In the first of a new series exploring the history and recordings of less familiar works, Fabrice Fitch introduces a Modernist masterpiece Ligeti’s orchestral work Lontano is that rare bird, an ...
Ligeti: Lontano; Atmosphères; Apparitions; San Francisco Polyphony; Concert Romanesc Berlin Philharmonic/ Nott (Teldec) ***** £12.99 Apparitions, first performed in 1960, and Atmosphères, introduced ...
This second volume of Teldec's "Ligeti Project" confirms the status of the Hungarian master, who turns 80 next year, as one of the most powerful and original compositional voices of our time. The ...
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The Hungarian escaped two murderous regimes, wrote pieces to be played on metronomes and car horns, and depicted inner and outer space to Stanley Kubrick. Now, in his centenary year, the Proms will ...
For a crisp, concise summation of what a great orchestra can and should be doing, look no further than Thursday night's exciting concert in Davies Symphony Hall by Michael Tilson Thomas and the San ...
Tom Redmond chats to Tamara Stefanovich and members of the National Youth Orchestra ...