Ligeti has died

[quantum]

https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5072858.stm

https://www.pianoworld.com/ubb/ubb/ultimatebb.php?/topic/2/12109.html

RIP

[BoliverAllmon]

anyone know how he died?

[ahinton]

anyone know how he died?

Not I - but I do know that he had been seriously ill for quite some time.

Best,

Alistair

[BoliverAllmon]

ok

[quantum]

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,18591.0.html

[Waldszenen]

Thank God

[ahinton]

Thank God

For what, precisely?

Best,

Alistair

[Waldszenen]

For what, precisely?

Best,

Alistair

That he can't write any more of that stuff of his. Phew.

[Kassaa]

That he can't write any more of that stuff of his. Phew.

Stupid unnecessary comment which shows a pathetic man trying to invoke some other comments that have nothing to do with this topic. Can't you show some respect for someone who passed away without pushing your opinion about his music?

[ahinton]

Stupid unnecessary comment which shows a pathetic man trying to invoke some other comments that have nothing to do with this topic. Can't you show some respect for someone who passed away without pushing your opinion about his music?

Stupid unnecessary question, if you'll pardon my saying so; clearly, this person is entirely incapable of showing any such respect, otherwise he/she would not have posted his/her alleged "opinion" in this forum. Sadly, as you and others will have noticed, there are such people around - and equally sadly, this forum is not exempt from their presence.

"Waldszenen"'s unnecessary remark shows even greater insensitivity in this particular case, since Ligeti has been unable to write music for some time as a direct consequence of the deterioration of his physical condition towards the close of what had already been a long-term illness.

If the above is the best that "Waldszenen" can offer, perhaps it would be better if he/she retires to the forest and makes a scene there rather than in a thread about the death of Ligeti.

Enough of this, however; let us return to a more positive and valuable comment from someone who knows of what he writes:

"Yes, I just received the sad news. It's strange how close a relation you get to a composer whose works you played so much over the years. So now there will never be any more music from that unique mind."

This was written in a personal message to me by Fredrik Ullén, the gifted Swedish pianist who recorded all of Ligeti's piano études on the Swedish BIS label.

Best,

Alistair

[Waldszenen]

Hey - if you're offended by my comment, go sook in a corner.

Ligeti is dead. Thank God.

[henrah]

Do you believe in God Waldszenen?

[Kassaa]

Hey - if you're offended by my comment, go sook in a corner.

Ligeti is dead. Thank God.

I'm not offended, just perplexed by your stupidity and respectlessness.

[Waldszenen]

Do you believe in God Waldszenen?

What's that got to do with anything? You think God's gonna smite me down to the ground for... err... thanking him that another soul has moved on?

[dough_mouse]

Heh...teenagers and their computers. Stop trolling, child.

[henrah]

What's that got to do with anything? You think God's gonna smite me down to the ground for... err... thanking him that another soul has moved on?

Could you see past the context of your previous post and just acknowledge my question as completely separate? Could've been asked in a PM really.

So do you believe in God?

[Waldszenen]

sure do

surprising, eh? 

[henrah]

sure do

surprising, eh?

Not really

[gruffalo]

whatever you think, dont think this guy's statement is anything to do with his religion. he is just extremely immature for saying that.

Gruff

[ahinton]

whatever you think, dont think this guy's statement is anything to do with his religion. he is just extremely immature for saying that.

Given the sheer transparency of his statement, I doubt very much if anyone will think that. My personal attitude to that statment is either already known or may easily be assumed...

Best,

Alistair

[dlu]

I was so sad when I heard Ligeti had died (just a couple days ago from my piano teacher). How far did he get in his 3rd book of etudes?

 
*sob*

DLu

...*sob*