György Ligeti (1923-2006)
Five Pieces for Piano Four-Hands
 11:44
1. Induló - March (1942) 2:05
2. Polifón etüd - Polyphonic Étude (1943) 2:09
3. Három lakodalmi tánc - Three wedding dances (1950) 2:38
4. Sonatina (1950) 4:10
5. Allegro (1943) 0:42
Irina Kataeva, Piano
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano
 (1942-1950)
Rec.: 1995
Sony SK 62307 (1997)
Magány
für dreistimmigen Chor a cappella
2:58
Schola Cantorum Stuttgart
Dir.: Clytus Gottwald
 (1946)
Rec.: 1983
Cadenza 800 896 (1993)
Capriccio No. 1
 2:33
Irina Kataeva, Piano
 (1947)
Rec.: 1995
Sony SK 62307 (1997)
Capriccio No. 1
Adaptation for Barrel Organ
3:55
Pierre Charial, Barrel Organ
 (1947)
Rec.: 1995
Sony SK 62310 (1997)
Capriccio No. 2
 1:47
Irina Kataeva, Piano
 (1947)
Rec.: 1995
Sony SK 62307 (1997)
Capriccio No. 2
Adaptation for Barrel Organ
1:43
Pierre Charial, Barrel Organ
 (1947)
Rec.: 1995
Sony SK 62310 (1997)
Invention
 1:12
Irina Kataeva, Piano
 (1948)
Rec.: 1995
Sony SK 62307 (1997)
Invention
Adaptation for Barrel Organ
1:23
Pierre Charial, Barrel Organ
 (1948)
Rec.: 1995
Sony SK 62310 (1997)
Sonata for solo cello
 8:08
David Geringas, cello
 (1948-1953)
Rec.: 2002
Teldec 8573-88262-2 (2004)
The Big Turtle Fanfare from The South China Sea
for trumpet solo
0:39
Peter Masseurs, trumpet
 (1949)
Rec.: 2000
Teldec 8573-88262-2 (2004)
Régi magyar társas táncok
Old hungarian ballroom dances, for flute, clarinet and strings
10:26
Asko Ensemble
Schönberg Ensemble
Dir.: Reinbert de Leeuw
 (1950)
Rec.: 2002
Teldec 8573-88262-2 (2004)
Ballad and Dance
for two violins
3:22
Irvine Arditti, Violin
David Alberman, Violin
 (1950)
Rec.: 1994
Sony SK 62306 (1996)
Andante and Allegretto
for String Quartet
13:07
Arditti String Quartet
 (1950)
Rec.: 1994
Sony SK 62306 (1996)
Ballada Si Joc
Ballad and dance after romanian folksongs, for school orchestra
3:08
Asko Ensemble
Schönberg Ensemble
Dir.: Reinbert de Leeuw
 (1950)
Rec.: 2001
Teldec 8573-88262-2 (2004)
Eight pieces from “Musica Ricercata”
for Accordion (Bayan), arranged by Max Bonnay
18:52
I. Sostenuto 2:38
II. Allegro con spirito 1:14
III. Tempo de valse (poco vivace - à l’orgue de Barbarie 1:53
IV. Con moto, giusto - Cantabile, molto legato 2:57
V. Vivace. Energico 1:17
VI. (Béla Bartók in memoriam) Adagio. Mesto - Allegretto maestoso 2:56
VII. Vivace. Capriccioso 1:44
VIII. (Omaggio a Girolamo Frescobaldi) Andante misurato e tranquillo 4:13
Max Bonnay, accordion (bayan)
 (1950-1953)
Rec.: 1995
Teldec 8573-88262-2 (2004)
Ricercare
Omaggio a Girolamo Frescobaldi
4:34
Zsigmond Szathmáry, Organ
 (1951)
Rec.: 1995
Sony SK 62307 (1997)
Musica Ricercata
 27:17
I. Sostenuto - Misurato - Prestissimo 2:43
II. Mesto, rigido e cerimoniale 3:52
III. Allegro con spirito 1:12
IV. Tempo de valse (poco vivace - “à l’orgue de Barbarie” 2:18
V. Rubato. Lamentoso 3:12
VI. Allegro molto capriccioso 0:50
VII. Cantabile, molto legato 4:04
VIII. Vivace. Energico 1:15
IX. (Béla Bartók in memoriam) Adagio. Mesto - Allegro maestoso 2:15
X. Vivace. Capriccioso 1:22
XI. (Omaggio a Girolamo Frescobaldi) Andante misurato e tranquillo 4:14
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano
 (1951-1953)
Rec.: 1995
Sony SK 62308 (1996)
Musica Ricercata
Adaptation for Barrel Organ
24:05
I. Sostenuto - Misurato - Prestissimo 2:13
II. Mesto, rigido e cerimoniale 3:19
III. Allegro con spirito 1:07
IV. Tempo de valse (poco vivace - “à l’orgue de Barbarie” 1:52
V. Rubato. Lamentoso 3:46
VI. Allegro molto capriccioso 0:55
VII. Cantabile, molto legato 2:35
VIII. Vivace. Energico 0:54
IX. (Béla Bartók in memoriam) Adagio. Mesto - Allegro maestoso 2:10
X. Vivace. Capriccioso 1:20
XI. (Omaggio a Girolamo Frescobaldi) Andante misurato e tranquillo 3:54
Pierre Charial, Barrel Organ
 (1951-1953)
Rec.: 1995
Sony SK 62310 (1997)
Musica Ricercata
für Orgel eingerichtet von Dominik Susteck
26:31
I. Sostenuto - Misurato - Prestissimo 2:45
II. Mesto, rigido e cerimoniale 3:24
III. Allegro con spirito 1:21
IV. Tempo de valse (poco vivace - “à l’orgue de Barbarie” 2:10
V. Rubato. Lamentoso 3:08
VI. Allegro molto capriccioso 0:54
VII. Cantabile, molto legato 3:59
VIII. Vivace. Energico 1:24
IX. (Béla Bartók in memoriam) Adagio. Mesto - Allegro maestoso 2:27
X. Vivace. Capriccioso 1:41
XI. (Omaggio a Girolamo Frescobaldi) Andante misurato e tranquillo 3:18
Dominik Susteck, Orgel
 (1951-1953)
Rec.: 2012
Wergo WER6757 2 (2013)
Pápainé
für achtstimmigen Chor a cappella
3:07
Schola Cantorum Stuttgart
Dir.: Clytus Gottwald
 (1953)
Rec.: 1983
Cadenza 800 896 (1993)
String Quartet No. 1
Métamorphoses Nocturnes
20:42
Arditti String Quartet
 (1953-1954)
Rec.: 1994
Sony SK 62306 (1996)
Glissandi
elektronische Komposition
7:43
Elektronisches Studio des WDR, Köln
 (1957)
Rec.: 1957
Wergo WER 60161-50 (1988)
Glissandi
 7:30
WDR, Köln, Elektronische Realisation
 (1957)
Rec.: 1957
BVHaast 9106 (?)
Glissandi
Electronic music, mono
7:35
Florian Bogner, Carlos Hidalgo, Germán Toro Pérez, sound projection
ICST Studio, Zurich
Florian Bogner, Restoration
 (1957)
Rec.: 2014-2016
Col Legno WWE 2SACD 40002 (2016)
Artikulation
elektronische Komposition
3:55
Elektronisches Studio des WDR, Köln
 (1958)
Rec.: 1958
Wergo WER 60161-50 (1988)
Artikulation
 3:45
WDR, Köln, Elektronische Realisation
 (1958)
Rec.: 1958
BVHaast 9106 (?)
Artikulation
for tape
2-channel mixdown of the original 4-channel tape
3:49
WDR, Köln
 (1958)
Rec.: 1958-2003
Teldec 8573-88262-2 (2004)
Artikulation
Electronic music, 4-channel
3:49
ICST Studio, Zurich
Florian Bogner, Restoration
 (1958)
Rec.: 2014-2016
Col Legno WWE 2SACD 40002 (2016)
Artikulation
Elektronische Komposition
3:51
Cornelius Cardew, Gottfried Michael Koenig, Elektronische Realisation
Studio für Elektronische Musik des WDR
 (1958)
Rec.: 1958
Wolke Verlag ISBN 978-3-95593-259-6 (2023)
Concert românesc
for Orchestra
12:10
Berliner Philharmoniker
Dir.: Jonathan Nott
 (1958-1959)
Rec.: 2001
Teldec 8573-88261-2 (2002)
Apparitions
for Orchestra
8:35
Berliner Philharmoniker
Dir.: Jonathan Nott
 (1958-1959)
Rec.: 2001
Teldec 8573-88261-2 (2002)
Atmosphères
für großes Orchester
8:35
SWF-Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden
Dir.: Hans Rosbaud
 (1961)
Rec.: 1961
Col Legno CD1 31908 (1996)
Atmosphères
für großes Orchester
9:06
Wiener Philharmoniker
Dir.: Claudio Abbado
 (1961)
Rec.: 1988
Deutsche Grammophon 429260-2 (1990)
Atmosphères
for Orchestra
8:51
Berliner Philharmoniker
Dir.: Jonathan Nott
 (1961)
Rec.: 2001
Teldec 8573-88261-2 (2002)
Volumina
für Orgel
17:23
Gerd Zacher, Orgel
 (1961)
Rec.: 1968
Deutsche Grammophon 4835677 (2023)
Volumina
 14:41
Zsigmond Szathmáry, Organ
 (1961-1962)
Rec.: 1995
Sony SK 62307 (1997)
Volumina
für Orgel
15:17
Karl-Erik Welin, Orgel
 (1961-1962)
Rec.: 1962
Wergo WER 60161-50 (1988)
Volumina
für Orgel
15:40
Dominik Susteck, Organ
 (1961-1966)
Rec.: 2012
Wergo WER6757 2 (2013)
Poème Symphonique
for 100 Metronomes
19:56
Françoise Terrioux, Metronomes
 (1962)
Rec.: 1995
Sony SK 62310 (1997)
Aventures
für 3 Sänger und 7 Instrumentalisten
12:06
Jane Manning, Soprano
Mary Thomas, Mezzo-Soprano
William Pearson, Bass
Ensemble InterContemporain
Dir.: Pierre Boulez
 (1962)
Rec.: 1981
Deutsche Grammophon 423244-2 (1983)
Aventures
für 3 Sänger und 7 Instrumentalisten
10:58
Gertie Charlent, Sopran
Marie-Thérèse Cahn, Alt
William Pearson, Bariton
Internationales Kammerensemble Darmstadt
Dir.: Bruno Maderna
 (1962)
Rec.: 1966
Wergo WER 60045-50 (1985)
Aventures
for 3 singers and 7 instrumentalists
10:40
Sarah Leonard, soprano
Linda Hirst, mezzo soprano
Omar Ebrahim, baritone
Schönberg Ensemble
Dir.: Reinbert de Leeuw
 (1962)
Rec.: 2002
Teldec 8573-88262-2 (2004)
Nouvelles Aventures
für 3 Sänger und 7 Instrumentalisten
11:46
Gertie Charlent, Sopran
Marie-Thérèse Cahn, Alt
William Pearson, Bariton
Internationales Kammerensemble Darmstadt
Dir.: Bruno Maderna
 (1962-1965)
Rec.: 1966
Wergo WER 60045-50 (1985)
Nouvelles Aventures
for 3 singers and 7 instrumentalists
10:48
Sarah Leonard, soprano
Linda Hirst, mezzo soprano
Omar Ebrahim, baritone
Schönberg Ensemble
Dir.: Reinbert de Leeuw
 (1962-1965)
Rec.: 2002
Teldec 8573-88262-2 (2004)
Requiem
für Sopran, Mezzosopran, zwei gemischte Chöre und Orchester
26:55
Liliana Poli, Sopran
Barbro Ericson, Mezzosopran
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Sinfonie-Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks, Frankfurt
Dir.: Michael Gielen
 (1963-1965)
Rec.: 1968
Wergo WER 60045-50 (1985)
Requiem
for soprano and mezzo soprano solo, mixed chorus and orchestra
26:20
Caroline Stein, soprano
Margriet van Reisen, mezzo soprano
London Voices
Dir.: Terry Edwards
Berliner Philharmoniker
Dir.: Jonathan Nott
 (1963-1965)
Rec.: 2002
Teldec 8573-88263-2 (2003)
Lux Aeterna
für 16 stimmigen gemischten Chor a cappella
7:58
Chor des NDR, Hamburg
Dir.: Helmut Franz
 (1966)
Rec.: 1968
Deutsche Grammophon 423244-2 (1983)
Lux aeterna
Motette für 16 Solostimmen
9:45
Schola Cantorum Stuttgart
Dir.: Clytus Gottwald
 (1966)
Rec.: 1990
Cadenza CAD 800 891 (1993)
Lux aererna
for 16-voice a capella mixed chorus
7:59
Chor des Norddeutschen Rundfunks Hamburg
Dir.: Helmut Franz
 (1966)
Rec.: 1968
Deutsche Grammophon 4835677 (2023)
Concerto for cello and orchestra
 11:37
Pierre Strauch, cello
Ensemble Intercontemporain
Dir.: Matthias Pintscher
 (1966)
Rec.: 2014
Alpha 217 (2015)
Cello Concerto
 14:22
Siegfried Palm, cello
Asko Ensemble
Schönberg Ensemble
Dir.: Reinbert de Leeuw
 (1966)
Rec.: 2001
Teldec 8573-87631-2 (2002)
Lontano
für großes Orchester
10:32
SWF-Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden
Dir.: Ernest Bour
 (1967)
Rec.: 1967
Col Legno CD1 31906 (1996)
Lontano
für großes Orchester
12:52
Wiener Philharmoniker
Dir.: Claudio Abbado
 (1967)
Rec.: 1988
Deutsche Grammophon 429260-2 (1990)
Lontano
for Orchestra
11:35
Berliner Philharmoniker
Dir.: Jonathan Nott
 (1967)
Rec.: 2001
Teldec 8573-88261-2 (2002)
Etüde Nr. 1 “Harmonies”
für Orgel
9:08
Gerd Zacher, Orgel
 (1967)
Rec.: 1968
Deutsche Grammophon 4835677 (2023)
Streichquartett Nr. 2
 21:00
LaSalle Quartet
 (1967-1968)
Rec.: 1969
Deutsche Grammophon 423244-2 (1983)
II. Streichquartett
 20:48
LaSalle Quartet
 (1967-1968)
Rec.: 1969
Deutsche Grammophon 4835677 (2023)
Two Studies for Organ
 10:45
I. Harmonies (1967) 6:42
II. Coulée (1969) 4:03
Zsigmond Szathmáry, Organ
 (1967-1969)
Rec.: 1995
Sony SK 62307 (1997)
Zwei Etüden für Orgel
 10:15
Zsigmond Szathmáry, Orgel
 (1967-1969)
Rec.: ?
Wergo WER 60161-50 (1988)
Zwei Etüden für Orgel
 12:55
I. Harmonies (1967) 9:15
II. Coulée (1969) 3:36
Dominik Susteck, Organ
 (1967-1969)
Rec.: 2012
Wergo WER6757 2 (2013)
String Quartet No. 2
 20:02
Arditti String Quartet
 (1968)
Rec.: 1994
Sony SK 62306 (1996)
Continuum
für Cembalo
3:56
Antoinette Vischer, Cembalo
 (1968)
Rec.: 1968
Wergo WER 60161-50 (1988)
Continuum
 3:32
Jukka Tiensuu, Cravo
 (1968)
Rec.: ?
Finlandia FACD 367 ()
Continuum
 3:36
Elisabeth Chojnacka, Harpsichord
 (1968)
Rec.: 1995
Sony SK 62307 (1997)
Continuum
Adapted for 2 Player Pianos
3:44
Jürgen Hocker, Player Pianos
 (1968)
Rec.: 1995
Sony SK 62310 (1997)
Continuum
Adaptation for Barrel Organ
3:22
Pierre Charial, Barrel Organ
 (1968)
Rec.: 1995
Sony SK 62310 (1997)
Zehn Stücke
für Bläserquintett
12:55
Bläserquintett des Südwestfunks, Baden-Baden
 (1968)
Rec.: 1970
Wergo WER 60161-50 (1988)
Ramifications
für Streichorchester oder 12 Solostreicher
8:33
Ensemble InterContemporain
Dir.: Pierre Boulez
 (1968-1969)
Rec.: 1982
Deutsche Grammophon 423244-2 (1983)
Ramifications
for 12 solo strings
8:00
Schönberg Ensemble
Dir.: Reinbert de Leeuw
 (1968-1969)
Rec.: 2001
Teldec 8573-88263-2 (2003)
Kammerkonzert
für 13 Instrumentalisten
18:36
Ensemble InterContemporain
Dir.: Pierre Boulez
 (1969-1970)
Rec.: 1982
Deutsche Grammophon 423244-2 (1983)
Chamber Concerto
for 13 instruments
8:54 (excerpt)
Ensemble InterContemporain
Dir.: Pierre Boulez
 (1969-1970)
Rec.: 1987-1988
Montaigne 780518 (1989-94)
Double Concerto
for flute, oboe and orchestra
16:19
Jacques Zoon, flute
Heinz Holliger, oboe
Schönberg Ensemble
Dir.: Reinbert de Leeuw
 (1972)
Rec.: 2002
Teldec 8573-88263-2 (2003)
Clocks and Clouds
for 12 female voices
14:23
Capella Amsterdam
Dir.: Daniel Reuss
Dir.: Reinbert de Leeuw
 (1973)
Rec.: 2001
Teldec 8573-87631-2 (2002)
San Francisco Polyphony
for Orchestra
12:57
Berliner Philharmoniker
Dir.: Jonathan Nott
 (1973-1974)
Rec.: 2001
Teldec 8573-88261-2 (2002)
Three Pieces for Two Pianos
 17:03
I. Monument 4:23
II. Selbsportrait mit Reich und Riley (und Chopin ist auch dabei) 8:19
III. In zart fließender Bewegung 4:21
Irina Kataeva, Piano
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano
 (1976)
Rec.: 1995
Sony SK 62307 (1997)
Hungarian Rock
 5:08
Elisabeth Chojnacka, Harpsichord
 (1978)
Rec.: 1995
Sony SK 62307 (1997)
Hungarian Rock
Adaptation for Barrel Organ
4:52
Pierre Charial, Barrel Organ
 (1978)
Rec.: 1995
Sony SK 62310 (1997)
Hungarian rock
 4:47
Jukka Tiensuu, Cravo
 (1978)
Rec.: ?
Finlandia FACD 367 ()
Passacaglia ungherese
 5:02
Elisabeth Chojnacka, Harpsichord
 (1978)
Rec.: 1995
Sony SK 62307 (1997)
Passacaglia ungherese
 4:49
Jukka Tiensuu, Cravo
 (1978)
Rec.: ?
Finlandia FACD 367 ()
Hommage à Hilding Rosenberg
for Violin and Violoncello
1:09
Irvine Arditti, Violin
Rohan de Saram, Violoncello
 (1982)
Rec.: 1994
Sony SK 62306 (1996)
Magyar Etüdök
für Stimmen a cappella
5:45
Schola Cantorum Stuttgart
Dir.: Clytus Gottwald
 (1983)
Rec.: 1983-1984
Cadenza 800 896 (1993)
Études pour piano
Premier livre
19:31
I. Désordre 2:22
II. Cordes à vide 3:16
III. Touches bloquées 1:57
IV. Fanfares 3:37
V. Arc-en-ciel 3:52
VI. Automne à Varsovie 4:27
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano
 (1985)
Rec.: 1995
Sony SK 62308 (1996)
Concerto for piano and orchestra
 23:52
Hidéki Nagano, piano
Ensemble Intercontemporain
Dir.: Matthias Pintscher
 (1985-1988)
Rec.: 2014
Alpha 217 (2015)
Études pour piano
Deuxième livre
23:16
VII. Galamb borong (1988) 2:48
VIII. Fém (1989) 3:05
IX. Vertige (1990) 3:03
X. Der Zauberlehrling (1994) 2:20
XI. En suspens (1994) 2:07
XII. Entrelacs (1993) 2:56
XIII. L’escalier du diable (1993) 5:16
XIV. Coloana infinita (1993) 1:41
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano
 (1988-1994)
Rec.: 1995
Sony SK 62308 (1996)
Études pour piano
Adaptations for Player Piano
12:19
X. Der Zauberlehrling (1994) 2:14
IX. Vertige (1990) 1:49
XI. En suspens (1994) 1:16
XIII. L’escalier du diable (1993) 3:40
XIVa. Coloana fara sfârsit (1993) 1:04
VII. Galamb borong (1988) 2:16
Jürgen Hocker, Player Pianos
 (1988-1994)
Rec.: 1995
Sony SK 62310 (1997)
Concerto for violin and orchestra
 27:52
Jeanne-Marie Conquer, violin
Ensemble Intercontemporain
Dir.: Matthias Pintscher
 (1989-1993)
Rec.: 2014
Alpha 217 (2015)
Loop
for viola solo
2:32
Garth Knox, viola
 (1991)
Rec.: 1992
Montaigne MO 782027 (1994)
Sonate pour alto
 22:12
Geneviève Strosser, Alto
 (1991-1994)
Rec.: 2009
Aeon AECD 1100 (2011)
Violin Concerto
 26:30
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
Asko Ensemble
Schönberg Ensemble
Dir.: Reinbert de Leeuw
 (1992)
Rec.: 2001
Teldec 8573-87631-2 (2002)
Études pour piano
Extrait du Troisième livre
3:52
XV. White on White 3:52
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano
 (1995)
Rec.: 1996
Sony SK 62308 (1996)
Pour Irina - étude pour piano No. 16
 3:53
Irina Kataeva, Klavier
 (1997)
Rec.: 1997
Col Legno WWE 3CD 20026 (1998)
Hamburg Concerto
for solo horn and chamber orchestra with 4 obligato natural horns
14:50
Marie Luise Neunecker, Horn
Asko Ensemble
Dir.: Reinbert de Leeuw
 (1998-2003)
Rec.: 2002
Teldec 8573-88263-2 (2003)
Síppal, Dobbal, Nádihegedűvel
Weöres Sándor Verseire
12:00
Katalin Károlyi, mezzo-soprano
Amadinda Percussion Group
 (2000)
Rec.: 2001
Teldec 8573-87631-2 (2002)