György Ligeti

The use of this popular instrument adds an intriguing and fascinating dimension to these movements taken from a collection of early piano pieces.

In his Hamburg Concerto Ligeti, inspired by the tonal possibilities of the natural horn, explores alternatives to the well-tempered tonal system. In the orchestra piece he juxtaposes the solo horn wit...

This work, composed in 1990 at the suggestion of the violinist Saschko Gawriloff, is in the tradition of great virtuoso violin concertos. Originally consisting of three movements, the work was revised...

Mit jugendlicher und unbeschwerter Ironie entlässt dieses Stück das Publikum mit einem Schmunzeln aus dem Konzert. Ideal für junge oder jung gebliebene Chöre.

Beide Kanons sind im strengen Stil gehalten, wirken aber ganz unterschiedlich: Während der erste das Strömen des Flusses in tonaler Harmonik illustriert, versinnbildlicht der zweite (für Frauenchor ge...

Ligeti wrote this piece during his studies, influenced by the style of his role models Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály. Time, dynamics and tempo changes provide delightful contrasts in the both modern a...

Since the time of his childhood in Transylvania, Ligeti had been familiar with both Hungarian and Romanian folk music. He makes reference to approximately fifty folk song arrangements similar to Négy...

Stimmensatz - Klavier, 2 Sopran-Blockflöten, 5 Schlagzeuge, 4 Violinen I, 4 Violinen II, 4 Violinen III, 3 Violoncelli, 2 Kontrabässe

This work, regarded as a homage to Brahms, has a key position within Ligeti's oeuvre. It is especially notable for the pithy way in which the memorable thematic material is shaped into precisely defin...

The formal thinking behind the piece is based on the interaction between individually determined periodic rhythms and a cumulative polyrhythmic overall structure. Although the overall rhythmic structu...

I composed my opera Le Grand Macabre from 1974 to 1997. The Mysteries of the Macabre are arrangements of three coloratura arias of the chief of the “Secret Political Police” which have been arranged (...

2-3stimmigen Kinderchor (Frauenchor, ad lib. Männerchor) a cappella

An irresistible elemental power emanates from the eleven pieces of the Musica Ricercata composed between 1951 and 1953. The early piano work by the famous Hungarian György Ligeti arose from experiment...

The edition is part of the Trinity syllabus 2007 (grade advanced)