This 5 CD set features works that enchant both the ear and mind. The box features favorites such as Lontano.

Its refined tonal colors make it one of the most elegant pieces in the modernist canon. The Berlin Philharmonic

performs Apparitions, Ligeti s first success in the West after his escape from Hungary during the 1956 Soviet

invasion. Under its colorful faade, San Francisco Polyphony demonstrates how uncompromising modern music

can be. Concert romnesc, harks back to Bartk s transformations of folk material. Rich in color and vitality, its

four movements are full of the dissonances of village bands and melodies rooted in Romanian folk music.

Gyrgy Sndor Ligeti (1923-2006) was born in Romania to a Hungarian Jewish family and lived in Hungary

before later becoming an Austrian citizen. Many of his works are well known in classical music circles, but to

the general public, he is best known for the various pieces featured in the Stanley Kubrick films 2001: A Spac e

Odyssey, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut.

Works in the set include:

Melodien

Chamber Concerto

Piano Concerto (Pierre-Laurent Aimard)

*Mysteries of the Macabre (Peter Masseurs)

Lontano

Atmostpheres

*Asparitions

San Francisco Sykmphony

Cello Concerto

*Clocks and Clouds

Violin Concerto

*Sippal, dobbal, nadihegeduvel

*Concert romnesc

Hamburg Concerto

Double Concerto

Ramifications

Requiem

*Adventures, Nouvelles Adventures

Artikulation for Tape

Eight Pieces from Musica ricercata

Sonata for Cello Solo (David Geringas)

Big Turtle Fanfare for the South China Sea

Balada si joc

Regi Magyar tarsas tancok.

*Original world premiere recording

Ligeti Project - CD