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Ligeti: Complete String Quartets / Verona Quartet
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Ligeti: Complete String Quartets / Verona Quartet

$18.99

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Composer
Gyorgy Ligeti
Artist
Verona Quartet
Format
CD
Label
Dynamic
Released
Dec 15, 2023
Catalog #
DYN-CDS8010
UPC
8007144080105

About

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.

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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

Tracklist 19 tracks

  1. 1 Allegro grazioso - 01:32
    Track
    1
    Title
    Allegro grazioso -
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Ensemble
    Verona Quartet
  2. 2 Vivace, capriccioso - 02:11
    Track
    2
    Title
    Vivace, capriccioso -
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Ensemble
    Verona Quartet
  3. 3 Adagio, mesto - 02:21
    Track
    3
    Title
    Adagio, mesto -
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Ensemble
    Verona Quartet
  4. 4 Presto - 01:16
    Track
    4
    Title
    Presto -
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Ensemble
    Verona Quartet
  5. 5 Prestissimo - 01:37
    Track
    5
    Title
    Prestissimo -
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Ensemble
    Verona Quartet
  6. 6 Andante tranquillo - 03:05
    Track
    6
    Title
    Andante tranquillo -
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Ensemble
    Verona Quartet
  7. 7 Tempo di valse, moderato, con eleganza, un poco capriccioso - 00:55
    Track
    7
    Title
    Tempo di valse, moderato, con eleganza, un poco capriccioso -
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Ensemble
    Verona Quartet
  8. 8 Subito prestissimo - 01:38
    Track
    8
    Title
    Subito prestissimo -
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Ensemble
    Verona Quartet
  9. 9 Allegretto, un poco gioviale - 02:52
    Track
    9
    Title
    Allegretto, un poco gioviale -
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Ensemble
    Verona Quartet
  10. 10 Prestissimo - 01:44
    Track
    10
    Title
    Prestissimo -
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Ensemble
    Verona Quartet
  11. 11 Ad libitum, senza misura - 02:27
    Track
    11
    Title
    Ad libitum, senza misura -
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Ensemble
    Verona Quartet
  12. 12 Lento 00:49
    Track
    12
    Title
    Lento
    Duration
    00:49
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Ensemble
    Verona Quartet
  13. 13 I. Allegro nervoso 05:14
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Allegro nervoso
    Duration
    05:14
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Ensemble
    Verona Quartet
  14. 14 II. Sostenuto, molto calmo 05:01
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Sostenuto, molto calmo
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Ensemble
    Verona Quartet
  15. 15 III. Come un meccanismo di precisione 03:36
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Come un meccanismo di precisione
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Ensemble
    Verona Quartet
  16. 16 IV. Presto furioso, brutale, tumultuoso 02:14
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Presto furioso, brutale, tumultuoso
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Ensemble
    Verona Quartet
  17. 17 V. Allegro con delicatezza 06:08
    Track
    17
    Title
    V. Allegro con delicatezza
    Duration
    06:08
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Ensemble
    Verona Quartet
  18. 18 Andante cantabile 05:57
    Track
    18
    Title
    Andante cantabile
    Duration
    05:57
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Ensemble
    Verona Quartet
  19. 19 Allegretto poco capriccioso 06:34
    Track
    19
    Title
    Allegretto poco capriccioso
    Duration
    06:34
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Ensemble
    Verona Quartet