the Etudes for Wergo, but not so good as Aimard recordings, in my opinion.

What we find in this CD, 3rd of an outstanding series, is the technical perfection made piano playing, in the hands of Aimard, who plays absolutely all the notes full of perfection, sense and correction, from the dynamic to the tempo, from the correct attack to the prodigious use of the pedal. If you are used to a romantic piano you can feel this versions a little cold or dry, but this is because Aimard goes directly to the heart of the XXth Century style of piano playing, in the line that comes from Schönberg-Berg-Webern and that goes in a different way of playing than the century before, so you can be lost in some sense about the way he understand the use of the piano, the playing, the technique, the echoes, the silences...

You'll find in this CD the Musica Ricercata, a work from Ligeti's first period, very easy to understand for those who are not used to listen this kind of "modern" music. It has many folk motives, used in a way very close to Bartók's style. One of this pieces (Musica ricercata: II. Mesto, rigido e cerimoniale) was taken by Stanley Kubrick for his last film Eyes Wide Shut, with an outstanding presence in the film associated to the worries and pressure over the main character; Ligeti says about this piece that it was a knife against the stalinist regime because of this style of music, sinister, innovative and forgiven in the communist Europe. The film's version is slower than this by Aimard, more "cinematographic" but slower than the score asks. Aimard's version in this piece and in the full pieces are outstanding.

The rest of the CD it's based on the Etudes, books I & II, both of them complete. Those are pieces much more modern than the Musica Ricercata, some of them, in the words of Ligeti with some links and inspiration on Nancarrow's works. We are listening in this case some of the most complex works for piano written in the XXth Century, and many of them authentic jewels of the genre. The Aimard versions for Sony are the better I know from the French pianist, who have recorded some of them in other CDs, like his great recording from de Carnagie Hall (Warner), but not so good like this outstanding CD.

So, if you are looking for perfection in Ligeti's piano music performances don't doubt about this CD; if you want to discover the piano of the XXth Century this could be a great door to go into, because of the music, because of the performing and because of a perfect recording and booklet.

5 out of 5 stars good cd.......2005-08-23

This is a great cd if you are interested in piano music. I personally enjoyed "Mesto, rigido e cerimoniale", which was most famously used in the Kubrick film, Eyes Wide Shut. The rest of the cd is very enjoyable as well.

5 out of 5 stars Ligeti on cd, hooray.......2005-08-01

We all owe Stanley Kubrick a big debt of gratitude for exposing us to Ligeti who, with Cage and Stockhausen among others, influenced the evolution of popular music while maintaining a continuum to our classical past.

The recording quality in this series is outstanding, and it is a delight to see the breadth of this series. Having many works of Ligeti from the Wergo vinyl catalog of the 70's, I selected the piano works for the fun of discovery.

Those of you who enjoy this piano stuff should try to find Nina Deutsch's recording of Charles Ives: Solo Piano Music.
György Ligeti Edition 2: A Cappella Choral Works - London Sinfonietta Voices
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  • Mostly unlistenable....
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  • brilliant choral music
  • Exquisite use of the voice
György Ligeti Edition 2: A Cappella Choral Works - London Sinfonietta Voices

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ASIN: B0000029OX
Release Date: 1997-01-21

Tracks:

  1. A Cappella Choral Works: Night
  2. A Cappella Choral Works: Morning
  3. A Cappella Choral Works: Far from home 1
  4. A Cappella Choral Works: Far from home 2
  5. A Cappella Choral Works: Far from home 3
  6. A Cappella Choral Works: Far from home 4
  7. A Cappella Choral Works: Solitude
  8. A Cappella Choral Works: Two Canons 1
  9. A Cappella Choral Works: Two Canons 2
  10. A Cappella Choral Works: Kings of Bethlehem
  11. A Cappella Choral Works: The Fugitive
  12. A Cappella Choral Works: Lux aeterna
  13. A Cappella Choral Works: Wedding Song
  14. A Cappella Choral Works: Songs from Inaktelke 1
  15. A Cappella Choral Works: Songs from Inaktelke 2
  16. A Cappella Choral Works: Songs from Inaktelke 3
  17. A Cappella Choral Works: Songs from Inaktelke 4
  18. A Cappella Choral Works: Songs from Matraszentimre 1
  19. A Cappella Choral Works: Songs from Matraszentimre 2
  20. A Cappella Choral Works: Songs from Matraszentimre 3
  21. A Cappella Choral Works: Songs from Matraszentimre 4
  22. A Cappella Choral Works: Widow Papai
  23. A Cappella Choral Works: Three phantasies after Hrlin 1
  24. A Cappella Choral Works: Three phantasies after Hrlin 2
  25. A Cappella Choral Works: Three phantasies after Hrlin 3
  26. A Cappella Choral Works: Hungarian Etudes 1
  27. A Cappella Choral Works: Hungarian Etudes 2
  28. A Cappella Choral Works: Hungarian Etudes 3
  29. A Cappella Choral Works: Heigh, Youth! 1
  30. A Cappella Choral Works: Heigh, Youth! 2
  31. A Cappella Choral Works: Easter
  32. A Cappella Choral Works: Hortobagy 1
  33. A Cappella Choral Works: Hortobagy 2
  34. A Cappella Choral Works: Hortobagy 3
  35. A Cappella Choral Works: From a high mountain rock
  36. A Cappella Choral Works: Double-Dance from Kallo 1
  37. A Cappella Choral Works: Double-Dance from Kallo 2

Amazon.com essential recording

A vast audience received its first exposure to the music of György Ligeti through Stanley Kubrick's use of his haunting "Lux Aeterna" (despite the composer's lack of consent) in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey. This collection--part of Sony's invaluable Ligeti edition--places "Lux aeterna" in the context of Ligeti's other a cappella choral works, which together provide an overview of the evolving phases of one of the 20th century's most intriguing composers. In his booklet notes to the disc, Ligeti recalls the influence of Bartók and Kodály on his early folkloric compositions, from arrangements of traditional material to free, polyrhythmically inflected inventions on Hungarian folk texts, a format that allowed him some degree of experimental freedom from the strictures of "socialist realism" before he fled the Hungarian Communist regime. The breakthrough "Lux aeterna" is a classic example of Ligeti's trademark technique of "micropolyphony," enveloping the listener in mesmerizingly dense textures of cloudlike harmonies. From Ligeti's late period comes a triptych of "Hölderlin Phantasies." Their 16-voice polyphony transcends the simplistic distinction between tonality and atonality to explore "new kinds of half diatonic, half chromatic harmonies." The resulting sound world of fragmentary, dislocated epiphanies mirrors the unfathomable richness of the great visionary poet to uncanny effect. Throughout, the acoustical balance and conviction of the London Sinfonietta Voices give vivid shape to Ligeti's genius. -Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Surprising Variety in Modern A Capepella Choral works.......2006-08-24

This 'A Cappella Choral Works', the second volume in a collection of Gyorgy Ligeti compositions contains one of the pieces of music which contributed to making '2001, A Space Odyessy' such a profoundly interesting film. This piece, 'Lux aeterna' which is the textbook example of 'SciFi' music, is very different from many of the other pieces on this recording. In fact, one is really impressed by the wide variety of styles, where you have some peasant songs which sound a lot like sea chantys and other pieces which are definitely liturgical. One can certainly thank Stanley Kubrick for bringing Ligeti to our attention.

2 out of 5 stars Mostly unlistenable...........2006-08-23

Not even good for background music/noise as the voices get really loud in certain parts and almost silent.

I bought this CD and am returning it. It's just more & more of the sameness throughout the whole CD.

I realize that Ligeti is avant garde but I heard that if you like Gregorian chant (which I do) this CD is similar. I don't think it is. It's very disquieting and full of tension (great, if that's the mood you're looking for).

5 out of 5 stars a handful of great Ligeti works........2004-09-06

As a compilation, musically speaking, Edition 2 is probably my least favorite of the Sony Ligeti Edition collection. Many of the pieces come from traditional Hungarian sources, conceived while Ligeti was still in his early years. They are pretty, but also pretty straightforward and conventional, and other than their simple pleasantness and occasionally yummy dissonances, they aren't really mindblowing like the best Ligeti. They are often very beautiful though. However, Edition 2 DOES feature one of the most harrowing, apocalyptic compositions of 20th century Western music, _Lux aeterna_. The profound tension in the quiet web of micropolyphonic voices is just devastating. Also great are the other later pieces, _Drei Phantasien nach Friedrich Holderlin_, three wild polyphony pieces from German literature, and _Magyar Etudok_, three very complex Hungarian etudes for 16 voices. Those pieces are all outstanding but honestly I think everything I've heard by Ligeti is worth hearing. Check out Ligeti edition 4 for more vocal works, some of which are the best of Ligeti's works.

5 out of 5 stars brilliant choral music.......2003-07-21

This cd is beautiful to listen to.From Ejszaka to Kallai Ketto
is brilliant. Ligeti choral works is the first cd have got choral music on it and i love it.Now im going to get the other two cds in the ligeti edition.
(the vocal works & le grand marabre)

5 out of 5 stars Exquisite use of the voice.......2002-07-11

Bringing Ligeti's works to a wider public was one of the great services Stanley Kubrick performed for the world when Lux aeterna was included in the soundtrack for 2001: a Space Odyssey.

This album is a collection of a cappella choral works and which highlights Ligeti's great talent and skill in the use of the voice as a musical instrument. He, together with Yoko Ono, have excelled in this field though from different, sometimes conflicting directions.

When I listen to this I revel in it's glory. The sounds are ethereal and atmospheric, ghostly and angelic in a way that no-one but the composer can make them sound. I never want those sounds to end and in a way it is like having a sort of dependence.

I could go on and on and on about this but I had better stop. This is one essentila component of anyone's classical music collection yet it really defies categorisation. This is timeless, awesome music, not just for a generation but for a world. Lest Zeus strike me with a thunderbolt, these voices are sweeter and more angelic than the voices of the angels themselves.

Exquiiste. Words are insufficient to describe such beauty.
Transcendental Etudes: Ferenc Liszt and György Ligeti
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    Transcendental Etudes: Ferenc Liszt and György Ligeti

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      ASIN: B00008L42K
      Release Date: 2003-02-13
      György Ligeti: Etudes
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        György Ligeti: Etudes

        Manufacturer: L'empreinte Digitale
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Ligeti, György | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        EtudesEtudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B00004ZD65
        Release Date: 2005-12-27
        Quintetto Arnold: Works by Elliott Carter (Woodwind Quintet / Eight Etudes and a Fantasy) / Franco Donatoni (Blow) / György Kurtág (Quintet for Winds Op. 2) / György Ligeti (Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet)
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          Quintetto Arnold: Works by Elliott Carter (Woodwind Quintet / Eight Etudes and a Fantasy) / Franco Donatoni (Blow) / György Kurtág (Quintet for Winds Op. 2) / György Ligeti (Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet)
          Gyorgy Ligeti , Leonardo Dosso , Maurizio Longoni , Sebastiano Panebianco , Renato Rivolta , and Quintetto Arnold
          Manufacturer: Stradivarius
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          QuartetsQuartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
          QuintetsQuintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by CarterAll Works by Carter | Carter, Elliott | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Ligeti, György | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B00000197Z
          Release Date: 1995-05-23

          Tracks:

          1. Woodwind Qnt, To Mademoiselle Nadia Boulanger: Allegretto
          2. Woodwind Qnt, To Mademoiselle Nadia Boulanger: Allegro Giocoso
          3. Blow, Per Qnt Di Stumenti a Fiato
          4. Qnt Per Flati Op.2: Lento-Piu Lento
          5. Qnt Per Flati Op.2: Agiato
          6. Qnt Per Flati Op.2: Vivo
          7. Qnt Per Flati Op.2: Molto Sostenuto
          8. Qnt Per Flati Op.2: Rubato Improvvisando
          9. Qnt Per Flati Op.2: Grave Ma Con Slancio
          10. Qnt Per Flati Op.2: Mesto-Attacca
          11. Qnt Per Flati Op.2: Rubato Molto Agitato
          12. Eight Etudes And A Fantasy For Woodwind Qt For Richard Franko Goldman: I. Maestoso
          13. Eight Etudes And A Fantasy For Woodwind Qt For Richard Franko Goldman: II. Quietly
          14. Eight Etudes And A Fantasy For Woodwind Qt For Richard Franko Goldman: III. Adagio Possibile
          15. Eight Etudes And A Fantasy For Woodwind Qt For Richard Franko Goldman: IV. Vivace
          16. Eight Etudes And A Fantasy For Woodwind Qt For Richard Franko Goldman: V. Andante
          17. Eight Etudes And A Fantasy For Woodwind Qt For Richard Franko Goldman: VI. Allegretto Leggero
          18. Eight Etudes And A Fantasy For Woodwind Qt For Richard Franko Goldman: VII. Intensely
          19. Eight Etudes And A Fantasy For Woodwind Qt For Richard Franko Goldman: VIII. Presto
          20. Eight Etudes And A Fantasy For Woodwind Qt For Richard Franko Goldman: Fantasy-Tempo Giusto
          21. Zehn Stucke Fur Blaserqunitett To The WInd Qnt Of The Stockholm Phil: I. Molto Sostenuto E Calmo
          22. Zehn Stucke Fur Blaserqunitett To The WInd Qnt Of The Stockholm Phil: II. Prestissimo Minaccioso ...
          23. Zehn Stucke Fur Blaserqunitett To The WInd Qnt Of The Stockholm Phil: III. Lento
          24. Zehn Stucke Fur Blaserqunitett To The WInd Qnt Of The Stockholm Phil: IV. Prestissimo Leggiero...
          25. Zehn Stucke Fur Blaserqunitett To The WInd Qnt Of The Stockholm Phil: V. Presto Staccatissimo...
          26. Zehn Stucke Fur Blaserqunitett To The WInd Qnt Of The Stockholm Phil: VI. Presto Staccatissimo...
          27. Zehn Stucke Fur Blaserqunitett To The WInd Qnt Of The Stockholm Phil: VII. Vivo, Energico
          28. Zehn Stucke Fur Blaserqunitett To The WInd Qnt Of The Stockholm Phil: VIII. Allegro Con Delicatezza
          29. Zehn Stucke Fur Blaserqunitett To The WInd Qnt Of The Stockholm Phil: IX. Sostenuto, Stridente
          30. Zehn Stucke Fur Blaserqunitett To The WInd Qnt Of The Stockholm Phil: X. Presto, Bizzarro E Rubato
          György Ligeti: Etudes for Piano, Book 1 (1985) / Trio for Violin, Horn & Piano (1982) / Franco Donatoni: Tema, for 12 Instruments (1982) / Cadeau, for 11 Instruments (1984) - Ensemble InterContemporain, Pierre Boulez
          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • powerful disk of post-modernity
          György Ligeti: Etudes for Piano, Book 1 (1985) / Trio for Violin, Horn & Piano (1982) / Franco Donatoni: Tema, for 12 Instruments (1982) / Cadeau, for 11 Instruments (1984) - Ensemble InterContemporain, Pierre Boulez
          Jacques Deleplancque
          Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | Ligeti, György | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
          General ContemporaryGeneral Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B00000E8SU
          Release Date: 1992-05-01

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars powerful disk of post-modernity.......2005-01-19

          This is a powerful disk not so much for the First Book of Ligeti's seminal "Etudes",but the Ensemble Intercontemporain's playing two exciting works by Franco Donatoni. Donatoni was a late bloomer,early he dabbled in the fashion concepts of the avant-garde, graphic notation and pointillistic gestures,fast,clipped threadbare lines, arrays of intervallic configurations. He went through a period of seminal solo works as well, "Nidi", for piccolo solo, "Ali" for Viola solo. But when he turned to chamber settings as these two pieces here for 11 instruments, mixed winds and strings his voice blossums into full register. His aesthetic strategy is to keep a combustible high energy level at work, with a focused clarity of line that is nothing but "magical" also interesting profoundly exciting. The performance here is a rendering of clarity situated within razor-sharp sonorities displayed, timbres with a biting penetration. Donatoni's music has this Mediterranean spirit,the love of life sensuality,soft breezes hanging out on beaches for its visual import as well natural and human.

          The Ligeti Trio after Brahms is also a great work. It was indeed a challenge to write something effective for this un-godly, un-romantic combination; Violin, French Horn & Piano. The music materials for one movement here is retreaded from the "Etudes", the folksy-like scale c,d,e,f#,g#,a#,b played incessantly over and over again yet with shifting emphasis. Ligeti has a marvelous sense of timbre, where the piano is utilized as a coloristic role, not really acconpaniment, that would have been rather boring, all three instruments sort of hold their own, they have their own materials, and registers. The post-modernity here must be in the "playfulness", in that since modernity, the high dimensions have played themselves out, its agendas compromised, now composers simply write what excites them as here on this disk. Ligeti's late style has come to be dominated by the "etude", his "Piano Concerto", and "Violin Concerto" are cut from this pathway, incessant rhythms, forever expanding scales and filigrees of tones, and a prestississimo tempo, break neck, as fast as possible at times.

          The "piano etudes" have been well-described in other places ad infinitum, ad nauseum to a degree. There are dozens of clones of this music, younger composers seem to have been re-introduced to this genre from Ligeti of the Eighties, the highest form of compliment, from a master. Each etude exploits a timbre, one a New Age sustained timbre, another the scale previously mentioned in the Trio, another where the struck tones excites those keys silently depressed. Aimard interpretively simply owns these "Etudes" he has played them innumerable times,and has a good sense of not overstepping interpretive boundaries rendering a centrist like reading. The work really doesn't allow much performative freedom anyway, still when contemplating a piece of music one always feels that it represents something more than simply one single solitary way of interpretation. The music materials here seem to leave modernity in the margins with a sense of commentary on explicit obvious materials, scales,onward continuous moving rhythms, materials that really leave no room for anything,the music simply is what it is and doesn't suggest anything else. Derrida has said that of current philosophy,or interpretations whatever is here and now, is what is, there is nothing beyond it.

          Music Track:

          1. Handel: Organ Concertos Op. 7 [Import]
          2. Hosianna: Christmas Music
          3. Immortal Beethoven
          4. Intrada - Influence of Gabrieli on German Brass
          5. Invitation to the Dance: Ballet Music
          6. Jommelli: Don Trastullo
          7. Latilla: La Finta cameriera
          8. Les Plaisirs d'Amour
          9. Liszt Piano Recital
          10. Look Both Ways

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