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Musica ricercata is a set of eleven pieces for piano by György Ligeti. The work was composed from 1951 to 1953, [1] shortly after the composer began lecturing at the Budapest Academy of Music. [2] The work premiered on 18 November 1969 in Sundsvall, Sweden. Although the ricercata (or ricercar) is an established contrapuntal style (and the ...
43K views 4 years ago. ...more. Performed at the Royal Academy of Music, Duke’s Hall, LondonLeona Crasi, pianoMusica Ricercata (1951-53) by Gyorgy Ligeti (1923-2006):00:00 I Sostenuto ·...
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Omaggio a Girolamo Fescobaldi. In 1953, Ligeti made arrangements of selected pieces (nos. 3, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 10) as the Six Bagatelles for wind quintet, and an arrangement of the final piece as the Ricercare for organ. The theme of the third piece was also used in the first movement of the 1950 sonatina for piano duet.
Jul 26, 2011 · György Ligeti, Musica Ricercata.Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano._____________________________________________________The music published on my channel is dedica...
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György-Ligeti. Musica Ricercata. Comment of the composer on the work. The authorities allowed the Cello Sonata (first movement 1948, second movement 1953) to be recorded for public radio. It was broadcast once. It could not, however, be performed in concert because of its “formalistic” second movement. The eleven piano pieces Musica ...
His diverse and distinctive output continues to influence and inspire contemporary composers and musicians. One of Ligeti's most compelling creations is "Musica Ricercata," a set of eleven piano pieces composed between 1951 and 1953 (and which was used in another Kubrick’s 1999 film, “Eyes Wide Shut”).
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That the composer Ligeti was fascinated and influenced by Romanian folk music is not only reflected in his arrangements of folk songs or folk-like materi-al37 but rather by certain harmonic and voice-leading phenomena of Musica ricercata – a work in which Ligeti strives to find his own voice.
