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The Études of György Ligeti, which he continued to compose for several decades, were among the works that inaugurated his late style, which in the composer's own words were neither tonal nor atonal, neither avant-garde nor traditional. Some of the titles ("Automne à Varsovie") suggest an Albumblatt or character piece rather than an etude, but Ligeti said that they were compositional studies as well as pianistic ones. Whatever the case, there is a very strong sense of processes being worked out in these pieces, and pianist Han Chen captures the excitement. The Études, and the two Capriccios that provide a little entr'acte, are filled with complex polyrhythms (remarkably for this giant of the avant-garde, his influences included sub-Saharan African music) and unusual pianistic textures; Chen has a real feel for these. Sample Vertige, from Book 2 of the Études, as it spirals into profound dizziness. Chen aptly captures Ligeti's repeated use of a brilliant high register, and the unabashed pianism of this music is given its full due. A powerfully persuasive reading of music that makes a good introduction to Ligeti and the challenging yet fully accessible music of his last decades, this recording made classical best-seller charts in the spring of 2023.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Han Chen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Han Chen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Han Chen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Han Chen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Han Chen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Han Chen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Han Chen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Han Chen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Han Chen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Han Chen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Han Chen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Han Chen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Han Chen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Han Chen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Han Chen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Han Chen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Han Chen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Han Chen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Han Chen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Han Chen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Han Chen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Album review
The Études of György Ligeti, which he continued to compose for several decades, were among the works that inaugurated his late style, which in the composer's own words were neither tonal nor atonal, neither avant-garde nor traditional. Some of the titles ("Automne à Varsovie") suggest an Albumblatt or character piece rather than an etude, but Ligeti said that they were compositional studies as well as pianistic ones. Whatever the case, there is a very strong sense of processes being worked out in these pieces, and pianist Han Chen captures the excitement. The Études, and the two Capriccios that provide a little entr'acte, are filled with complex polyrhythms (remarkably for this giant of the avant-garde, his influences included sub-Saharan African music) and unusual pianistic textures; Chen has a real feel for these. Sample Vertige, from Book 2 of the Études, as it spirals into profound dizziness. Chen aptly captures Ligeti's repeated use of a brilliant high register, and the unabashed pianism of this music is given its full due. A powerfully persuasive reading of music that makes a good introduction to Ligeti and the challenging yet fully accessible music of his last decades, this recording made classical best-seller charts in the spring of 2023.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:15
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Han Chen
- Composer: György Ligeti
- Label: Naxos
- Genre: Classical
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