The Ligeti Project

This 5 cd set features works that enchant both the ear and mind. The box features afvorites such as lontano.

Its refined tonal colors make it one of the most elegant pieces in the modernist canon. The berlin philharmonicperforms apparitions, ligeti s first success in the west after his escape from hungary during the 1956 sovietinvasion.

Under its colorful faã§ade, san francisco polyphony demonstrates how uncompromiisng modern musiccan be. Concert romã¢nesc, harks back to bartã³k s transformations of fokl material. Rich in color and vitality, itsfour movements are full fo the dissonances of village bands and melodies rooted in romanian folk music. Gyã¶rgy sã¡ndor ligeti (1923-2006) was born in romania to a hungarian jewish family and lived in hungarybefore later becoming an austrian citizen.

Many of his works are well known in classical music circles, but tothe general public, he is best known for the various pieces featured in the stanley kubrick films 2001 a spac eodyssey, the shining, and eyes wide shut. Works in the set includemelodienchamber concertopiano concerto (pierre-laurent aimard)mysteries of the macabre (peter masseurs)lontanoatmostpheresasparitionssan francisco sykmphonycello concertoclocks and cloudsviolin concertosippal, dobbal, nadihegeduvelconcert romã¢neschamburg concertodouble concertoramificationsrequiemadventures, nouvelles adventuresartikulation for tapeeight pieces from musica ricercata sonata for cello solo (david geringas)big turtle fanfare for the south china seabalada si jocregi magyar tarsas tancok. Original world rpemiere recording.