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Offline pies

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on: August 10, 2005, 04:08:22 AM
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Offline Skeptopotamus

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Re: Ligeti's Etudes
Reply #1 on: August 10, 2005, 04:36:12 AM
 8)  hooray I can be useful for once.


Easiest to Hardest:
No. 11 "En Sespens"
No. 5 "Arc-en-ciel"
No. 2 "Cordes a Vide"
No. 7 "Galamb Borong"
No. 8 "Fem"
No. 10 "Der Zauberlehrling"
No. 13 "L'escalier du Diable"
No. 1 "Desordre"
No. 3 "Touchees Bloques"
No. 9 "Vertige"
No. 12 "Entrelacs"
No. 4 "Fanfares"
No. 14 "Coloana Infinita"
No. 6 "Automne a Varsovie"
No. 14A "Coloana fara Sfarsit"


The etudes from Book I are considered the better ones by just about everyone, all 6 (with the possible except of Fanfares) being performed about equally.

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Re: Ligeti's Etudes
Reply #2 on: August 10, 2005, 06:28:48 AM
I hope the performances you downloaded is Aimard's because it is simply the best.  It surpasses Biret by far.

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Re: Ligeti's Etudes
Reply #3 on: August 10, 2005, 09:36:58 AM
true.  Ligeti even dedicated a couple of his etudes to him.

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Re: Ligeti's Etudes
Reply #4 on: August 11, 2005, 08:14:20 PM

The etudes from Book I are considered the better ones by just about everyone, all 6 (with the possible except of Fanfares) being performed about equally.

I like book 2 bettah. That means that I am special.8)

-da Meph

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Re: Ligeti's Etudes
Reply #5 on: August 11, 2005, 08:18:52 PM
Speaking of Ligeti, does anyone know which of his piano piece was on the soundtrack for the movie, Eyes Wide Shut? Someone told me it could be from Musica ricercata.

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Re: Ligeti's Etudes
Reply #7 on: August 11, 2005, 11:13:49 PM
Crazy it is.
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