György Ligeti Violin Concerto Premiered On This Day In 1990 [ON-THIS-DAY]

György Ligeti Violin Concerto premiered on this day in 1990.

The first performance was given by German-Bulgarian virtuoso, Saschko Gawriloff.

The 5 movement work, representative of the composer's late style, is described as a synthesis of avant-garde exploration with traditional melodic and formal conventions.

 

 

CHRISTIAN TETZLAFF | GYÖRGY LIGETI VIOLIN CONCERTO | FRANCOIS-XAVIER ROTH & GURZENICH ORCHESTRA COLOGNE

 

Ligeti: Violin Concerto & Orchestral Works |CD|

Benjamin Schmid

Hannu Lintu

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Release Date: September 24, 2013

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