All Entries Tagged With: "Gyorgy Ligeti"
Gyorgy Ligeti: Romanian Concerto
Gyorgy Ligeti (1923-2006)
Romanian Concerto (1952)
Andantino
Allegro vivace
Adagio, ma non troppo
Molto vivace
When he wrote this piece, Ligeti was a harmony and counterpoint professor at the Budapest Conservatory, the school from which he graduated in 1949. It would still be four years before he and his wife would escape from Hungary by hiding under postbags [...]
Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival 2008 Highlights
Roughly five hours drive from the Southern Ontario conglomeration that is Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, London, Toronto etc, Ottawa is a bit of a hike. Miss Mussel did consider using ad revenue to fund her trip but then discovered that the $10.42 she has earned since July 2007 would only get her as far as Milton….or [...]
We Have A Winner
Giorgia from Operabouffe has written in with the answer.
Romanian Concerto (1952) by Gyorgy Ligeti of all people.
The piece only came to Miss Mussel’s attention last year as the result of a program note commission and what a find it was. Here’s the scoop:
Gyorgy Ligeti (1923-2006)
Romanian Concerto (1952)
Andantino
Allegro vivace
Adagio, ma non [...]
Quiz #1 Second Clue
Things are heating up in the Name That Tune contest going on here at The Omniscient Mussel this week.
The amnesiac or purposefully mysterious Sine Nomine has guessed Orff or Copland. While these are plausible, they aren’t possible mostly because they’re not the right answer.
Here are a few more clues:
The piece was written [...]
Come On Then, Have A Guess
Can anyone identify the piece, composer and year completed? There’s about ten seconds of silence at the first, so don’t be too hasty in turning your speakers up to eleven.
Send your thoughts in an email or drop a guess in the comments. A clue will be given each day this week until someone comes [...]
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