Ligeti

The Ensemble Intercontemporain and its new music director Pierre Bleuse pay homage to György Ligeti, whose centenary we celebrated in 2023: ‘Ligeti is one of the greatest composers of the twentieth century and certainly one of those who first made a powerful aesthetic impact on me personally!. This recording, which combines concertos and chamber music, highlights the EIC’s qualities as soloists and chamber musicians. And I’m not forgetting that Ligeti is an integral part of the repertoire of the Ensemble, which has performed his works extensively. So this is an ideal way of beginning my own story with the EIC’, says Pierre Bleuse, who brings his personal conception to these works and seeks to approach each score like ‘a virgin forest’. A noteworthy feature here is the new cadenza composed by Philippe Maunoury for the Violin Concerto, with Hae-Sun Kang as soloist. Renaud Déjardin (cello) and Dimitri Vassilakis (piano) perform the other concertos of this tribute programme.

Disc 1
1: I. Praeludium: Vivacissimo Luminoso
2: II. Aria - Hoquetus - Choral: Andante Con Moto
3: III. Intermezzo: Presto Fluido
4: IV. Passacaglia: Lento Intenso
5: V. Appassionato: Agitato Molto
6: I.
7: II. Lo Stesso Tempo
8: I. Vivace Molto Ritmico E Preciso
9: II. Lento E Deserto
10: III. Vivace Cantabile
11: IV. Allegro Risoluto
12: V. Presto Luminoso

Disc 2
1: I. Corrente
2: II. Calmo Sostenuto
3: III. Movimento Preciso E Meccanico
4: IV. Presto
5: Capriccio No. 1
6: Capriccio No. 2
7: I. Induló
8: II. Polifón Etüd
9: III. Három Lakodalmi Tánc: No. 1. Kapuban a Szekér
10: III. Három Lakodalmi Tánc: No. 2. Hopp Ide Tisztán
11: III. Három Lakodalmi Tánc: No. 3. Csángó Forgós
12: IV. Sonatina: No. 1. Allegro
13: IV. Sonatina: No. 2. Andante
14: IV. Sonatina: No. 3. Vivace
15: V. Allegro
16: I. Hora Lungâ. Lento Rubato, Ma Ritmico
17: II. Loop. Molto Vivace, Ritmico - With Swing
18: III. Facsar. Andante Cantabile Ed Espressivo
19: IV. Prestissimo Con Sordino
20: V. Lamento. Tempo Giusto, Intenso E Barbaro
21: VI. Chaconne Chromatique. Vivace Appassionato, Molto Ritmico E Feroce
22: I. Andantino Con Tenerezza
23: II. Vivacissimo Molto Ritmico
24: III. Alla Marcia
25: IV. Lamento. Adagio

Composer: Gyorgy Ligeti

Conductor: Pierre Bleuse

Number of Discs: 2

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