tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post115014190411798111..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: Neither avant-garde, nor traditional ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1150248930249075122006-06-14T02:35:00.000+01:002006-06-14T02:35:00.000+01:00Thanks for the Ligeti tribute post, especially the...Thanks for the Ligeti tribute post, especially the playlist. Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1150201771813175152006-06-13T13:29:00.000+01:002006-06-13T13:29:00.000+01:00Great for serious music to see the mainstream medi...Great for serious music to see the mainstream media devoting so much coverage to György Ligeti.<BR/><BR/>Not so great for serious music to see <A HREF="http://www.sequenza21.com/2006/06/open-letter-to-associated-press.html" REL="nofollow">the music blogging community</A> taking such a precious attitude towards György Ligeti.Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1150144399851831292006-06-12T21:33:00.000+01:002006-06-12T21:33:00.000+01:00Interesting, in view of the quote above, that the ...Interesting, in view of the quote above, that the <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5072858.stm" REL="nofollow">BBC News story</A> on Ligeti's death reads:<BR/><BR/><I>"He was known for his avant garde compositions, including the 1962 piece Poeme Symphonique, which is played on 100 metronomes."</I><BR/><BR/>While over on <A HREF="http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/obituary/0,,1796046,00.html" REL="nofollow">the Guardian</A> website Ivan Fischer, the director of the Budapest Festival Orchestra, says:<BR/><BR/><I>"Ligeti was an avant-garde, definitely modern composer who did the most for renewing the musical language in the second half of the 20th century."</I>Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.com