All Ligeti articles
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Premium ❘ FeatureLigeti Centenary: how the composer influenced string quartet writing in the 20th century
Long-time fan Peter Quantrill talks to leading interpreters of György Ligeti’s remarkable string quartets, and their plans for centenary tributes
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ReviewConcert review: Casals Quartet
Bruce Hodges hears a performance of Haydn, Ligeti and Beethoven at Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center on 16 February 2023
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ReviewHanson Quartet: Not All Cats Are Grey
Vivid 20th-century quartets played with full-blooded passion
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ReviewSol Gabetta, Patricia Kopatchinskaja: Sol & Pat
Two old friends are even more than the sum of their parts
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ReviewChristoph Croisé: The Solo Album
Virtuoso and dramatic exploration of a century of solo cello music
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ReviewJohn-Henry Crawford: Dialogo
Impressive playing by young cellist fresh from competition success
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ReviewPatricia Kopatchinskaja, Sol Gabetta: Plaisirs Illuminés
Breathtaking vividness and attention to detail illuminate this collection
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ReviewChristian-Pierre La Marca: Cello 360
Imaginative and varied recital that takes in the gamut of solo cello repertoire
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ReviewJupiter Quartet: Metamorphosis
Intensity of approach is bewitching in Ligeti but takes Beethoven to the edge
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ReviewDiyang Mei: Transforming Viola
An attractive musical calling card from a prize-winning viola player
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ReviewBelcea Quartet: Janáček, Ligeti
Restless, gripping performances that both surprise and delight
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ReviewAugustin Hadelich: Brahms, Ligeti
Two hugely contrasting concertos hold no terrors for a superb player
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FocusDiscovering Bartók, Ligeti and Kurtág in 3 seminal works
Casals Quartet violist Jonathan Brown chooses three key chamber pieces by the giants of Hungarian music
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ReviewMetamorphoses. Haydn: String Quartet in C major op.54 no.2. Ligeti: String Quartet no. 1 ‘Métamorphoses nocturnes’. Brahms: Intermezzos: in A minor op.116 no.2 (arr. Judith van Driel), in E major op.1
The Strad Issue: November 2015 Description: Austro–Hungarian connections for a Dutch quartet’s debut disc Musicians: Dudok Quartet Composer: Haydn, Ligeti, Brahms (arr. Judith van Driel and David Faber) According to the booklet notes, the Métamorphoses of the disc’s title refer not just to Ligeti’s quartet but to ...