Description
György Ligeti – The Complete Works / (9-CD Edition)
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- UPC: 886976164126
- MPN: 88697616412
- Brand Name: Sony Classical
- Label: Sony Music Entertainment / Sony Classical (EU)
- Recording Type: DDD – Digital Recording
- Release Year: 2010
- Format: 9 Compact Discs (Box Set)
- Genre: 20th Century Classical / Avant-Garde / Contemporary
- Country of Origin: European Union
Overview
The Sony Classical 9-CD box set György Ligeti – The Complete Works is an authoritative collection of the Hungarian-born composer’s most influential compositions, showcasing his groundbreaking innovations across genres — from choral music and string quartets to mechanical and electronic sound experiments.
Ligeti (1923–2006) remains one of the most visionary composers of the 20th century, his music blending mathematical precision, human emotion, and sonic imagination. These recordings, featuring world-class performers such as the Arditti String Quartet, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, London Sinfonietta Voices, and Esa-Pekka Salonen, present Ligeti’s oeuvre in definitive interpretations supervised or approved by the composer himself.
Hungarian Translation – Áttekintés
A Sony Classical „György Ligeti – The Complete Works” című, kilenclemezes kiadványa Ligeti György (1923–2006) életművének egyik legátfogóbb gyűjteménye. A 20. század egyik legnagyobb zeneszerzőjének műveit tartalmazza – a vonósnégyesektől és kórusművektől kezdve a mechanikus és billentyűs kompozíciókig.
Ligeti zenéje az értelem és érzelem különleges egyensúlyát tükrözi, melyben a hangszeres virtuozitás, a matematikai szerkezet és a fantázia szabadsága találkozik. Az album előadói között szerepelnek a világ vezető művészei és együttesei, Ligeti legfontosabb műveinek hiteles interpretátoraiként.
Product Features
- Format: 9 Compact Discs (Digital Audio, DDD)
- Total Runtime: ~9 hours
- Booklet: Multilingual (English, German, French)
- Label: Sony Classical
- Distributed by: Sony Music Entertainment (EU)
- Manufactured: Made in EU
- Catalogue Number: 88697616412
- Recording Years: 1995–1997
- Engineers: Mike Ross-Trevor, Marcus Herzog, Ulrich Schneider, Chris Potter
- Mastering: Ulrich Schneider
- Producers: Ulrich Schneider, David Mottley
Disc Breakdown
CD 1 – String Quartets & Duets
- String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2
- Hommage à Hilding Rosenberg Performed by Arditti String Quartet
CD 2 – A Cappella Choral Works
- Idegen földön, Magány, Lux Aeterna, Magyar Etüdök, Kállai kettős Performed by London Sinfonietta Voices, conductor Terry Edwards
CD 3 – Works for Piano
- Études pour piano (Books I, II & excerpts from III)
- Musica ricercata Performed by Pierre-Laurent Aimard
CD 4 – Vocal Works
- Nonsense Madrigals, Mysteries of the Macabre, Aventures, Nouvelles Aventures Performed by Rosemary Hardy, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, and ensemble
CD 5 – Music for Mechanical Instruments
- Poème Symphonique for 100 metronomes
- Adaptations for Player Piano & Barrel Organ Performed by Pierre Charial, Jürgen Hocker
CD 6 – Keyboard Works
- Continuum, Volumina, Ricercare Performed by Irina Kataeva, Elisabeth Chojnacka, Zsigmond Szathmáry
CD 7 – Chamber Music
- Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano
- Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet
- Sonata for Solo Viola Performed by London Winds, Tabea Zimmermann, et al.
CD 8–9 – Le Grand Macabre (Opera in Four Scenes, 1997 version)
Performed by: Sibylle Ehlert, Laura Claycomb, Charlotte Hellekant, Jard van Nes, Derek Lee Ragin, Graham Clark, Willard White, Frode Olsen With the London Sinfonietta Voices and Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen
Interesting Facts
- Definitive Edition: This set consolidates all major Ligeti recordings from Sony Classical’s catalogue, curated under the composer’s supervision.
- Le Grand Macabre: Ligeti’s only opera — a surreal, apocalyptic satire blending absurdist humor with postmodern orchestral color.
- Études pour Piano: Considered the pinnacle of 20th-century piano writing, combining complex rhythms and delicate textures.
- Lux Aeterna: Featured prominently in Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey”, establishing Ligeti’s international fame.
- Performers: Includes Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Ligeti’s close collaborator and one of the foremost interpreters of his piano music.
- Technical Quality: Digitally recorded and mastered with superior fidelity, preserving Ligeti’s micropolyphonic textures and spatial soundscapes.
Hungarian Translation – Érdekes Tények
- Életmű-összefoglaló: A sorozat Ligeti György legfontosabb műveinek teljes válogatása.
- Opera: A Le Grand Macabre a zeneszerző egyetlen operája – szürreális és groteszk látomás a világvégéről.
- Zongoraetűdök: A 20. századi zongorairodalom egyik csúcspontja, Aimard előadásában.
- Lux Aeterna: Kubrick híres filmjében, a 2001: Űrodüsszeiában is elhangzik.
- Hitelesség: A felvételek egy részét Ligeti személyesen felügyelte.
Publishers
© & ℗ 2010 Sony Music Entertainment Distributed by Sony Music Entertainment (EU) Under the Sony Classical label LC 06868 | Made in EU
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