''Hamburg Concerto'' (') for solo

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and chamber orchestra with four

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s is one of

György Ligeti 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" ...

's last works, composed in 1998–99 and revised in 2003. The work was commissioned by the ZEIT-Foundation, expressing the special wish that it should be associated with the City of

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. It is dedicated to the German horn player

Marie Luise Neunecker Marie Luise Neunecker (born 17 July 1955) is a German horn player and professor at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler". Professional career Neunecker was born in Erbes-Büdesheim. She studied musicology and German studies. She completed h ...

, who premiered the original six movements with the

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in January 2001 in Hamburg (the place of the premiere being another special wish from the ZEIT-foundation). The final revision is cast in seven movements: György Ligeti wrote about his work: The name was chosen in analogy to Bach's ''

Brandenburg Concertos The ''Brandenburg Concertos'' by Johann Sebastian Bach (Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis, BWV 1046–1051), are a collection of six instrumental works presented by Bach to Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg ...

'' (''Brandenburgische Konzerte''), Ligeti saw the naming as a dedication:

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