Konzert
composer: Gyoergy Ligeti
for Violin and Orchestra
Premiere: Uraufführung (Urfassung): 3. November 1990 Köln · Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester · Dirigent: Gary Bertini · Saschko Gawriloff, Violine
Uraufführung (Neufassung): 8. Oktober 1992 Köln, WDR · Ensemble Modern ·
Dirigent: Peter Eötvös · Saschko Gawriloff, Violine
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 Skord.] · 0 · 3 [davon 1 mit Skord.] · 2 · 1)
Publisher: Schott Music
Duration: 28' 0''
Year of composition: 1990/1992
Edition: full score
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Description
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.
Content
I Vivace luminoso
II Aria, Hoquetus, Choral: Andante
III Intermezzo: Presto
IV Passacaglia: Lento intenso
V Appassionato: Agitato molto
Recordings
Clear or Cloudy (2006)
Gyoergy Ligeti- Sonate für Cello solo
- Sechs Bagatellen für Bläserquinett
- String Quartet No. 1
- 10 Stücke für Bläserquinett
- String quartet No. 2
- Ramifications
- Melodien
- Kammerkonzert
- Mysteries of the Macabre
- Doppelkonzert
- Monument - Self portrait - Movement
- Études pour piano, Nos. 2, 4
- Konzert für Violine und Orchester
- + other works
various artists
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DG 477 644-3 (4 CDs)
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