Private Passions - György Ligeti

György Ligeti

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2023 marks the centenary of the composer György Ligeti's birth, and in this programme, first broadcast in 1997, he joined Michael Berkeley to share some of his musical passions. They include piano music by Beethoven, player piano music by Conlon Nancarrow, a thinking song by the Gbaya people of central Africa and gamelan music from Java.

A Classic Arts production for BBC Radio 3 (revised repeat)


Published on Sunday, 20th August 2023.

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