Études: Books I and II (1-14a)

Album by György Ligeti & İdil Biret

Études: Books I and II (1–14a) is a set of piano études by Hungarian-Austrian composer György Ligeti, composed between 1985 and 2001. They explore a wide range of contemporary piano techniques and sonorities—including intricate polyrhythms, dense micro-intervallic textures and varied articulations—and represent Ligeti's late-career focus on expanding the technical and expressive vocabulary of contemporary piano music.

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  1. 1.
    Études, Book I: I. Désordre
    2:55
  2. 2.
    Études, Book I: II. Cordes à vide
    4:34
  3. 3.
    Études, Book I: III. Touches bloquées
    2:36
  4. 4.
    Études, Book I: IV. Fanfares
    4:06
  5. 5.
    Études, Book I: V. Arc-en-ciel
    3:40
  6. 6.
    Études, Book I: VI. Automne à Varsovie
    5:37
  7. 7.
    Études, Book II: VII. Galamb Borong
    3:29
  8. 8.
    Études, Book II: VIII. Fém
    3:38
  9. 9.
    Études, Book II: IX. Vertige
    3:54
  10. 10.
    Études, Book II: X. Der Zauberlehrling
    2:11
  11. 11.
    Études, Book II: XI. En suspens
    2:44
  12. 12.
    Études, Book II: XII. Entrelacs
    3:19
  13. 13.
    Études, Book II: XIII. L'escalier du diable
    6:50
  14. 14.
    Études, Book II: XIV. Coloana infinită
    1:59
  15. 15.
    Études, Book II: XIVa. Coloana fara sfârşit
    2:07

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