György Ligeti

About

György Sándor Ligeti; (May 28, 1923 – June 12, 2006) was a Jewish Hungarian composer born in Romania who later became an Austrian citizen. Ligeti received his initial musical training in the conservatory at Kolozsvár (Cluj, Transylvania, Romania). His education was interrupted in 1944 when, as a Jew, he was forced to labor by the Nazis. At the same time his parents, brother, and other relatives were deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp, his mother being the only survivor.

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   Lontano

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   Lux Aeterna

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   Continuum

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   Sonatina for Piano 4 Hands: II. Andante

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   Cello Sonata: I. Dialogo

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   Musica ricercata: No. 7, Cantabile, molto legato

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   Musica ricercata No. 7 in B-flat major

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   VII. Galamb borong

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