Chanced upon a highly informative article about the music of Gyorgy Ligeti in the Graun today. I love it when an expert in a field - in this case Gillian Moore, the Southbank Centre's head of classical music, which sounds pretty formidable to me - shares their enthusiasm, and knowledge, in a way that educates and inspires at one and the same time. I knew something of the great composer, but now I want to know a whole lot more, and to listen to a whole lot more of his work a whole lot more closely. Just wish I had a bit more time to do so, but there's enough on YouTube to be fruitfully occupied with for now.
One interesting thing about this kind of article is that if the Graun opens a Comments section along with it then it will be worth reading. Even the nay-saying, and there's a bit of that involved in this case, has its place since it makes you think all the more about what makes the music work for those who clearly are in love with it.
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