György Ligeti Dies
György Ligeti, perhaps my favourite 20th century composer, died earlier this week.
Like many people, I was introduced to the music of Ligeti in Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. I still remember pouring over scores of his Requiem, Lux Aeterna and Atmosphères as a high school student. He inspired my composition Nebula from that period, which is the only composition of mine so far to be played on the radio. The movement from his Musica Ricercata used in Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut is one of the most chilling uses of music in film.
I find myself saddened that I will never get to meet the man.
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Created: June 15, 2006
Last Modified: June 15, 2006
Author: James Tauber
Last Modified: June 15, 2006
Author: James Tauber
Tim on June 16, 2006:
I've loved his vocal music since I first heard some on the radio. How come our ConcertFM has not been playing more this week, shame on them.