art direction Merle Kersten
booklet editor Daniel Fesquet
compiled by [compilation] Sid McLauchlan
composed by György Ligeti
tracks 3-10 executive-producer [executive producer] Anna Barry
tracks 1-3 to 1-8, 3-11, 3-12, 4-5, 4-6 executive-producer [executive producer] Christopher Alder
tracks 4-2 to 4-4 executive-producer [executive producer] Dr. Rudolf Werner
tracks 2-7 executive-producer [executive producer] James Mallinson
tracks 1-36 to 1-40, 2-2 to 2-4 executive-producer [executive producer] Karl Faust
tracks 1-26 to 1-35 executive-producer [executive producer] Richard Beswick
tracks 3-4, 3-5, 4-7 to 4-16 executive-producer [executive producer] Roger Wright
tracks 4-1 executive-producer [executive producer] Stef Collignon
tracks 1-1, 1-2, 1-9 to 1-25 executive-producer [executive producer] Steven Paul
liner notes Paul Griffiths
liner notes Sid McLauchlan
liner notes [traduction] Dennis Collins
liner notes [Übersetzung] Reinhard Lüthje
mastered by Emil Berliner Studios
tracks 2-1, 2-5 producer [produced by] Christopher Alder
tracks 2-6, 3-1 to 3-3, 3-6 to 3-9 producer [produced by] Dr. Rudolf Werner
tracks 3-11, 3-12 producer [recording producer] Arend Prohmann
tracks 1-9 to 1-25, 4-12 to 4-16 producer [recording producer] Christian Gansch
tracks 3-4, 3-5, 4-7 to 4-11 producer [recording producer] Karl-August Naegler
tracks 1-36 to 1-40, 2-2 to 2-4 producer [recording producer] Manfred Richter
tracks 3-10, 4-1 producer [recording producer] Martha De Francisco
tracks 1-3 to 1-8, 4-5, 4-6 producer [recording producer] Sid McLauchlan
tracks 1-1, 1-2, 4-2 to 4-4 producer [recording producer] Wolfgang Mitlehner
project manager [project management] David Butchart
Record Company Universal Music
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC
Phonographic Copyright (p) Decca Music Group Limited
Phonographic Copyright (p) Universal International Music B.V.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
Copyright (c) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
Copyright (c) Fritz Peyer
Published By B. Schott's Söhne
Published By Schott Musikverlage International
Published By Universal Edition
Published By Henry Litolff's Verlag
Published By C. F. Peters, Frankfurt/Main
Published By C. F. Peters
Recorded At St. Konrad, Abersee, Austria
Recorded At Teatro Comunale Di Ferrara
Recorded At Musica Théâtre, La Chaux-de-Fonds
Recorded At Sofiensaal
Recorded At Plenarsaal Der Akademie Der Wissenschaften
Recorded At Großer Saal, Wiener Musikverein
Recorded At Lutherkirche, Wellingsbüttel
Recorded At Polydor Studios, Hamburg
Recorded At Studios IRCAM
Recorded At Kingsway Hall
Recorded At Berliner Philharmonie
Recorded At Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg
Sonata for Solo Cello (1948–53)
World-premiere recording
Recording: Abersee (nr. St. Gilgen), St. Konrad's Church, 9/1990

6 Bagatelles for Wind Quintet (1953)
5. Adagio. Mesto: Béla Bartók in memoriam
Recording: Ferrara, Teatro Comunale, 5/1996

String Quartet no. 1 Métamorphoses nocturnes (1953–54)
Recording: La-Chaux-de-Fonds, La Musica Théâtre, 5/1990

10 Pieces for Wind Quintet (1968)
Recording: Vienna, Sofiensaal, 10/1976

String Quartet no. 2 (1968)
Recording: Munich, Plenarsaal der Akademie der Wissenschaften, 12/1969

Atmosphères (1961)
for large orchestra
Live recording
Recording: Vienna, Musikverein, Grosser Saal, 10/1988

Volumina (1961–62; rev. 1966)
for organ
Recording: Hamburg-Wellingsbüttel, Lutherkirche, 4/1968

Lux aeterna (1966)
for 16-voice a cappella mixed chorus
Recording: Hamburg-Rahlstedt, DG Musikstudio, 4/1968

Organ Study no. 1 Harmonies (1967)
Recording: Hamburg-Wellingsbüttel, Lutherkirche, 4/1968

Lontano (1967)
for large orchestra
Live recording
Recording: Vienna, Musikverein, Grosser Saal, 10/1988

Ramifications (1968–69)
for string orchestra or 12 solo strings
Recording: Paris, IRCAM, 3/1982

Melodien (1971)
for orchestra
Recording: London, Kingsway Hall, 10/1975

Aventures (1962, rev. 1963)
for 3 singers and 7 instrumentalists
Recording: Paris, IRCAM, 3/1981

Nouvelles Aventures (1962–65)
for 3 singers and 7 instrumentalists
Recording: Paris, IRCAM, 3/1981

Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra (1966)
Recording: Paris, IRCAM, 10/1992

Chamber Concerto (1969–70)
for 13 instrumentalists
Recording: Paris, IRCAM, 3/1982

Mysteries of the Macabre (1988)
Recording: La-Chaux-de-Fonds, 3/1989

Double Concerto for Flute and Oboe (1972)
Live recording
Recording: Berlin, Philharmonie, Kammermusiksaal, 3/1995

The Big Turtle Fanfare from the South China Sea (1985)
for trumpet
Recording: La-Chaux-de-Fonds, La Musica Théâtre, 9/1994

3 Pieces for 2 Pianos (1976)
Recording: Hamburg-Rahlstedt, DG Musikstudio, 6/1979

Etudes pour piano, Livre I (1985)
Recording: Hamburg-Harburg, Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, 12/1995

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1985–1988)
Recording: Paris, IRCAM, 10/1992

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1989–1993)
dedicated to Saschko Gawriloff
World-premiere recording
Recording: Paris, IRCAM, 6/1993

DDD/ADD Digitally remastered (10 Pieces, Quartet no. 2, Volumina, Lux aeterna, Organ Study, Aventures, Nouvelles Aventures, 3 Pieces)

Publishers: B. Schott's Söhne, Mainz (Cello Sonata, Quartets, 10 Pieces, Organ Study, Lontano, Ramifications, Melodien, Chamber Concerto, Mysteries, 3 Pieces, Etudes, Piano Concerto, Violin Concerto); Schott Musikverlage International, Mainz (Bagatelles, Double Concerto); Universal Edition, Vienna (Atmosphères, The Big Turtle Fanfare); Henry Litolffs Verlag/C.F. Peters, Frankfurt (Volumina, Lux aeterna, Aventures, Nouvelles Aventures); C.F. Peters, Leipzig/Frankfurt (Cello Concerto)

In booklet:
℗ 1976 (Melodien) / 1977 (10 Pieces) The Decca Music Group Limited
℗ 1989 (Mysteries) / 1996 (The Big Turtle Fanfare) Universal International Music B.V.
℗ 1968 (Volumina, Lux aeterna, Organ Study) / 1970 (Quartet no. 2) / 1980 (3 Pieces) / 1983 (Ramifications, Aventures, Nouvelles Aventures, Chamber Concerto) / 1990 (Atmosphères, Lontano) / 1991 (Cello Sonata, Quartet no. 1) / 1994 (Cello Concerto, Piano Concerto, Violin Concerto) / 1997 (Bagatelles, Double Concerto, Etudes) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg
© 2006 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg

Cover & Artist Photos: © Fritz Peyer
Printed in the E. U.

On tray insert:
CD 1 [74'52]
CD 2 [78'13]
CD 3 [80'30]
CD 4 [76'06]
This compilation
℗ 2006 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH Hamburg,
A Universal Music Company

Cover Photo: © Fritz Peyer
Made in the E. U.

On hype sticker affixed to the case:
György Ligeti
Benchmark recordings of 24 works by the master of soundscapes who stretched the boundaries of music.
Specially priced 4-CD set

Incidental information:
[Quarter Note Symbol] = 40 (tracks 3-4, 3-5) and [Whole Note Symbol] = 63 (track 4-6) indicate the pieces' metronome markings.

4-CD set issued in double thick jewel case (Fatboy) with 22-page booklet. Identical with the original pressing, except for the manufacturer credited in the discs' matrices.


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