Music Banter - View Single Post - Ligeti Appreciation Thread... For Dissonance Lovers

ixtlan22 · 02-11-2009, 11:38 AM

Ok so I was just introduced to this gentleman's music last night. His name is Gyorgy Sandor Ligeti. I see a few of you have listed him as one of your favorite modern composers. He's from Transylvania and also lived in Hungary and Austria. Apparently some of his music is featured in various Kubrick films which would explain part of why I like him so much. (Thank you Wikipedia). His tunes are super dissonant. Supposedly his best music is composed for piano. Here are two examples. I'm hooked... and as the title of this thread states, this is probably due to my addiction to (well thought out) dissonance. Please ignore the first few seconds of the second video and try to enjoy the piece despite the obvious psychological short-comings of the person playing it. Opinions?

02-11-2009, 11:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
ixtlan22 Loves Jan Terri Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 184	Ligeti Appreciation Thread... For Dissonance Lovers Ok so I was just introduced to this gentleman's music last night. His name is Gyorgy Sandor Ligeti. I see a few of you have listed him as one of your favorite modern composers. He's from Transylvania and also lived in Hungary and Austria. Apparently some of his music is featured in various Kubrick films which would explain part of why I like him so much. (Thank you Wikipedia). His tunes are super dissonant. Supposedly his best music is composed for piano. Here are two examples. I'm hooked... and as the title of this thread states, this is probably due to my addiction to (well thought out) dissonance. Please ignore the first few seconds of the second video and try to enjoy the piece despite the obvious psychological short-comings of the person playing it. Opinions? __________________ "Peculiar travel suggestions are dancing lessons from God." -Bockonon-