Ligeti: Complete String Quartets / Verona Quartet

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Label
Dynamic
Release Date
December 15, 2023
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Gyorgy Ligeti
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Verona Quartet
    • PERFORMER
      Verona Quartet
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      December 15, 2023
    • UPC
      8007144080105
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      DYN-CDS8010
    • LABEL
      Dynamic
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Contemporary Era
    Works ⌄

    1. Allegro grazioso -

      Composer: György Ligeti

      Ensemble: Verona Quartet

    2. Vivace, capriccioso -

      Composer: György Ligeti

      Ensemble: Verona Quartet

    3. Adagio, mesto -

      Composer: György Ligeti

      Ensemble: Verona Quartet

    4. Presto -

      Composer: György Ligeti

      Ensemble: Verona Quartet

    5. Prestissimo -

      Composer: György Ligeti

      Ensemble: Verona Quartet

    6. Andante tranquillo -

      Composer: György Ligeti

      Ensemble: Verona Quartet

    7. Tempo di valse, moderato, con eleganza, un poco capriccioso -

      Composer: György Ligeti

      Ensemble: Verona Quartet

    8. Subito prestissimo -

      Composer: György Ligeti

      Ensemble: Verona Quartet

    9. Allegretto, un poco gioviale -

      Composer: György Ligeti

      Ensemble: Verona Quartet

    10. Prestissimo -

      Composer: György Ligeti

      Ensemble: Verona Quartet

    11. Ad libitum, senza misura -

      Composer: György Ligeti

      Ensemble: Verona Quartet

    12. Lento

      Composer: György Ligeti

      Ensemble: Verona Quartet

    13. I. Allegro nervoso

      Composer: György Ligeti

      Ensemble: Verona Quartet

    14. II. Sostenuto, molto calmo

      Composer: György Ligeti

      Ensemble: Verona Quartet

    15. III. Come un meccanismo di precisione

      Composer: György Ligeti

      Ensemble: Verona Quartet

    16. IV. Presto furioso, brutale, tumultuoso

      Composer: György Ligeti

      Ensemble: Verona Quartet

    17. V. Allegro con delicatezza

      Composer: György Ligeti

      Ensemble: Verona Quartet

    18. Andante cantabile

      Composer: György Ligeti

      Ensemble: Verona Quartet

    19. Allegretto poco capriccioso

      Composer: György Ligeti

      Ensemble: Verona Quartet


This album presents the complete works Ligeti composed for string quartet between 1950 and 1968. The two numbered string quartets are predated by a lyrical early Andante and Allegretto, the folk-music inflections of which pre-echo the hints of Bartók in the first quartet, Métamorphoses nocturnes. The calculated anarchy, dynamic extremes and sublime atmospheres of the Second Quartet present Ligeti at his most distinctive. These spectacular works are performed here by the Verona Quartet, firmly established as one of the most distinguished ensembles on the chamber music scene today.

REVIEW:

This album, celebrating Ligeti’s 2023 centennial, presents his complete works for string quartet composed between 1950-1968. The two numbered string quartets are predated by a lyrical early Andante and Allegretto, the folk-music inflections of which foreshadow the hints of Bartók in the first quartet, Métamorphoses nocturnes. The calculated anarchy, dynamic extremes and sublime atmospheres of the Second Quartet present Ligeti at his most distinctive. These spectacular works are performed here by the Verona Quartet, winner of the Cleveland Quartet Award and currently serving as Quartet-in-Residence at Oberlin College and Conservatory.

-- TheViolinist.com