Composer: György Ligeti
Performer: Marion Ralincourt, Christian Laborie, Michaël Rolland, Pierre Rougerie, Hélène Mourot
Orchestra: Les Siècles
Conductor: François-Xavier Roth
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Catalogue: HMM905370
Release: 2023
Size: 739 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Six Bagatelles for wind quintet
01. I. Allegro con spirito
02. II. Rubato. Lamentoso
03. III. Allegro grazioso
04. IV. Presto ruvido
05. V. (Béla Bartók in memoriam) – Adagio. Mesto
06. VI. Molto vivace. Capriccioso
Chamber Concerto for 13 instruments
07. I. Corrente (Fließend), pour Maedi Wood
08. II. Calmo, sostenuto, pour Traude Cerha
09. III. Movimento preciso e meccanico, pour Friedrich Cerha
10. IV. Presto, pour Walter Schmieding
Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet
11. I. Molto sostenuto e calmo
12. II. Prestissimo minaccioso e burlesco
13. III. Lento
14. IV. Prestissimo leggiero e virtuoso
15. V. Presto staccatissimo e leggiero
16. VI. Lo stesso: Presto staccatissimo e leggiero
17. VII. Vivo, energico
18. VIII. Allegro con delicatezza
19. IX. Sostenuto, stridente
20. X. Presto bizzarro
Ligeti’s interest in sonorities and instrumental timbres is well known. François-Xavier Roth and the musicians of Les Siècles, themselves true alchemists of sounds and colours, recorded shimmering interpretations of these three works in 2016, displaying unprecedented clarity and naturalness, and also tremendous humour. They have been superbly remastered for this reissue.
2023 marks Les Siècles’ 20th anniversary.