Allow me to de-lurk for a moment to answer this--
On Wed, 22 Jan 1997, Chris Sattinger wrote:
quoted 2 lines Obscure question : does anyone know if Ligeti's Piano Concerto was> Obscure question : does anyone know if Ligeti's Piano Concerto was
> released ever ?
Yes. I'm sure there are at least two, one on DG and one on Sony, both should
be in print.
quoted 4 lines For those that don't know, check this man's work. Lux> For those that don't know, check this man's work. Lux
> Aeterna (stolen for the 2001 sound track by Kubrick) is only a hint of
> what he has done. String Quartets, operas, chamber music. All of it
> defines the creepy tonal splendour that electronic music loves so much :)
Do not underestimate the accuracy of these words! Ligeti's all that and a
wry, bizarre sense of humor too. It isn't all tone-cluster-music/
micropolyphony like Lux Aeterna and Atmospheres--in later works, the
textures are sparser, rhythms are edgier, and detail isn't always subsumed
into a large shape (as in L.A.) but is allowed to speak clearly, and
there's so much of it it's overwhelming. Microtunings in recent years
(Horn trio), and there's a phenomenally, well, "creepy" spot in the Piano
Cto with these ocarinas blowing these fuzzy, out-of-tune, otherworldly
chords. Shivers. Unforgettable. J
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