List Of Compositions By György Ligeti
This is a list of compositions by György Ligeti. Orchestral Concertos * ''Concert românesc'' (1951) * Cello Concerto, for Siegfried Palm (1966) * Chamber Concerto, for 13 instrumentalists (1969–70) * Double Concerto, for flute, oboe and orchestra (1972) * Piano Concerto (1985–88) * Violin Concerto (1989–93) * ''Hamburg Concerto'', for horn and chamber orchestra with 4 obbligato natural horns (1998–99, revised 2002) Works for chamber orchestra * ''Fragment'' (1961) * '' Ramifications'' (1968–69), for string orchestra or 12 solo strings Works for full orchestra * ''Apparitions'' (1958–59) * ''Atmosphères'' (1961) * ''Lontano'' (1967) * ''Melodien'' (1971) * ''San Francisco Polyphony'' (1973–74) Chamber/Instrumental Works for string quartet * ''Andante and Allegretto'', for string quartet (1950) * String Quartet No. 1 ''Métamorphoses nocturnes'' (1953–54) * String Quartet No. 2 (1968) Works for string duet * '' Baladă și joc (Ballad and Da ...
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György Ligeti (1984)
György Sándor Ligeti (; ; 28 May 1923 – 12 June 2006) was a Hungarian-Austrian composer of contemporary classical music. He has been described as "one of the most important avant-garde composers in the latter half of the twentieth century" and "one of the most innovative and influential among progressive figures of his time". Born in Transylvania, Romania, he lived in the Hungarian People's Republic before emigrating to Austria in 1956. He became an Austrian citizen in 1968. In 1973 he became professor of composition at the Hamburg Hochschule für Musik und Theater, where he worked until retiring in 1989. He died in Vienna in 2006. Restricted in his musical style by the authorities of Communist Hungary, only when he reached the West in 1956 could Ligeti fully realise his passion for avant-garde music and develop new compositional techniques. After experimenting with electronic music in Cologne, Germany, his breakthrough came with orchestral works such as ''Atmosphères'' ...
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