Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music
György Ligeti (1923-2006)
Bio
Ligeti was born in Transylvania, Romania into a Hungarian-Jewish family. The area where he lived was transferred to Hungary as part of the Second Vienna Award. He studied at the conservatory in Kolozsvár and with Kadosa in Budapest. Members of his immediate family were sent to Mauthausen-Gusen and Auschwitz. He worked in a forced-labor brigade and survived the war. He then studied in Budapest at the Franz Liszt (the next composer) Academy of Music under Kadosa and Kodály. He had to flee to Vienna and then Cologne and was introduced to the avant-garde. He embraced the 12-tone technique, electronic music, and contemporary styling. His music has been used by Hollywood for some significant films.
Music
String Quartet No. 2
2001: A Space Odyssey
Violin Concerto
Études for Piano
Musica Ricercata
Piano Concerto
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