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Ligeti

Ensemble InterContemporain and Pierre Bleuse

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This double album celebrates the hundredth birthday of György Ligeti (2023), which coincides with the beginning of Pierre Bleuse’s tenure as head of the Ensemble InterContemporain, founded in Paris in 1976 by Pierre Boulez. It also represents an excellent entry point for diving more deeply into the music of this great Hungarian composer, who passed away in 2006. The program, revolving around seven concert and chamber works, encompasses each of Ligeti’s creative periods, from his post-Bartok beginnings prior to his exile to Western Europe, up until his final works, like the “Violin Concerto” that opens the album, featuring a highly sensitive interpretation from violinist Hae-Sun Kang. The work teems with complex sonoric details and stunning, unusual tones, such as those of the ocarina. The “Cello Concerto” (Renaud Déjardin), “Piano Concerto” (Dmitri Vassilakis) and the “Chamber Concerto for 13 Instrumentalists” further highlight the InterContemporain’s superb soloists. Within the album’s chamber music selection, one discovers pieces for solo piano and for four hands, the “Sonata for Solo Viola,” and the “Trio for Violin, Horn, and Piano” composed in 1982 to pay homage to the trio that Brahms had written for the same instruments a century prior. © François Hudry/Qobuz

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Concerto pour violon et orchestre (György Ligeti)

1
I. Praeludium: Vivacissimo luminoso
Ensemble Intercontemporain
00:04:14

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Ensemble InterContemporain, Ensemble, MainArtist - Hae-Sun Kang, MainArtist - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Pierre Bleuse, Conductor, MainArtist - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer

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2
II. Aria - Hoquetus - Choral: Andante con moto
Ensemble Intercontemporain
00:07:41

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Ensemble InterContemporain, Ensemble, MainArtist - Hae-Sun Kang, MainArtist - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Pierre Bleuse, Conductor, MainArtist - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer

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3
III. Intermezzo: Presto fluido
Ensemble Intercontemporain
00:02:16

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Ensemble InterContemporain, Ensemble, MainArtist - Hae-Sun Kang, MainArtist - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Pierre Bleuse, Conductor, MainArtist - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer

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IV. Passacaglia: Lento intenso
Ensemble Intercontemporain
00:06:19

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Ensemble InterContemporain, Ensemble, MainArtist - Hae-Sun Kang, MainArtist - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Pierre Bleuse, Conductor, MainArtist - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer

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5
V. Appassionato: Agitato molto
Ensemble Intercontemporain
00:07:35

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Ensemble InterContemporain, Ensemble, MainArtist - Hae-Sun Kang, MainArtist - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Pierre Bleuse, Conductor, MainArtist - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer

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Concerto pour violoncelle et orchestre (György Ligeti)

6
I. ♩ = 40
Ensemble Intercontemporain
00:06:27

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Ensemble InterContemporain, Ensemble, MainArtist - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Renaud Déjardin, MainArtist - Edition Peters, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Pierre Bleuse, Conductor, MainArtist - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer

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7
II. Lo stesso tempo
Ensemble Intercontemporain
00:07:12

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Ensemble InterContemporain, Ensemble, MainArtist - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Renaud Déjardin, MainArtist - Edition Peters, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Pierre Bleuse, Conductor, MainArtist - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer

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Concerto pour piano et orchestre (György Ligeti)

8
I. Vivace molto ritmico e preciso
Ensemble Intercontemporain
00:03:40

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Ensemble InterContemporain, Ensemble, MainArtist - Dimitri Vassilakis, MainArtist - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Pierre Bleuse, Conductor, MainArtist - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer

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9
II. Lento e deserto
Ensemble Intercontemporain
00:06:20

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Ensemble InterContemporain, Ensemble, MainArtist - Dimitri Vassilakis, MainArtist - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Pierre Bleuse, Conductor, MainArtist - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer

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10
III. Vivace cantabile
Ensemble Intercontemporain
00:04:19

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Ensemble InterContemporain, Ensemble, MainArtist - Dimitri Vassilakis, MainArtist - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Pierre Bleuse, Conductor, MainArtist - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer

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11
IV. Allegro risoluto
Ensemble Intercontemporain
00:05:05

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Ensemble InterContemporain, Ensemble, MainArtist - Dimitri Vassilakis, MainArtist - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Pierre Bleuse, Conductor, MainArtist - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer

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12
V. Presto luminoso
Ensemble Intercontemporain
00:03:34

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Ensemble InterContemporain, Ensemble, MainArtist - Dimitri Vassilakis, MainArtist - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Pierre Bleuse, Conductor, MainArtist - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer

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DISC 2

Kammerkonzert pour treize instrumentistes (György Ligeti)

1
I. Corrente
Jeanne-Marie Conquer
00:05:14

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Jens McManama, MainArtist - Odile Auboin, MainArtist - Hideki Nagano, MainArtist - Jeanne-Marie Conquer, MainArtist - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Sébastien Vichard, MainArtist - Alain Billard, MainArtist - Emmanuelle Ophèle, MainArtist - Diego Tosi, MainArtist - Eric-Maria Couturier, MainArtist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Jérôme Comte, MainArtist - Nicolas Crosse, MainArtist - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Philippe Grauvogel, MainArtist - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer - Lucas Ounissi, MainArtist

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2
II. Calmo sostenuto
Jeanne-Marie Conquer
00:05:57

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Jens McManama, MainArtist - Odile Auboin, MainArtist - Hideki Nagano, MainArtist - Jeanne-Marie Conquer, MainArtist - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Sébastien Vichard, MainArtist - Alain Billard, MainArtist - Emmanuelle Ophèle, MainArtist - Diego Tosi, MainArtist - Eric-Maria Couturier, MainArtist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Jérôme Comte, MainArtist - Nicolas Crosse, MainArtist - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Philippe Grauvogel, MainArtist - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer - Lucas Ounissi, MainArtist

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3
III. Movimento preciso e meccanico
Jeanne-Marie Conquer
00:03:35

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Jens McManama, MainArtist - Odile Auboin, MainArtist - Hideki Nagano, MainArtist - Jeanne-Marie Conquer, MainArtist - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Sébastien Vichard, MainArtist - Alain Billard, MainArtist - Emmanuelle Ophèle, MainArtist - Diego Tosi, MainArtist - Eric-Maria Couturier, MainArtist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Jérôme Comte, MainArtist - Nicolas Crosse, MainArtist - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Philippe Grauvogel, MainArtist - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer - Lucas Ounissi, MainArtist

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4
IV. Presto
Jeanne-Marie Conquer
00:03:07

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Jens McManama, MainArtist - Odile Auboin, MainArtist - Hideki Nagano, MainArtist - Jeanne-Marie Conquer, MainArtist - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Sébastien Vichard, MainArtist - Alain Billard, MainArtist - Emmanuelle Ophèle, MainArtist - Diego Tosi, MainArtist - Eric-Maria Couturier, MainArtist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Jérôme Comte, MainArtist - Nicolas Crosse, MainArtist - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Philippe Grauvogel, MainArtist - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer - Lucas Ounissi, MainArtist

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Capriccio n° 1 (György Ligeti)

5
Allegretto capriccioso
Dimitri Vassilakis
00:02:19

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Dimitri Vassilakis, MainArtist - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer

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Capriccio n° 2 (György Ligeti)

6
Allegro robusto
Dimitri Vassilakis
00:02:03

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Dimitri Vassilakis, MainArtist - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer

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Fünf Stücke pour piano à quatre mains (György Ligeti)

7
I. Induló
Dimitri Vassilakis
00:01:58

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Dimitri Vassilakis, MainArtist - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Sébastien Vichard, MainArtist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer

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8
II. Polifón etüd
Dimitri Vassilakis
00:01:38

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Dimitri Vassilakis, MainArtist - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Sébastien Vichard, MainArtist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer

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9
III. Három Lakodalmi tánc: No. 1, kapuban a szekér
Dimitri Vassilakis
00:00:24

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Dimitri Vassilakis, MainArtist - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Sébastien Vichard, MainArtist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer

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10
III. Három Lakodalmi tánc: No. 2, Hopp ide tisztán
Dimitri Vassilakis
00:01:05

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Dimitri Vassilakis, MainArtist - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Sébastien Vichard, MainArtist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer

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11
III. Három Lakodalmi tánc: No. 3, Csángó forgós
Dimitri Vassilakis
00:00:59

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Dimitri Vassilakis, MainArtist - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Sébastien Vichard, MainArtist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer

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12
IV. Sonatin: No. 1, Allegro
Dimitri Vassilakis
00:01:11

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Dimitri Vassilakis, MainArtist - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Sébastien Vichard, MainArtist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer

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13
IV. Sonatina: No. 2, Andante
Dimitri Vassilakis
00:01:13

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Dimitri Vassilakis, MainArtist - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Sébastien Vichard, MainArtist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer

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14
IV. Sonatina: No. 3, AVivace
Dimitri Vassilakis
00:01:23

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Dimitri Vassilakis, MainArtist - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Sébastien Vichard, MainArtist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer

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15
V. Allegro
Dimitri Vassilakis
00:00:46

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Dimitri Vassilakis, MainArtist - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Sébastien Vichard, MainArtist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer

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Sonate pour alto (György Ligeti)

16
I. Hora Lungâ. Lento rubato, ma ritmico
John Stulz
00:05:44

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer - John Stulz, MainArtist

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17
II. Loop. Molto vivace, ritmico - With Swing
John Stulz
00:02:09

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer - John Stulz, MainArtist

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18
III. Facsar. Andante cantabile ed espressivo
John Stulz
00:06:16

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer - John Stulz, MainArtist

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19
IV. Prestissimo con sordino
John Stulz
00:01:33

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer - John Stulz, MainArtist

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20
V. Lamento. Tempo giusto, intenso e barbaro
John Stulz
00:03:08

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer - John Stulz, MainArtist

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21
VI. Chaconne chromatique. Vivace appassionato, molto ritmico e feroce
John Stulz
00:02:59

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer - John Stulz, MainArtist

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Trio pour violon, cor et piano (György Ligeti)

22
I. Andantino con tenerezza
Diego Tosi
00:06:11

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Sébastien Vichard, MainArtist - Diego Tosi, MainArtist - Jean-Christophe Vervoitte, MainArtist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer

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23
II. Vivacissimo molto ritmico
Diego Tosi
00:05:17

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Sébastien Vichard, MainArtist - Diego Tosi, MainArtist - Jean-Christophe Vervoitte, MainArtist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer

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24
III. Alla marcia
Diego Tosi
00:03:24

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Sébastien Vichard, MainArtist - Diego Tosi, MainArtist - Jean-Christophe Vervoitte, MainArtist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer

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25
IV. Lamento. Adagio
Diego Tosi
00:06:57

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Preben Iwan, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Sébastien Vichard, MainArtist - Diego Tosi, MainArtist - Jean-Christophe Vervoitte, MainArtist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Didier Martin, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer - Louise Burel, AssistantProducer

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Album review

This double album celebrates the hundredth birthday of György Ligeti (2023), which coincides with the beginning of Pierre Bleuse’s tenure as head of the Ensemble InterContemporain, founded in Paris in 1976 by Pierre Boulez. It also represents an excellent entry point for diving more deeply into the music of this great Hungarian composer, who passed away in 2006. The program, revolving around seven concert and chamber works, encompasses each of Ligeti’s creative periods, from his post-Bartok beginnings prior to his exile to Western Europe, up until his final works, like the “Violin Concerto” that opens the album, featuring a highly sensitive interpretation from violinist Hae-Sun Kang. The work teems with complex sonoric details and stunning, unusual tones, such as those of the ocarina. The “Cello Concerto” (Renaud Déjardin), “Piano Concerto” (Dmitri Vassilakis) and the “Chamber Concerto for 13 Instrumentalists” further highlight the InterContemporain’s superb soloists. Within the album’s chamber music selection, one discovers pieces for solo piano and for four hands, the “Sonata for Solo Viola,” and the “Trio for Violin, Horn, and Piano” composed in 1982 to pay homage to the trio that Brahms had written for the same instruments a century prior. © François Hudry/Qobuz

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