Ligeti, György
Musical-theatrical works
Aventures & Nouvelles aventures, stage version of vocal works, 1966
Le Grand Macabre (op, 2, M. Meschke and Ligeti, after M. de Ghelderode), 1974-7; rev. 1996
Orchestral and large ensemble
Régi magyar társas táncok [Old Hungarian Parlour Dances], str, fl/cl ad lib, 1949
Balada si joc [Ballad and Dance], school orch, 1950
Concert Românesc, 1952
Apparitions, 1958-9
Atmosphčres, 1961
Cello Concerto, 1966
Lontano, 1967
Ramifications, str, 1968-9
Melodien, 1971
Double Concerto, fl, ob, orch, 1972
San Francisco Polyphony, 1973-4
Piano Concerto, 1985-8
Violin Concerto, 1989-93
Vocal music
Aventures, 3vv, 7 insts, 1962, rev. 1963
3 Songs (Weöres), S, pf, 1946-7
4 lakodalmi tánc [4 Wedding Dances] (Hung. trad.), 3 female vv, pf, 1950
5 Songs (J. Arany), S, pf, 1952
Requiem, S, Mez, chorus, orch, 1963-5
Clocks and Clouds, female vv, orch, 1972-3
Der Sommer (Hölderlin), S, pf, 1989
Nouvelles aventures, 3vv, 7 insts, 1962-5
Mysteries of the Macabre, (arr. E. Howarth), coloratura S, ens, 1991
Choral
Idegen földön [Abroad] (B. Balassa, Hung. and Slovak trad.), women's vv, 1945-6
Betlehemi királyok [The Magi] (A. József), 1946
Bujdosó [Wandering] (Hung. trad.), 1946
Húsvét [Easter] (Hung. trad.), women's vv, 1946
Magány [Solitude] (S. Weöres), 1946
Magos kosziklának [By the Huge Rock] (Hung. trad.), 1946
Ha folyóvíz volnék [If I Could Flow Like the River] (canon a 4, Slovak trad.), 1947
Kállai kettos [Kálló Two-Step] (Hung. trad.), 1950
Lakodalmas [Weddding Dance] (Hung. trad.), 1950
Hortobágy (Hung. trad.), 1951
Haj, ífjúság! [Youth] (Hung. trad.), 1952
Pletykázó asszonyok [Gossip] (canon a 4, Weöres), 1952
Inaktelki nóták [Songs from Inaktelke] (Hung. trad.), 1953
Pápainé [Widow Pápai] (Hung. trad.), 1953
Mátraszentimrei dalok [Songs from Mátraszentimre] (4 songs, Hung. trad.), 1955
Éjszaka [Night], Reggel [Morning] (Weöres), 1955
Lux aeterna, 16 vv, 1966
3 Phantasien (F. Hölderlin), 16 vv, 1983
Magyar etüdök [Hung. Studies] (Weöres), 16 vv, 1983
Nonsense Madrigals, 6 men's vv, 1988-93
Chamber music
Induló [March], pf 4 hands, 1942
Polifón etüd, pf 4 hands, 1943
3 lakodalmi tánc [3 Wedding Dances], pf 4 hands, 1950 [arr. from 4 lakodalmi tánc, female vv, pf, 1950]
Sonatina, pf 4 hands, 1950-51 [partly arr. from Musica ricercata]
Fragment, 10 insts, 1961, rev. 1964
Chamber Concerto, 13 insts, 1969-70
Balada si joc [Ballad and Dance], 2 vns, 1950
2 Movements, str qt, 1950
6 Bagatelles, wind qnt, 1953 [arr. from Musica ricercata]
String Quartet no.1 'Métamorphoses nocturnes', 1953-4
10 Pieces, wind qnt, 1968
String Quartet no.2, 1968
Monument-Selbstportrait-Bewegung, 2 pf, 1976
Hyllning för Hilding Rosenbergs födelsedag (med besvärjandet av Bartóks anda), vn, vc, 1982
Trio, vn, hn, pf, 1982
Mysteries of the Macabre, arr. E. Howarth, tpt, pf/ens, 1988
Sonata, va, 1991-4
Solo instrumental
2 Capriccios, pf, 1947
Invention, pf, 1948
Sonata, vc, 1948-53
Musica ricercata, 11 pieces, pf, 1951-3
Ricercare: Omaggio a Frescobaldi, org, 1953 [arr. from Musica ricercata]
3 bagatelles, pf, 1961
Volumina, org, 1961-2, rev. 1966
2 Studies for organ: Harmonies, 1967, Coulée, 1969
Continuum, hpd, 1968
Hungarian Rock (Chaconne), hpd, 1978
Passacaglia ungherese, hpd, 1978
Die grosse Schildkröten-Fanfare vom Südchinesischen Meer, tpt, 1985
Etudes, premier livre, 1985: no.1 Désordre, no.2 Cordes vides, no.3 Touches bloquées, no.4 Fanfares, no.5 Arc-en-ciel, no.6 Automne ŕ Varsovie
Etudes, deuxičme livre, 1988-94: no.7 Galamb borong [Melancholy Dove], no.8 Fém [Metal], no.9 Vertige, no.10 Der Zauberlehring, no.11 En suspens, no.12 Entrelacs, no.13 L'escalier du diable, no.14 Colona infinita
Etude 14a, player pf:, 1993
Etudes, troixičme livre, 1995-: no.15 White on White, no.16 Pour Irina, no.17 A bout de souffle
Electo-acoustic music
Glissandi, 1957
Pičce électronique no.3, 1957-8, realized 1996
Artikulation, 1958
Other works
Die Zukunft der Musik, lecturer, audience, 1961
Počme symphonique, 100 metronomes, 1962
Rondeau, actor, tape 1976
Juvenilia (works the composer deems unworthy of performance)
Orchetra/Orquesta/Orchestra
Little Serenade, str, 1945, rev. 1947
Mifiso la sodo, small orch, 1948
Cant. no.1 'Et circa horam nonam' (Lat. liturgy), Mez, 2 choruses, insts, 1944-5
Cant. no.2 'Venit angelus' (Lat. liturgy), Mez, chorus, insts, 1945
Bölcsotol a sírig [From the Cradle to the Grave] (Hung. trad.), S, Mez, ob, cl, str qt, 1948
Ifjúsági kantáta [Cant. for Youth] (P. Kuczka), 4 soloists, chorus, orch, 1948-9
Tavaszi virág [Spring Flower] (music for a puppet play, Z. Körmöczi), 7 soloists, ens, 1949
Román
népdalok és táncok [Romanian Folk Songs and Dances], Mez, Bar, small
orch, 1950
Choral/Coral/Corale
3 Attila József Choruses, 1945
Burját-Mongol aratódal [Buriatic-Mongolian Harvest Song], 1945
Bicinia biciae (7 duos, József, trad., textless), S, Bar, chorus, 1945
Dereng már a hajnal [The Dawn's Already Rising] (B. Fodor), 1945
Nagy idök [Great Times] (Petöfi), 1948
Tél [Winter] (Weöres), 1950
Due, vn, vc, 1945
Duo, vn, pf, 1946
Songs/Canciones/Canzoni
3 Attila József Songs, 1950
Petofi bordala [Petofi's Drinking Song] (Petofi), 1950
Középlokon esik az esö [It's Raining in Középlok] (Hung. trad.), 1951
Piano solo/Piano solo/Pianoforte solo:
Grande sonate militaire op.69, 1951
Chromatische Phantasie, 1956
Principal publishers
Schott
Universal
Peters
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