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György Ligeti

György Ligeti (1923-2006)

Nationality: Hungarian | Austrian
Born: May 28, 1923, Dicsőszentmárton, Transylvania Died: June 12, 2006, Vienna (age 83)
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Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet

(for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon)
2:11 I. Molto sostenuto e calmo
0:47 II. Prestissimo minaccioso e burlesco
1:50 III. Lento
0:54 IV. Prestissimo leggiero e virtuoso
0:32 V. Presto staccatissimo e leggiero
1:18 VI. Presto staccatissimo e leggiero
1:10 VII. Vivo, energico
2:37 VIII. Allegro con delicatezza
1:07 IX. Sostenuto, stridente
1:08 X. Presto bizzarro e rubato, so schnell wie möglich
Duration: 14 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1968, August through December (age 44-45)
Premiere: January 20, 1969. Malmö, Sweden. The Stockholm Philharmonic Wind Quintet
Dedication: The Stockholm Philharmonic Wind Quintet
Note: 10 Pieces
5 recordings, 23 videos
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Wiener Bläsersolisten
I. Molto sostenuto e calmo
0:43
Wiener Bläsersolisten
II. Prestissimo minaccioso e burlesco
1:48
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III. Lento
0:50
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IV. Prestissimo leggiero e virtuoso
0:31
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V. Presto staccatissimo e leggiero
1:13
Wiener Bläsersolisten
VI. Presto staccatissimo e leggiero
1:09
Wiener Bläsersolisten
VII. Vivo, energico
2:33
Wiener Bläsersolisten
VIII. Allegro con delicatezza
1:04
Wiener Bläsersolisten
IX. Sostenuto, stridente
1:02
Wiener Bläsersolisten
X. Presto bizzarro e rubato, so schnell wie möglich
2:24
Zürcher Bläserquintett
I. Molto sostenuto e calmo
0:55
Zürcher Bläserquintett
II. Prestissimo minaccioso e burlesco
1:55
Zürcher Bläserquintett
III. Lento
1:02
Zürcher Bläserquintett
IV. Prestissimo leggiero e virtuoso
0:34
Zürcher Bläserquintett
V. Presto staccatissimo e leggiero
1:29
Zürcher Bläserquintett
VI. Presto staccatissimo e leggiero
1:12
Zürcher Bläserquintett
VII. Vivo, energico
2:46
Zürcher Bläserquintett
VIII. Allegro con delicatezza
1:14
Zürcher Bläserquintett
IX. Sostenuto, stridente
1:20
Zürcher Bläserquintett
X. Presto bizzarro e rubato, so schnell wie möglich
12:52
Vienna Wind Soloists (complete)
13:19
Il Quintetto Bibiena
13:57
Claude Debussy Wind Quintet

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glossary

  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • bizarro [I], bizzarro—bizarre
  • burlesque, burlesk, burleska, burletta, burla (alla), burlesca, burlando—a number of closely related words suggesting light play, comedy, jesting, mocking, satire and farce
  • chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
  • delicatezza [I], con delicatezza—delicate, fine, light, careful
  • energico, con energia, énergique [F], avec énergie [F], energisch [G]—with energy, force, vigor and power
  • leggiero, leggero, con leggerezza, léger [F], légèrement, avec légèreté—lightly, nimbly, quick, graceful
  • lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
  • moto, con moto, di moto—motion, with motion. Somewhat more lively than its context would suggest, e.g. "andante con moto", a little more lively than andante
  • piece, pièce [F], stück [G], stücke [pl], pezzo [I], pezzi[pl]—a single-movement, self-sufficient musical work. Often used for short, individual works in a set or simply to indicate brevity without a titular suggestion of form or character.Chiefly contrasted with the term "movement", a piece which is an integral part of a larger whole without which it would be incomplete.
  • prestissimo—as fast as possible
  • presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
  • quintet, quintette [F], quintett [G], quintetto [I]—an ensemble / work for 5 players, the typical examples being string quintet (with second viola or cello), piano quintet or woodwind quintet
  • rubato—to artfully distort the rhythmic flow for expressive emphasis by slowing (speeding) the tempo around certain points of articulation. Meaning "robbed" time suggesting that a slowing must be balanced by a speeding up
  • schnell [G], schneller—fast; faster
  • sostenuto [I], soutenu [F]—sustained, perhaps a bit slow
  • vivo—lively, intense
  • wind quintet, woodwind quintet, Quintetto per fiati [I], Quintette à vent [F], Bläserquintett [G], Quinteto de alientos [S]—ensemble or work for ensemble of five wind instruments, typically flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon. A standard chamber ensemble with variety of timbre as well as a homogeneous blend. wiki