In memoriam György Ligeti

There are many “in memoriam” tributes on the web.

IMHO his most important and innovatives works are the compositions of sixties, starting with Apparitions (1959) and Atmosphères, to the Double Concerto for Oboe and Flauto 1972), through works like the Requiem, the Cello Concert, Lux Aeterna, Lontano, Ramifications, the Chamber Concerto, Melodien.
In this works Ligeti completely abandons the traditional melody, harmony and rhythm to create a musical flow made by clusters, chords and sound masses that seem to be still but live by an inner micropolyphony. A sound texture on which rhythm, harmony and micro melodies are melted to create an ever changing timbre, using traditional instruments to create sounds that resembles electronic textures.
Other Ligeti’s works are important in the music history, but the emotions that I feel when I first listened this music in the ’70 (I was near 20) are the things that I really like to remember.

On YouTube you can see the arté video of the Poème Symphonique pour 100 Metronomes.

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