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György Sándor Ligeti (/ ˈ l ɪ ɡ ə t i /; Hungarian: [ˈliɡɛti ˈɟørɟ ˈʃaːndor]; 28 May 1923 – 12 June 2006) was a Hungarian-Austrian composer of contemporary classical music. He has been described as "one of the most important avant-garde composers in the latter half of the twentieth century" and "one of the most innovative and ...
On 28 May 2023, the 100th anniversary of György Ligeti's birth, the composer's music was heard in concert halls all over the world - in cities with which his life was closely linked, such as Budapest, Vienna, and Hamburg, as well as in faraway places like Tokyo and Mexico City.
György Sándor Ligeti war ein österreichisch-ungarischer Komponist. Er gilt als einer der bedeutenden Komponisten des 20. Jahrhunderts und als Repräsentant der Neuen Musik. Einer breiteren Öffentlichkeit bekannt wurde Ligeti durch die Verwendung seines Orchesterwerks Atmosphères sowie seines Chorstücks Lux aeterna im Film 2001: Odyssee im ...
8 Jun 2024 · György Ligeti (born May 28, 1923, Diciosânmartin [now Tîrnăveni], Transylvania, Romania—died June 12, 2006, Vienna, Austria) was a leading composer of the branch of avant-garde music concerned principally with shifting masses of sound and tone colours.
György Ligeti's Lux Aeterna performed by A Cappella Amsterdam, Daniel Reuss & Susanne Van ElsIt is by far in my opinion the best interpretation of this work ...
György Ligeti, who lived starting in the mid-1950s partially in Germany and partially in Austria, and in 1967 became an Austrian citizen, was also active as an educator. From 1961 to 1971, he was guest professor for composition in Stockholm, in 1972 he was composer-in-residence at Stanford University, and from 1973 until 1989 he taught at the ...
Learn about the life and works of György Ligeti, a master of modern music who transcended the limitations of serialism and established his own unique style. The web page provides his biography, achievements, citation, and commemorative lectures.
