Pierre-Laurent Aimard was the first pianist to record Book One of Ligeti's preludes on an Erato release from the early '90s, which also included the first recording of the composer's Trio for horn, violin, and piano. The preludes were so dazzling and Aimard's playing was so dazzling that it was astonishing when the composer went on to write an equally dazzling second book and then a third, and when, in this performance of the first two books and the beginning of the third, made in 1996, Aimard surpassed his earlier effort. ...
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Pierre-Laurent Aimard was the first pianist to record Book One of Ligeti's preludes on an Erato release from the early '90s, which also included the first recording of the composer's Trio for horn, violin, and piano. The preludes were so dazzling and Aimard's playing was so dazzling that it was astonishing when the composer went on to write an equally dazzling second book and then a third, and when, in this performance of the first two books and the beginning of the third, made in 1996, Aimard surpassed his earlier effort. His playing is even more assured and incisive than before and each prelude is more strongly characterized. What's particularly remarkable is the way he differentiates the various layers of sound Ligeti creates. In the first prelude, "Désordre," for instance, he clearly articulates figures simultaneously moving at four different tempos. Aimard plays "Arc-en-ciel," a marvel of shimmering ephemerality, with exquisite delicacy. In the final movement of Book One, "Automne à Varsovie," the...
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