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Opposites Attract: Two Violin Concertos In The Hands Of A Master

Augustin Hadelich's latest album spotlights violin concertos by Johannes Brahms and György Ligeti. Patrick Long/Warner Classics hide caption

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Opposites Attract: Two Violin Concertos In The Hands Of A Master

June 24, 2019 • Augustin Hadelich dazzles in an album of odd bedfellows, which pairs Johannes Brahms' romantic war horse with György Ligeti's modernist stunner.

Opposites Attract: Two Violin Concertos In The Hands Of A Master

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Jeremy Denk Maps Centuries of Music History on 'c.1300-c.2000'

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Jeremy Denk Maps Centuries of Music History on 'c.1300-c.2000'

January 31, 2019 • Hear the resourceful pianist trace 700 years of Western music, from the delicate medieval counterpoint of Guillaume de Machaut to the minimalism of Philip Glass.

First Listen: Jeremy Denk, 'Ligeti/Beethoven'

Jeremy Denk's new album, Ligeti/Beethoven, comes out May 15. Dennis Callahan hide caption

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First Listen: Jeremy Denk, 'Ligeti/Beethoven'

May 6, 2012 • Hear a brilliant new solo recording of finger-twisting music from a singular pianist who reaches for infinity — and beyond.

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Jeremy Denk's Joyfully Mad Ligeti

June 25, 2012 • Eavesdrop on the formidable pianist and blogger practicing a powerful etude in his Manhattan apartment.

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In Practice: Jeremy Denk

June 20, 2012 • Jeremy Denk sees his apartment as his own "piano boot camp." Except for books, a coffee pot and a laptop, there's not much to do there but practice. We eavesdropped as he worked on complex etudes.

Talk Like An Opera Geek: Game-Changing Composers In Postwar Europe

György Ligeti's surreal opera Le Grand Macabre was the hit of the New York Philharmonic's 2009-2010 season, in a semi-staged production that featured Barbara Hannigan (left) as Gepopo and Anthony Roth Costanzo as Prince Go-Go. Chris Lee/New York Philharmonic hide caption

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Talk Like An Opera Geek: Game-Changing Composers In Postwar Europe

April 25, 2012 • European opera ranged from realistic to unhinged in the 20th century, as composers wrote with freedom and imagination on all sorts of subjects.

Jonny Greenwood, Glass And Ligeti: An Evening Of Premieres And A Rarity

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Jonny Greenwood, Glass And Ligeti: An Evening Of Premieres And A Rarity

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May 25, 2011 • An exciting premiere of music by Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, Philip Glass' take on David Bowie and Brian Eno, and finger-shredding sounds from Gyorgy Ligeti.

Jonny Greenwood, Glass And Ligeti: An Evening Of Premieres And A Rarity

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Bye-Bye, Best Classical Album: Grammy Categories Cut

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String Quartet No. 1 ("Métamorphoses nocturnes") [Tempo di Valse, moderato, con eleganza, un poco capriccioso - Allegretto, un poco gioviale -]

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Bone-Chillers and Blood-Curdlers Puzzler

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Bone-Chillers and Blood-Curdlers Puzzler

October 28, 2010 • Halloween is all about "treats" and "tricks." Test your knowledge of creepy classics by taking this interactive quiz. If you dare.

The Classical Strongman's Guide To Awesome Abs

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Sweatin' To NPR: Workout Music

The Classical Strongman's Guide To Awesome Abs

February 24, 2010 • Not as macho as Mahler, nor limber as Ligeti? You'll see results almost immediately after listening to these five exercise essentials from the wild world of classical music. The sounds of iron pumping and breathless beats from the barrel organ are just what you need to inspire your personal best. Manly, yes, but women will love it, too.

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Remembering Gyorgy Ligeti

June 13, 2006 • Hungarian-born composer Gyorgy Ligeti died Monday at age 83. Fred Child talks with New Yorker music critic Alex Ross about Ligeti's legacy. And we hear Ligeti's "Old Hungarian Ballroom Dances" from a recent concert performance by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

Remembering Gyorgy Ligeti

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Composer Ligeti, a Kubrick Favorite, Has Died

June 12, 2006 • The composer, Gyorgy Ligeti, has died in Vienna after a long, undisclosed illness. He was 83. Ligeti reached a wider audience than most contemporary composers, largely due to filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, who used several Ligeti works in 2001: A Space Odyssey and Eyes Wide Shut.

Composer Ligeti, a Kubrick Favorite, Has Died

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