"The Ligeti Project" is a series of discs canvassing the many-faceted output of the octogenarian Hungarian composer that began over at Sony Classical. Weak sales caused Sony to shut the program down, at which point the series moved over to Teldec. Although Teldec has closed its doors for good, the project did manage to reach completion under its masthead. The Ligeti Project III is the penultimate installment in the series and listeners who enjoy contemporary music will want to welcome it with open arms. For a disc that ...
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"The Ligeti Project" is a series of discs canvassing the many-faceted output of the octogenarian Hungarian composer that began over at Sony Classical. Weak sales caused Sony to shut the program down, at which point the series moved over to Teldec. Although Teldec has closed its doors for good, the project did manage to reach completion under its masthead. The Ligeti Project III is the penultimate installment in the series and listeners who enjoy contemporary music will want to welcome it with open arms. For a disc that essentially is a grab bag of various Ligeti works that did not fit on earlier issues in the series (or in the case of Sippal, dobbal, nádihegeduvel, did not yet exist) this is a surprisingly unified and satisfying package as a whole. Reinbert de Leeuw pilots the Asko-Schönberg Ensemble through the orchestrally conceived works on the disc with a sense of purpose and a not-so-tight rein so as to let the works breathe a little. The cello concerto reunites cellist Siegfried Palm with the...
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Add this copy of Ligeti Project 3 to cart. $15.99, like new condition, Sold by Mom's Resale rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from River Hills, WI, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by Teldec Classics.
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