György Ligeti
Born: 28th May 1923, Tarnaveni, Romania
Died: 12th June 2006, Vienna, Austria
Nationality: Hungarian, Austrian
György Sándor Ligeti was a Romanian-born Hungarian-Austrian composer of contemporary classical music. He has been described as "one of the most important avant-garde composers in the latter half of the twentieth century" and "one of the most innovative and influential among progressive figures of his time".
Born in Romania, he lived in the Hungarian People's Republic before emigrating to Austria in 1956. He became an Austrian citizen in 1968. In 1973 he became professor of composition at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg, where he worked until retiring in 1989.
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Variation[s] 3 from Cédric Tiberghien
19th Jun 2026
Cédric Tiberghien's new album brings his Variation[s] series to a close with creative programming and playing of sensitive probity, including striking Ligeti and a cohesive and stimulating account of the Diabelli Variations.
Popular Genres: Ligeti
Chamber
Instrumental
Opera
Choral
Concertos
Popular Works: Ligeti
- Atmosphères (20)
- Cello Concerto (15)
- Chamber Concerto for 13 instruments (14)
- Continuum für Cembalo (14)
- Double Concerto for Flute and Oboe (11)
- Étude No. 1 'Désordre' (35)
- Étude No. 2 'Cordes à vide' (38)
- Étude No. 3 'Touches bloquées' (34)
- Étude No. 4 'Fanfares' (42)
- Étude No. 5 'Arc-en-ciel' (33)
- Étude No. 6 'Automne à Varsovie' (33)
- Étude No. 7 'Galamb Borong' (31)
- Étude No. 8 'Fèm' (32)
- Étude No. 9 'Vertige' (31)
- Étude No. 10 'Der Zauberlehrling' (35)
- Étude No. 11 'En suspens' (31)
- Étude No. 12 'Entrelacs' (30)
- Étude No. 13 'L'escalier du diable' (35)
- Étude No. 14 'Coloana Infinita' (28)
- Étude No. 15 'White on White' (17)
- Étude No. 16 'Pour Irina' (14)
- Étude No. 17 'À Bout de Souffle' (13)
- Étude No. 18 'Canon' (13)
- Études for piano, book 1 (études 1-6) (29)
- Études for piano, book 2 (études 7-14) (26)
- Études for piano, book 3 (études 15-18) (13)
- Lux aeterna (24)
- Melodien for orchestra (12)
- Musica Ricercata for piano (19)
- Mysteries of the Macabre (12)
- Pieces (3) for two pianos (15)
- Six Bagatelles for wind quintet (32)
- Sonata for Cello solo (55)
- Sonata for Viola Solo (17)
- String Quartet No. 1 'Métamorphoses nocturnes' (23)
- String Quartet No. 2 (22)
- Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet (15)
- Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano (16)
- Violin Concerto (15)
- Volumina (14)
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