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composer: György Ligeti

for Violin and Orchestra

Premiere: November 3, 1990 Köln (D) · Saschko Gawriloff, Violine · Conductor: Gary Bertini · Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester October 8, 1992 Köln (D) · Saschko Gawriloff, Violine · Conductor: Peter Eötvös · Ensemble Modern (world première of the new version)
Orchestra instrumentation: 2 (1. auch Altfl. u. Sopranblfl., 2. auch Picc.) · 1 (auch Sopran-Okarina in C) · 2 (1. auch Es-Klar. u. Sopranino-Okarina in hoch F, 2. auch Bassklar. und Alt-Okarina in tief G) · 1 (auch Sopran-Okarina in C) - 2 · 1 · Tenorpos. · 0 - 3 P. S. (Gong · Crot. · 2 hg. Beck · Tamt. · Tamb. · kl. Tr. · gr. Tr. · Peitsche · 2 Woodbl. · Röhrengl. · Glsp. · Xyl. · Vibr. · Marimba · 2 Lotosfl.) (2 Spieler) - Str. (5 [davon 1 mit Skordatur] · 0 · 3 [davon 1 mit Skordatur] · 2 · 1)
Publisher: Schott Music
Duration: 28' 0''
Year of composition: 1990/1992
Edition: full score
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Magány - Solitude

Seven

Trauermusik

Ligeti‘s violin concerto, in its final form, is in five movements. As if each of the movements were not astonishing enough for the breadth of ideas as it is, the finale layers them all on top of each other. The shimmering harmonics, the slow-moving, soaring melodies, the rhythmic complexities combine to raise the level of excitement. After a brief episode of the Hungarian folksong, the music reaches a dramatic, multiple-forte climax before the violin launches into the final cadenza which is the most dramatic moment of the work. The concerto ends almost immediately, as if cut off in the middle.

I Vivace luminoso
II Aria, Hoquetus, Choral. Andante
III Intermezzo. Presto
IV Passacaglia. Lento intenso
V Appassionato. Agitato molto