Ligeti: The 18 Études
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GYORGY LIGETI
Ligeti: The 18 Études
Danny Driver (piano)
[ Hyperion / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 5 March 2021
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Ligeti's vertiginous studies are breathtaking: extraordinary explorations of the modern piano which test the instrument (and its player) to the limit.
"With their exhilarating brilliance and mesmerising beauty, these pieces have captured the imagination of players and audiences alike...These works are here to stay, in the distinguished line of études stretching back via Debussy to Chopin. They require even more virtuosity, sometimes of a brain-teasing sort, and Danny Driver supplies it all, beginning with rock-solid attack in the polyrhythms of 'Désordre'." BBC Music Five Stars
"In essence, Driver's Ligeti Études complement rather than compete with Aimard and Ullén, and that's high praise." Gramophone Editor's Choice April 2021
"Driver's performances certainly leave no doubt of the music's dazzling originality and enduring importance…it's clearly music that he admires hugely and understands profoundly" The Guardian
Tracks:
Études, Book 1 - I. Désordre
Études, Book 1 - II. Cordes à vide
Études, Book 1 - III. Touches bloquées
Études, Book 1 - IV. Fanfares
Études, Book 1 - V. Arc-en-ciel
Études, Book 1 - VI. Automne à Varsovie
Études, Book 2 - I. Galamb borong
Études, Book 2 - II. Fém
Études, Book 2 - III. Vertige
Études, Book 2 - IV. Der Zauberlehrling
Études, Book 2 - V. En suspens
Études, Book 2 - VI. Entrelacs
Études, Book 2 - VII. L'escalier du diable
Études, Book 2 - VIII. Coloana infinită
Études, Book 3 - I. White on white
Études, Book 3 - II. Pour Irina
Études, Book 3 - III. À bout de souffle
Études, Book 3 - IV. Canon
