Gy枚rgy Ligeti Edition 5: Mechanical Music - Barrel Organ; Metronomes; Player Piano; 2 Player Pianos

by Gy枚rgy Ligeti

Gy枚rgy Ligeti Edition 5: Mechanical Music - Barrel Organ; Metronomes; Player Piano; 2 Player Pianos cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 20 May 1997
  • Label: Sony Classical
  • Country: Hungary
  • Length: 1:10:44
  • Community rating: 4.08/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This entry in the Ligeti Edition is a fascinating dive into his highly experimental work with automated instruments. The album is incredibly mechanical, utilizing player pianos and metronomes to create deeply avant-garde, dissonant, and suspenseful modern classical compositions.

Genres

Descriptors: dissonant, avant-garde, chamber, atonal, conceptual, virtuosic, piano, repetitive, experimental, intricate

Tracklist

  1. Trio for Violin, Horn & Piano "Hommage 脿 Brahms": I. Andantino con tenerezza (6:13)
  2. Trio for Violin, Horn & Piano "Hommage 脿 Brahms": II. Vivacissimo molto ritmico (5:28)
  3. Trio for Violin, Horn & Piano "Hommage 脿 Brahms": III. Alla marcia - Pi霉 mosso tempo primo (3:17)
  4. Trio for Violin, Horn & Piano "Hommage 脿 Brahms": IV. Lamento. Adagio (7:43)
  5. 10 Pieces for Wind Quintet: No. 1, Molto sostenuto e calmo (2:17)
  6. 10 Pieces for Wind Quintet: No. 2, Prestissimo minaccioso e burlesco (0:44)
  7. 10 Pieces for Wind Quintet: No. 3, Lento (1:36)
  8. 10 Pieces for Wind Quintet: No. 4, Prestissimo leggiero e virtuoso (0:52)
  9. 10 Pieces for Wind Quintet: No. 5, Prestissimo staccatissimo e leggiero (0:28)
  10. 10 Pieces for Wind Quintet: No. 6, Prestissimo staccatissimo e leggiero (1:04)
  11. 10 Pieces for Wind Quintet: No. 7, Vivo, energico (0:57)
  12. 10 Pieces for Wind Quintet: No. 8, Allegro con delicatezza (2:36)
  13. 10 Pieces for Wind Quintet: No. 9, Sostenuto, stridente (1:08)
  14. 10 Pieces for Wind Quintet: No. 10, Presto bizzarro e rubato (1:08)
  15. 6 Bagatelles for Wind Quintet: I. Allegro con spirito (1:10)
  16. 6 Bagatelles for Wind Quintet: II. Rubato - Lamentoso (3:01)
  17. 6 Bagatelles for Wind Quintet: III. Allegro grazioso (2:38)
  18. 6 Bagatelles for Wind Quintet: IV. Presto ruvido (0:58)
  19. 6 Bagatelles for Wind Quintet: V. Adagio.Mesto (2:25)
  20. 6 Bagatelles for Wind Quintet: VI. Molto vivace. Capriccioso (1:24)
  21. Sonata for Solo Viola: I. Hora lunga (5:48)
  22. Sonata for Solo Viola: II. Loop (2:20)
  23. Sonata for Solo Viola: III. Facsar (6:57)
  24. Sonata for Solo Viola: IV. Prestissimo con sordino (1:37)
  25. Sonata for Solo Viola: V. Lamento (3:23)
  26. Sonata for Solo Viola: VI. Chaconne chromatique (3:20)

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