I went with my girlfriend to Amoeba Records this weekend–and of course, we both easily spent over a hundred dollars on records we previously never knew existed, yet could not afford to pass up.
But one of my purchases was a premeditated conquest. For a few years now, I’ve been selectively collecting the works of Gyorgy Ligeti, [...]
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Poeme Symphonique for 100 Metronomes
Posted in Albums, Classical Moosic, Electronic Music, Ligeti, Songwriters on April 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Gyorgy Ligeti – Vocal Works
Posted in Albums, Classical Moosic, Ligeti on January 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am not sure how I became aware of Gyorgy Ligeti’s music. It certainly wasn’t through his work on the Eyes Wide Shut soundtrack, or because of his electronic compositions. However, I’m now a raving, lunatic fan who can’t decide whether Ligeti’s oeuvre is a stone tablet of musical law that all people must obey, or [...]
