- Composer
- György Ligeti (b. 1923 - d. 2006)
- Composition Year
- 1991-4
- Artists
- Lilli Maijala [viola]
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Composer | György Ligeti (b. 1923 - d. 2006) |
Work Title | Lamento - Tempo giusto, intense e barbaro from Sonata for solo viola |
Composition Year | 1991-4 |
Artist(s) | Lilli Maijala [viola] |
Performance Date | Wednesday 6th July 2016 |
Performance Venue | Maritime Hotel, Bantry, Co. Cork, Ireland, |
Event | Main Evening Concert |
Duration | 00:03:30 |
Recording Engineer | Richard McCullough, RTÉ lyric fm |
Instrumentation Category | Solo |
Instrumentation | va |
Programme Note Writer | © Francis Humphrys |
Lamento – Tempo giusto, intense e barbaro from Sonata for solo viola [1991-4] Ligeti was inspired to write his Sonata for solo viola on hearing Tabea Zimmermann play – robust and powerful, yet always tender. Tongue-in-cheek he described the sound of its lowest string as solid, a little husky, with an aftertaste of wood, earth and tannic acidity. The Lamento movement is robust with its repeated opening motif with its strong folk links before moving to the mysterious whispering harmonics and a quiet close. |
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