21 - György Ligeti, pt. 3 "Through the Looking Glass"
09/17/18 • 72 min
Ep. 21 - "Through the Looking Glass" --- Its 1974, and the great composers of the Western avant-garde continue to drift ever further apart. Stockhausen tours the globe and dreams of a life among the stars, Boulez becomes a world-renowned conductor, John Cage adds to his growing list of artistic pursuits, and György Ligeti settles down to a life as a teacher and begins planning his next moves as a composer. Much more composing and much more life is to come. We see Ligeti through dry spells and periods of great productivity. We see him deal with life and death in his own way. Then we see him to the end of his life, which ended much differently than it began. Please rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes! Like our Facebook page too! https://www.facebook.com/thegreatcomposerspodcast/ www.kevinnordstrom.com
All music heard in this episode is by Ligeti unless otherwise noted. Most are short clips of the larger work. Please listen to the complete works (especially the the piano etudes and Hamburg Concerto!) after the episode.
San Francisco Polyphony
Tierkreis (Verison for clarinet, flute, trumpet, and piano)- K. Stockhausen
Pli Selon Pli, Don - Pierre Boulez
Music for Five - John Cage
Hungarian Rock for Harpsichord
"Overture" to Le Grand Macabre
Monument, from "Three Pieces for Two Pianos"
Horn Trio mvt. 2 Vivace molto ritmico
Study for player piano no. 9 - Conlon Nancarrow
Etude no. 13 L’esceliere du diable (The Devil’s Staircase)
Sonata for Viola Solo - Kevin Nordstrom, viola - mvt. 2 "Loop" - mvt. 5 "Lamento" - mvt. 6 "Chaccone Chromatique"
All materials used in this episode are meant for educational purposes only. Thank you for listening!
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Ep. 21 - "Through the Looking Glass" --- Its 1974, and the great composers of the Western avant-garde continue to drift ever further apart. Stockhausen tours the globe and dreams of a life among the stars, Boulez becomes a world-renowned conductor, John Cage adds to his growing list of artistic pursuits, and György Ligeti settles down to a life as a teacher and begins planning his next moves as a composer. Much more composing and much more life is to come. We see Ligeti through dry spells and periods of great productivity. We see him deal with life and death in his own way. Then we see him to the end of his life, which ended much differently than it began. Please rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes! Like our Facebook page too! https://www.facebook.com/thegreatcomposerspodcast/ www.kevinnordstrom.com
All music heard in this episode is by Ligeti unless otherwise noted. Most are short clips of the larger work. Please listen to the complete works (especially the the piano etudes and Hamburg Concerto!) after the episode.
San Francisco Polyphony
Tierkreis (Verison for clarinet, flute, trumpet, and piano)- K. Stockhausen
Pli Selon Pli, Don - Pierre Boulez
Music for Five - John Cage
Hungarian Rock for Harpsichord
"Overture" to Le Grand Macabre
Monument, from "Three Pieces for Two Pianos"
Horn Trio mvt. 2 Vivace molto ritmico
Study for player piano no. 9 - Conlon Nancarrow
Etude no. 13 L’esceliere du diable (The Devil’s Staircase)
Sonata for Viola Solo - Kevin Nordstrom, viola - mvt. 2 "Loop" - mvt. 5 "Lamento" - mvt. 6 "Chaccone Chromatique"
All materials used in this episode are meant for educational purposes only. Thank you for listening!
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Previous Episode
20b - György Ligeti, pt. 2 "A Composer In Wonderland"
Ep. 20b...Continuing where we left off... The Life of György Ligeti, pt. 2 "A Composer in Wonderland" we see our great composer through the 1960's and into the early 70's, discussing his music of that period in detail. Having at last achieved some success with the orchestral works "Apparitions" and "Atmospheres" Ligeti would rattle off a few non-musical, farcical pieces. Then in 1965, his Requiem (a deeply serious and moving work) had its premiere in Stockholm, Sweden. This was a pivotal moment in Ligeti's career and the Requiem firmly established his reputation as a formidable composer. The rest of the decade witnessed the solidification of his 'textural' style of composition, and its further use in several more pieces including the orchestral work "Lontano", the stunningly beautiful Chamber Concerto, and the 2nd String Quartet. In the early 1970's then, Ligeti's career was moving ever upwards. But he was yet to find permanent employment, and would soon begin searching for new and different things in music: harmony, melody...and much much more.
All music heard in this episode is by Ligeti unless otherwise noted. Most are short clips of the larger work. Please listen to the complete works (especially the Chamber Concerto!) after the episode.
1. Chamber Concerto mvt. 3
2. Volumina for Solo Organ and two assistants
3. My attempt at reconstructing 'Poème Symphonique'.........
4. Requiem, Dies Irae 5. "Deo gratis" - Johannes Ockeghem
6. 2nd String Quartet - Presto
7. Chamber Concerto mvt. 2 - Calmo
8. Melodien
All material in this and all episodes is meant for educational purposes only.
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Next Episode
22 - Suzanne Bona...and her show "Sunday Baroque"
In Ep. 22 I am pleased to bring you a very special guest, Suzanne Bona, host of the syndicated radio program "Sunday Baroque". We met up at WGUC studios in downtown Cincinnati and enjoyed a wide ranging discussion about her show, her life, and lots of interesting musical things! She was also kind enough to let us hear a sample of her program at about 45 minutes in, a special treat indeed. Be sure to listen to Suzanne's show "Sunday Baroque" on your local radio station every Sunday morning.
For more information, visit her website: http://sundaybaroque.org
Music: -Bach Double Violin concerto in D minor mvt. 3
-Suzanne's show!
-Vivaldi Double Violin concerto in A minor
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