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.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/György_Ligeti
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Further Reading: Ligeti
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Bruce Liu on Lunaris
20th Aug 2026
The Canadian pianist discusses his new album Lunaris, a recent Presto Recording of the Week, and the unique path he has been carving since winning the Chopin competition in 2021.
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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 (23)
- 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 (33)
- 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)
Recent Best Sellers: Ligeti
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New. Lunaris
Bruce Liu (piano)
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Presto Recording of the Week, 7th August 2026
CD: Original price $16.50 Reduced $15.18Download from $10.75 -
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New. Beethoven: Complete Variations For Piano, Vol. 3 | Beethoven - Ligeti - Kurtág
Cédric Tiberghien (piano)
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Presto Recording of the Week, 19th June 2026
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György Ligeti: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2; Béla Bartók: String Quartet No. 4
Marmen Quartet
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2025, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2025, Chamber Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2026, Winner - Chamber
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Ligeti: The 18 Études
Danny Driver (piano)
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, March 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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New Releases: Ligeti
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New. Lunaris
Bruce Liu (piano)
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Presto Recording of the Week, 7th August 2026
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New. Lunaris
Bruce Liu (piano)
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New. Beethoven: Complete Variations For Piano, Vol. 3 | Beethoven - Ligeti - Kurtág
Cédric Tiberghien (piano)
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Presto Recording of the Week, 19th June 2026
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New. Ligeti: Musica Ricercata & Études
Sota Kubota
CD: $15.75Download from $10.00
Future Releases: Ligeti
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Coming soon. Continuum XXI - Music of Extremes
Ziggy Docherty Sanchez (speaker), Ferdinand Vicončaij (speaker), Sandra Lanuza (sound design), Vasily Ratmansky (sound design), Darío Tamayo, Continuum XXI
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Coming soon. Queen Elisabeth Competition: Cello 2026
Ettore Pagano, Tae-Yeon Kim, Álvaro Lozano Cames, Leland Ko, Clara Dietlin, Antoine de Grolée, Maria Zaitseva, Maria Zaitseva Sr, Krzysztof Michalski, Sarah Zajtmann, Adria Ye, Lionel Martin, Dilshod Narzillaev, Andrew Ilhoon Byun, Ivan Sendetsky, Thomas Hoppe, Yo Kitamura, Belgian National Orchestra, Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie, Antony Hermus, Vahan Mardirossian
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Coming soon. Bach-Kodaly-Ligeti-Ronchetti
Luca Sanzò (viola)
CD: $21.75Download from $10.00
