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György Ligeti: Chamber Concerto · Ramifications · String Quartet No. 2 · Aventures · Lux aeterna (1988)

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György Ligeti: Chamber Concerto · Ramifications · String Quartet No. 2 · Aventures · Lux aeterna (1988)

György Ligeti - Chamber Concerto · Ramifications · String Quartet No. 2 · Aventures · Lux aeterna (1988)
Classical | EAC (APE & CUE) | 225 MB

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This Ligeti entry in the Deutsch Grammophon (DG) 20th Century Classics series was one of the first Ligeti CDs. It remains a fine single-disc introduction to Ligeti, one of the greatest of late 20th century composers. These works are all from Ligeti's 1960s prime when he was exploring micropolyphony. If you never heard anything else, you would have a good basic sense of what Ligeti's contribution was to the late 20th century avant-garde. Included are "Lux Aeterna," the eerie choral work from 1962, made famous for its inclusion in Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey," and the String Quartet No. 2 from 1968, performed by the LaSalle Quartet. I think the Arditti Quartet surpassed the LaSalles with their Sony recording found in the "Ligeti Edition, Vol. 1," but this version is superb in its own right. The other three pieces are performed by the Ensemble InterContemporain, led by Pierre Boulez – "Ramifications," (1968-1969) "Chamber Concerto" (1970-1971) and the very strange vocal "Aventures" (1962-1965).

    Tracklist

    Chamber Concerto
    for 13 instrumentalists
    1 I Corrente (Fliessend) 5:04
    2 II Calmo, sostenuto 5:48
    3 III Movimento preciso e meccanico 3:58
    4 IV Presto 3:32

    5 Ramifications (1968-69) 8:29
    for string orchestra or 12 solo strings

    String Quartet no.2 (1067-68)
    6 Allegro nervoso 5:10
    7 Sostenuto, molto calmo 4:52
    8 Come un meccanismo di precisione 3:06
    9 Presto furioso, brutale, tumultuoso 1:58
    10 Allegro con delicatezza - stets sehr mild 5:33
    11 Gyorgy Ligeti: Aventuresfor 3 singers and 7 instrumentalists (1962) 12:01

    Modern chorusmusic
    12 Lux aeterna (1966)


    Ensemble Intercontemporain / Pierre Boulez
    LaSalle Quartet
Deutsche Grammophon: 423 244-2
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György Ligeti: Chamber Concerto · Ramifications · String Quartet No. 2 · Aventures · Lux aeterna (1988)
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