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I haven't seen the news in the English language yet, but Györgi Ligeti has died in Vienna at the age of 83.

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Monday, 12 June 2006 14:16 (twenty years ago)

OK, here's something in English:

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/12/obit.ligeti.ap/

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Monday, 12 June 2006 14:22 (twenty years ago)

RIP (LOL @ thread title)

― W i l l (common_person), Monday, 12 June 2006 14:35 (twenty years ago)

Sad news -- we've lost a true genius.

I've seen the term "Ligeti split" used to describe his characteristic procedure of beginning a texture on a single pitch and branching out chromatically (or microtonally) above and below...

― Paul in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Monday, 12 June 2006 14:46 (twenty years ago)

more than anything else those big evil clouds of notes just hanging in midair on the 2001 soundtrack got me listening to modern classical. RIP.

― zappi (joni), Monday, 12 June 2006 15:06 (twenty years ago)

Truly say day. He was one of the best modern living composers. Atmosphers, Lux Aeterna, the whole "Mechanical Music" CD, Le Grande Macabre, Lontano, Apparatiions, etc - all masterpieces to me.

I guess this means he'll never finish his 2nd opera.

― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Monday, 12 June 2006 15:24 (twenty years ago)

RIP

― hstencil (hstencil), Monday, 12 June 2006 16:30 (twenty years ago)

[Can we alter the thread title, its probably confusing?]

― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Monday, 12 June 2006 16:56 (twenty years ago)

Only if my brilliant pun is left intact. (I'm sad to admit I knew he was sick, and had been planning the thread title.)

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Monday, 12 June 2006 17:15 (twenty years ago)

sad news.

I'll ysi 'continuum' and 'requiem' tonight if someone else doesn't beat me to it.

― milton parker (Jon L), Monday, 12 June 2006 17:28 (twenty years ago)

oh wait, this is ILM not noize, so I guess I won't.

Ligeti: c'd, s/d
Taking Sides: Penderecki or Ligeti?
Taking Sides: Penderecki or Ligeti?

― milton parker (Jon L), Monday, 12 June 2006 17:30 (twenty years ago)

oops, third link supposed to be this - taking sides: gyórgy ligeti vs steve reich

― milton parker (Jon L), Monday, 12 June 2006 17:31 (twenty years ago)

RIP.

― toby (tsg20), Monday, 12 June 2006 19:48 (twenty years ago)

:-(

― xyzzzz__ (jdesouza), Monday, 12 June 2006 19:55 (twenty years ago)

Oh man. :(

― Melissa W (Melissa W), Monday, 12 June 2006 20:28 (twenty years ago)

"Atmospheres" is still one of the scariest pieces of music I've ever heard. I consider that an achievement on the composer's part. Ligeti RIP.

― LC (Damian), Monday, 12 June 2006 20:36 (twenty years ago)

RIP - really sad, but also really glad all of his stuff was put out over the last 10 years by Sony and Teldarc

― Dominique (dleone), Monday, 12 June 2006 20:38 (twenty years ago)

RIP

― Sundar (sundar), Monday, 12 June 2006 21:23 (twenty years ago)

The greatest. What a body of work to leave behind. RIP.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Monday, 12 June 2006 22:04 (twenty years ago)

His music has been hugely important to me.

― Sundar (sundar), Monday, 12 June 2006 22:08 (twenty years ago)

One of the good guys. RIP.

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 08:24 (twenty years ago)

RIP

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 08:37 (twenty years ago)

I'm collecting obits on my blog (sorry for the spam):

http://johnsonsrambler.wordpress.com/2006/06/13/ligeti-obituaries/

― Tim Rutherford-Johnson (Rambler), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 09:01 (twenty years ago)

RIP

― Jeff W (zebedee), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 09:17 (twenty years ago)

You can hear an old interview here.

― xyzzzz__ (jdesouza), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 09:20 (twenty years ago)

RIP -- I prefered his earlier work to his later stuff, but he was undeniably one of the ten most important composers of his era.

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 11:20 (twenty years ago)

RIP.

― Raw Patrick (Raw Patrick), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 11:32 (twenty years ago)

Rest In Peace. I was introduced to his music this year. I went to hear a performance of some pieces for strings and was astounded. A great man.

― Jay Vee's Return (Manon_69), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 11:37 (twenty years ago)

Like zappi said probably the first modern music I ever heard was in 2001. So far out to me then that i didn't even realise it could be music. If that makes any sense. Anyway it's an out and out masterpiece. A load of beautiful piano music as well.

RIP.

― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 22:18 (twenty years ago)

tried to make it through 'requiem' last night, but had to stop, it felt like a strange way to mourn. I forget the exact source of this quote, but as someone said, 'that piece is about the dead, it's not for them'

― milton parker (Jon L), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 22:52 (twenty years ago)

RIP.

― you will be shot (you will be shot), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 22:59 (twenty years ago)

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