Gy?rgy Ligeti: Clear or Cloudy
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Performer: William PearsonPerformer: Matthew Wilkie
Performer: Matt Haimovitz
Performer: Richard Hosford
Composer: Gyorgy Ligeti
Conductor: Claudio Abbado
Conductor: David Atherton
Conductor: Helmut Franz
Conductor: Pierre Boulez
Performer: Ensemble InterContemporain
Performer: Wiener Blasersolisten
Performer: Jacques Zoon
Performer: James Sommerville
Performer: Mary Thomas
Performer: Douglas Boyd
Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Orchestra: London Sinfonietta
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Performer: Gerd Zacher
Performer: Alfons Kontarsky
Edition: Music CD
Format: Box set, Collector's Edition
CD Release Date: 2006-11-14
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Sonata for Solo Cello--Matt Haimovitz, cello;
- Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet--Members of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe;
- String Quartet no. 1 "M??tamorphoses nocturnes"--Hagen Quartet;
- Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet--Vienna Brass Soloists;
- String Quartet No. 2--LaSalle Quartet
- Atmosph??res for large orchestra--Vienna Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado;*
- Volumina for organ--Gerd Zacher, organ;
- Lux aeterna for 16 voices--Choir of North German Radio Hamburg;
- Organ Study no. 1 "Harmonies"--Gerd Zacher, organ;
- Lontano for orchestra--Vienna Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado;*
- Ramifications for strings--Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez;
- Melodien for Orchestra--London Sinfonietta, David Atherton
- Aventures--Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez; Nouvelles
- Aventures--Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez;
- Cello Concerto--Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello; Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez;
- Chamber Concerto--Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez;
- Mysteries of the Macabre--Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet;
- Double Concerto for Flute and Oboe--Members of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe*
- The Big Turtle Fanfare from the South China Sea--Alfons & Aloys Kontarsky, pianos;
- Monument-Self-portrait-Movement--Alfons & Aloys Kontarsky, pianos;
- Piano Study no. 2 "Cordes ?? vide"--Gianluca Cascioli, piano;
- Piano Study no. 4 "Fanfares" Gianluca Cascioli, piano;
- Piano Concerto--Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano;
- Violin Concerto--Saschko Gawriloff, violin; Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez
Music reviews of Gy?rgy Ligeti: Clear or Cloudy
Music Review: DG versus Teldec in a battle for your Ligeti dollar
Rating: 4 Stars
Two record companies released two competing collections dedicated to a major 20th century composer who passed away in 2006. Since I already owned the Teldec recordings and having heard some of the stuff contained within this DG set, I had no major interest in making this purchase. However as I was making my way through Borders one day, I noticed they had this huge 50 percent off sale on a lot of records. I took a look and found this fantastic collection for the pathetic amount of $16. That's $4 a disc if you're counting. So I bought the thing and I'm happy I did. Although much of the music overlaps the pieces contained in the Teldec set, this DG collection has some surprises.
The major works herein are the orchestral and concerto recordings. Abbado leads the Vienna Philharmonic in the most famous pure orchestra works while Boulez takes over for the concertos. The surprises come in the form of the chamber music which includes Ligeti's two string quartets. Although they lack the grandeur and structual coherence of Elliot Carter's work in the medium, Ligeti has certainly found his own peculiar voice in this difficult genre.
Overall, if you're thinking of diving into Ligeti's output and you don't know where to start, I would recommend the Teldec 5 CD set. But if you're hardcore, you'll have to pick up the DG recordings as well. Together they will be more Ligeti than most people will ever need.
Description of Gy?rgy Ligeti: Clear or Cloudy
Tribute to the late composer Gyorgy Ligeti Gyorgy Ligeti (1923-2006) "With the passing of Gyorgy Ligeti on 12 June 2006 at the age of 83 in Vienna following a lengthy illness, the musical world has lost a true maverick. An independent thinker, Ligeti charted a singular route in his music with the evolution of a voice that is hard to ignore. In this respect one is tempted to put him alongside figures such as Boulez, Cage, Stockhausen and Xenakis when considering the major shapers of late twentieth century composition." --Evan Dickerson, Music Web InternationalGeneral CDs
- Styles > Classical
- Chamber Music > General
- Quartets
- Quintets
- Featured Composers, A-Z > ( L ) > Ligeti, Gy?rgy
- Featured Performers, A-Z > ( L ) > London Philharmonic Orchestra
- ( V ) > Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
- Forms & Genres > Concertos > General
- Historical Periods > Classical (c.1770-1830) > Forms & Genres > Chamber Music
- Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > Forms & Genres > Symphonies
- Instruments > Strings > Cello
- Violin
- General
- Opera & Vocal > General
- Vocal Non-Opera > Requiems
- Miscellaneous > General
- Classical - Featured Composers, A-Z - ( L ) - Ligeti, Gy?rgy - General
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