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- Original Release Date: 1 May 2002
- Format - Music: MP3
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- Also available in CD Format
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| Song Title | Artist | Time | Price | |||
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| Play | 1. Lontano | Ligeti Project | 11:37 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 2. Atmosphères | Ligeti Project | 8:58 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 3. Apparitions : I Lento | Ligeti Project | 6:07 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 4. Apparitions : II Agitato | Ligeti Project | 2:33 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 5. San Francisco Polyphony | Ligeti Project | 12:54 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 6. Romanian Concerto : I Andantino | Ligeti Project | 3:01 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 7. Romanian Concerto : II Allegro vivace | Ligeti Project | 1:18 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 8. Romanian Concerto : III Adagio, ma non troppo | Ligeti Project | 3:00 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 9. Romanian Concerto : IV Molto vivace | Ligeti Project | 4:58 | £0.69 |
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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I cannot recommend this CD highly enough. Not only is the music beyond criticism, but performances any better than these could not be wished for.
The first two pieces on the CD, Lontano and Atmospheres, are both examples of Ligeti's "micropolyphony". In both these works every single orchestral player has their own individual part - and that includes 40-odd parts for each string player, all weaving in and out of each other in incredible detail. You can't hear all of the detail of course, but that's the whole point: and the Berlin Philharmonic, as we might perhaps expect, works like a perfectly oiled machine, of which each player is an equally perfect part. Ligeti is notorious for his demands he places on his players, not just in a solo context but in orchestral terms as well, but the orchestra rises to every challenge here and surmounts it effortlessly. Take the very opening of Atmospheres, where virtually the whole orchestra enters at once, but has to play as quietly as possible; it's a breathtaking effect. And I have never heard anything as magical as the 'harmonic cloud' section at the end of the work.
Apparitions is a slightly earlier work, and one with which I was not previously familiar, though I did know of its celebrated (or perhaps, not-so-celebrated) 'smashing a large sack filled with glass bottles with a big hammer' moment (which really has to be heard and not described!) The second of its two movements is another example of micropolyphony and all the above praise applies to this too. But there is far more violence in this work, and the excitement and suddenness of the extreme accents which pepper the score is admirably done. Another total success.
The Romanian Concerto is an earlier work still, and at times almost tonal (!) but it is wonderfully vigorous and the performance totally reflects this, making an exciting and fitting conclusion to this disc. Basically this is a must for any fans of Ligeti, obviously, but also for anyone who appreciates music which delves further into the possibilities of orchestral sound than the mainstream even of contemporary music.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
These are gripping performances of Ligeti's major orchestral works, captured in chilling atmosphere and intensity. Is't hard to find more compelling recordings of the works. Beautifully recorded.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Looked everywhere for this CD--and after much searching, here it was! Thanks--and for the prompt service, too.
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