Biography
One of the most original compositional voices of the second half of the 20th century, Ligeti escaped Hungary after the 1956 uprising and developed a radical micropolyphonic style. His Etudes for piano (eighteen pieces in three books) are the most significant contribution to the form since Debussy — technically ferocious, rhythmically complex, and drawing on influences from Nancarrow, African polyrhythm, and fractal geometry.
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Works (35)
Études pour piano, Livre 1
- Étude No. 1: Désordre Désordre Difficulty
- Étude No. 2: Cordes à vide Cordes à vide Difficulty
- Étude No. 3: Touches bloquées Touches bloquées Difficulty
- Étude No. 4: Fanfares Fanfares Difficulty
- Étude No. 5: Arc-en-ciel Arc-en-ciel Difficulty
- Étude No. 6: Automne à Varsovie Automne à Varsovie Difficulty
Études pour piano, Livre 2
- Étude No. 7: Galamb borong Galamb borong Difficulty
- Étude No. 8: Fém Fém Difficulty
- Étude No. 9: Vertige Vertige Difficulty
- Étude No. 10: Der Zauberlehrling Der Zauberlehrling Difficulty
- Étude No. 11: En suspens En suspens Difficulty
- Étude No. 12: Entrelacs Entrelacs Difficulty
- Étude No. 13: L'escalier du diable L'escalier du diable Difficulty
- Étude No. 14: Coloana fără sfârșit Coloana fără sfârșit Difficulty
Études pour piano, Livre 3
- Étude No. 15: White on White White on White Difficulty
- Étude No. 16: Pour Irina Pour Irina Difficulty
- Étude No. 17: À bout de souffle À bout de souffle Difficulty
- Étude No. 18: Canon Canon Difficulty
Monument – Selbstporträt – Bewegung
- Monument Difficulty
- Selbstporträt mit Reich und Riley (und Chopin ist auch dabei) Difficulty
- Bewegung Difficulty
Musica ricercata
- Musica ricercata, No. I No. I — Sostenuto · Misurato · Prestissimo Difficulty
- Musica ricercata, No. II No. II — Mesto, rigido e cerimoniale Difficulty
- Musica ricercata, No. III No. III — Allegro con spirito Key C Difficulty
- Musica ricercata, No. IV (Tempo di valse) No. IV — Tempo di valse Key E Difficulty
- Musica ricercata, No. V No. V — Rubato. Lamentoso Difficulty
- Musica ricercata, No. VI No. VI — Allegro molto capriccioso Difficulty
- Musica ricercata, No. VII No. VII — Cantabile, molto legato Difficulty
- Musica ricercata, No. VIII No. VIII — Vivace. Energico Difficulty
- Musica ricercata, No. IX (Béla Bartók in memoriam) No. IX — Adagio. Mesto (Bartók in memoriam) Difficulty
- Musica ricercata, No. X No. X — Vivace. Capriccioso Difficulty
- Musica ricercata, No. XI (Omaggio a Girolamo Frescobaldi) No. XI — Andante misurato (Omaggio a Frescobaldi) Difficulty
Other
- Hungarian Rock (Chaconne) Difficulty
- Passacaglia ungherese Difficulty
- L'arrache-cœur Difficulty