tracks

Melodien
Chamber Concerto (For Thirteen Instrumentalists)
I: Corrente (Fließend)
II: Calmo, Sostenuto
III: Movimento Preciso E Meccanico
IV: Presto
Piano Concerto
I: Vivace Molto Ritmico E Preciso
II: Lento E Deserto
III: Vivace Cantabile
IV: Allegro Risoluto, Molto Ritmico
V: Presto Luminoso
Mysteries Of The Macabre
Lontano
Atmosphères
Apparitions
I: Lento
II: Agitato
San Francisco Polyphony
Concert Românesc
I: Andantino
II: Allegro Vivace
III: Adagio Ma Non Troppo
IV: Molto Vivace
Cello Concerto
I
II
Clocks And Clouds
Violin Concerto
I: Vivacissimo Luminoso
II: Aria, Hoquetus, Chora. Andanto Con Moto
III: Intermezzo. Presto Fluido
IV: Passacaglia. Lento Intenso
V: Appassionato. Agitato Molto
Síppal, Dobbal, Nádihegedüvel: Weöres Sándor Verseire
I: Fabula
II: Táncdal
III: Kinai Templom
IV: Kuli
V: Alma Álma
VI: Keserédes
VII: Szajkó
Hamburg Concerto
I: Praeludium
II: Signale, Tanz, Choral
III: Aria, Akask, Hoketus
IV: Solo, Intermezzo, Mixtur, Kanon
V: Spectra
VI: Capriccio
VII: Hymnus
Double Concerto
I: Calmo, Con Tenerezza
II: Allegro Corrente
Ramifications
Requiem
I: Introitus. Sostenuto
II: Kyrie. Molto Espressivo
III: De Die Judicii Sequentia. Subito: Agitato Molto
IV: Lacrimosa. Molto Lento
Aventures, Nouvelles Aventures
Aventures
Nouvelles Aventures I
Nouvelles Aventures II
Artikulation For Tape
Eight Pieces From "Musica Ricercata"
I: Sostenuto
II: Allegro Con Spirito
III: Tempo Di Valse (Poco Vivace - Á L'Orgue De Barbarie)
IV: Con Moto, Giusto - Cantabile, Molto Legato
V: Vivace. Energico
VI: (Béla Bartók In Memoriam) Adagio. Mesto - Allegretto Maestoso
VII: Vivace. Capriccioso
VIII: (Omaggio A Girolamo Frescobaldi) Andante Misurato E Tranquillo
Cello Sonata
I: Dialogo. Adagio, Rubato, Cantabile
II: Capriccio. Presto Con Slancio
The Big Turtle Fanfare From The South China Sea
Baladă Şi Joc (Ballad And Dance) After Romanian Folksongs
I: Andantino
II: Allegro Vivace, Energish
III: Régi Magyar Társas Táncok (Old Hungerian Ballroom Dances)

notes

CD1: ℗ 2001 Teldec Classics © 2015 Parlophone Records Limited
CD2: ℗ 2002 Teldec Classics © 2015 Parlophone Records Limited
CD3: ℗ 2002 Teldec Classics © 2015 Parlophone Records Limited
CD4: ℗ 2003 Teldec Classics © 2015 Parlophone Records Limited
CD5: ℗ 2004 Warner Classics © 2015 Parlophone Records Limited

Musica ricercata released under license from Sony Music. ℗ 2004 Sony Music
Introductory note and translations © 2001-2003 Teldec Classics & 2004 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd.

Packaging: Clamshell box set with CDs stored in individual slipcases plus a 52 page booklet featuring notes by György Ligeti on his works in English, French & German.

Lontano (2-1), Atmosphères (2-2), San Francisco Polyphony (2-5), Requiem (4-11 to 4-14), Aventures (5-1) and Nouvelles Aventures (5-2 and 5-3) are noted as being live recordings.

Recording locations:
- Studio für elektronische Musik, WDR, Köln, February-March 1958 (CD5 Artikulation);
- Sendesaal, DeutschlandRadio, Cologne, 11 March 1995 (CD5 Musica ricercata);
- Stichting Muziekcentrum van de Omroep, Hilversum, September 2000 (CD1), 5 September 2000 (CD5 Big Turtle Fanfare);
- Philharmonie Berlin, 13-16 December 2001 (CD2), 8-11 November 2002 (CD4 Requiem - live recording);
- Teldec Classics Studio Berlin, 7-9 April 2001 (CD3 Síppal, dobbal, nádihegedüvel);
- Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, 12-16 September 2001 (CD3 Cello Concerto, Clocks and Clouds & Violin Concerto, CD4 Ramifications, CD5 Baladă Şi Joc), 2 October 2002 (CD4 Double Concerto), 3 October 2002 (CD4 Hamburg Concerto), 4 October 2002 (CD5 Régi magyar társas táncok);
- Theater Felix Merites, Amsterdam, 17-19 May 2002 (CD5 Aventures, Nouvelles Aventures - live recording);
- Teldex Studio, Berlin, 17-19 May 2002 (CD5 Cello Sonata);
- February 2003 (CD5 Artikulation, down-mix).

credits

Arranged By – Max Bonnay (tracks: 5-5 to 5-12)
Art Direction [For Wlp Ltd.] – Claudia Wafer
Choir – London Voices (tracks: 4-11 to 4-14)
Chorus Master – Terry Edwards (2) (tracks: 4-11 to 4-14)
Composed By – György Ligeti
Conductor – Jonathan Nott (tracks: 2-1 to 2-9, 4-11 to 4-14), Reinbert de Leeuw (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11, 3-4 to 3-8, 4-8 to 4-10, 5-1 to 5-3, 5-16 to 5-18)
Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Martina Gottschau
Edited By – Christoph Claßen (tracks: 4-1 to 5-18), Philipp Knop, René Möller (tracks: 3-1 to 3-15)
Engineer [Assistant] – Christiane Voitz (tracks: 3-9 to 3-15), Hansjörg Seiler (tracks: 2-1 to 2-9), Niels Müller (tracks: 4-1 to 4-10), Peter Weinsheimer (tracks: 4-11 to 4-14), Philipp Knop (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11, 3-1 to 3-8, 4-10 to 4-14, 5-15 to 5-18), René Möller (tracks: 5-1 to 5-3), Tim Wood (2)
Engineer [Recording] – Christian Feldgen (tracks: 2-1 to 2-9), Philipp Knop (tracks: 4-1 to 4-10, 5-18), Tobias Lehmann (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11, 3-1 to 3-13, 4-10, 4-11, 5-1 to 5-18)
Ensemble – Amadinda Percussion Group (tracks: 3-9 to 3-15), Asko Ensemble (tracks: 1-6 to 1-11, 3-4 to 3-8, 4-8 to 4-10, 5-16 to 5-18), Schönberg Ensemble (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5, 3-4 to 3-8, 4-8 to 4-10, 5-1 to 5-3, 5-16 to 5-18)
Executive-Producer – Wolfgang Mohr
Horn – Marie Luise Neunecker (tracks: 4-1 to 4-7)
Horn [Obligato Natural Horns] – Ozan Çakar (tracks: 4-1 to 4-7), Sybille Mahni, (tracks: 4-1 to 4-7), Simon Breyer (tracks: 4-1 to 4-7), Thomas Bernstein (tracks: 4-1 to 4-7)
Liner Notes – György Ligeti
Liner Notes [Lyrics Translation] – Gyula Hellenbart, Marielle Ostendorf, Sharon Krebs
Liner Notes [Translation] – Hugues Mousseau, Jean-Claude Poyet, Louise Duchesneau
Mastered By – Christoph Claßen (tracks: 5-1 to 5-18), Philipp Knop (tracks: 3-1 to 4-14), René Möller (tracks: 3-1 to 3-15)
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Katalin Károlyi, (tracks: 3-9 to 3-15), Margriet Van Reisen (tracks: 4-11 to 4-14)
Musical Assistance – Franck Ollu (tracks: 4-11 to 4-14)
Orchestra – Berliner Philharmoniker (tracks: 2-1 to 2-9, 4-11 to 4-14)
Percussion [Amadinda Percussion Group] – Aurél Holló (tracks: 3-9 to 3-15), Károly Bojtos (tracks: 3-9 to 3-15), Zoltán Rácz (tracks: 3-9 to 3-15), Zoltán Váczi (tracks: 3-9 to 3-15)
Photography By – Akg-Images, Marion Kalter
Piano – Pierre-Laurent Aimard (tracks: 1-6 to 1-10)
Producer [Recording] – Christoph Claßen, Ulrich Schneider
Soprano Vocals – Caroline Stein (tracks: 4-11 to 4-14)
Violin – Frank Peter Zimmermann (tracks: 3-4 to 3-8)

companies

Recorded At – Studio Für Elektronische Musik, Köln
Recorded At – Deutschlandfunk Sendesaal
Recorded At – Muziekcentrum van de Omroep (MCO)
Recorded At – Berliner Philharmonie
Recorded At – Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht
Recorded At – Felix Meritis
Recorded At – Teldec-Studio, Berlin
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Teldec Classics
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Classics
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony Music
Copyright (c) – Teldec Classics
Copyright (c) – Warner Classics
Copyright (c) – Parlophone Records Ltd.

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