Composer of the Week - Gyorgy Ligeti (1923-2006) - Episode 3

Donald Macleod is joined by composer, pianist and teacher George Benjamin, to explore Ligeti's life and music. He introduces orchestral music, including Lontano, a study in orchestral colour inspired by the sun streaming through the stained-glass windows of St-Chapelle in Paris; and San Francisco Polyphony, which expresses the composer's affection for the city. Poeme symphonique, for 100 metronomes (1962) - excerpt Francoise Terrious (metronome-meister) Sony SK 62310 track 6 Lontano (1967) Vienna Philharmonic Claudio Abbado (conductor) DG 429 260-2 track 3 Melodien (1971) Schoenberg Ensemble Reinbert de Leeuw (conductor) Teldec 8573-83953-2 track 1 San Francisco Polyphony (1973-4) Berlin Philharmonic Jonathan Nott (conductor) Teldec 8573-88261-2 track 5 Piano Concerto (1985-88) - excerpts Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Asko Ensemble Reinbert de Leeuw (conductor) Teldec 8573-83953-2 tracks 9, 10.