Concertos for Cello, Violin & Piano

by György Ligeti

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This renowned collection performed by the Ensemble InterContemporain under Pierre Boulez captures the radical structural evolution of the avant-garde composer. Navigating heavily clustered micropolyphony in the Cello Concerto towards incredibly dense, rhythmically complex fractals in the later Piano Concerto, the recordings brilliantly document Ligeti's mid-to-late career innovations.

Genres

  • Modern Classical
  • Concerto
  • Orchestral Music

Tracklist

  1. Piano Concerto: I. Vivace molto ritmico e preciso –
  2. Piano Concerto: II. Lento e deserto
  3. Piano Concerto: III. Vivace cantabile
  4. Piano Concerto: IV. Allegro risoluto, molto ritmico –
  5. Piano Concerto: V. Presto luminoso. Fluido, costante, sempre molto ritmico
  6. Cello Concerto: I. Quarter = 40. –
  7. Cello Concerto: II. (Lo stesso tempo)
  8. Violin Concerto: I. Praeludium. Vivacissimo luminoso –
  9. Violin Concerto: II. Aria, Hoquetus, Chorale. Andante con moto –
  10. Violin Concerto: III. Intermezzo. Presto fluido
  11. Violin Concerto: IV. Passacaglia. Lento intenso
  12. Violin Concerto: V. Appassionato. Agitato molto