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Composer: György Ligeti
Soloist: Siegfried Palm (Violoncello)
Conductor: Michael Gielen
Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony (Sinfonieorchester des HR)
Recorded live in Frankfurt in September 1967, this historic Wergo release is a definitive monument of 20th-century avant-garde music. It unites composer György Ligeti with the piece's dedicatee, the legendary cellist Siegfried Palm, under the razor-sharp direction of conductor Michael Gielen.
The concerto breaks traditional forms across two contrasting movements:
Movement I: A hypnotic, barely audible E-natural expands into a dense, shifting cloud of sound, utilising Ligeti's famous "micropolyphony.
"Movement II: The calm violently shatters into chaotic, virtuosic bursts, pushing the cello to its absolute physical limits.
While modern digital remasters exist, this raw 1967 vinyl pressing captures the dangerous, electric energy of the post-war avant-garde, and it remains a holy grail for serious record collectors and experimental music fans alike.
Composer: György Ligeti
Soloist: Siegfried Palm (Violoncello)
Conductor: Michael Gielen
Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony (Sinfonieorchester des HR)
Recorded live in Frankfurt in September 1967, this historic Wergo release is a definitive monument of 20th-century avant-garde music. It unites composer György Ligeti with the piece's dedicatee, the legendary cellist Siegfried Palm, under the razor-sharp direction of conductor Michael Gielen.
The concerto breaks traditional forms across two contrasting movements:
Movement I: A hypnotic, barely audible E-natural expands into a dense, shifting cloud of sound, utilising Ligeti's famous "micropolyphony.
"Movement II: The calm violently shatters into chaotic, virtuosic bursts, pushing the cello to its absolute physical limits.
While modern digital remasters exist, this raw 1967 vinyl pressing captures the dangerous, electric energy of the post-war avant-garde, and it remains a holy grail for serious record collectors and experimental music fans alike.
