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List of compositions by György Ligeti

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György Ligeti (1984)

This is a list of compositions by György Ligeti.

Source:[1]

Orchestral

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Concertos

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Works for chamber orchestra

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  • Fragment (1961)
  • Ramifications (1968–69), for string orchestra or 12 solo strings

Works for full orchestra

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  • Apparitions (1958–59)
  • Atmosphères (1961)
  • Lontano (1967)
  • Melodien (1971)
  • San Francisco Polyphony (1973–74)

Chamber/Instrumental

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Works for string quartet

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Works for string duet

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Sonatas for a solo instrument

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Works for wind quintet

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Others

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Keyboard

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Works for solo piano

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Works for piano four-hands

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  • Induló (March) (1942)
  • Polifón etüd (Polyphonic Étude) (1943)
  • Allegro (1943)
  • Három lakodalmi tánc (Three Wedding Dances) (1950)
  • Sonatina (1950)

Works for two pianos

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  • Three Pieces for Two Pianos – MonumentSelbstporträtBewegung (1976)

Works for harpsichord

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  • Continuum (1968)
  • Passacaglia ungherese (1978)
  • Hungarian Rock (Chaconne) (1978)

Works for organ

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Adaptations for player piano

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  • From Études pour piano, Book 2:
    • No. VII: Galamb borong (1988) (adapted for two Player Pianos)
    • No. IX: Vertige (1990)
    • No. X: Der Zauberlehrling (1994)
    • No. XI: En suspens (1994)
    • No. XIII: L'escalier du diable (1993)
    • No. XIVa: Coloana fără sfârşit (original version for Player Piano) (1993)
  • Continuum (1970) (adapted for two Player Pianos)

Adaptations for barrel organ

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  • Capriccio nº 1 & nº 2 (1947)
  • Invention (1948)
  • Continuum (1970)
  • Hungarian Rock (Chaconne) (1978)

Vocal

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Works for chorus

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Songs

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  • Három Weöres-dal (Three Weöres Songs), voice and piano (1946–47)
  • Négy lakodalmi tánc (Four Wedding Dances, adaptions of Hungarian folk songs), three voices or female choir (SMezA) and piano (1950)
  • Öt Arany-dal (Five Arany Songs), voice and piano (1952)
  • Der Sommer, voice and piano (1989)
  • Síppal, dobbal, nádihegedűvel (With Pipes, Drums, Fiddles) (2000)

Works for instrumentalists and singers

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  • Aventures (1962)
  • Nouvelles Aventures (1962–65)
  • Requiem, for soprano and mezzo-soprano solo, mixed chorus and orchestra (1963–65)
  • Clocks and Clouds, for 12 female voices and orchestra (1973)

Opera

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Electronic

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  • Glissandi (1957)
  • Artikulation (1958)
  • Pièce électronique no. 3 (1957–58, not realized until 1996)
  • Rondeau, One-man theatre for an actor and tape (1976)

Miscellaneous

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  • Poème Symphonique, for 100 metronomes (1962)
  • Hungarian Rock (Arrangment for saxophones) (1978)

References

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  1. ^ "György Ligeti". Schott Music. 28 May 1923. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
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