György Ligeti

Artikulation

Title
Artikulation
Subtitle
realised at the broadcasting studio for electronic music at the West-German Radio (WDR) Cologne
Category
Electronic Music
Language of this work
(Articulation)
Duration
3:47
Number of performers
1
Instrumentation
tape 4-track A-DAT
Composition year(s)
1958
World premiere
1958-03-25

Köln · WDR · Musik der Zeit (D)

Commissioner
first broadcasting in Cologne · WDR · Musik der Zeit
Audio
Copyright

György Ligeti: The Ligeti Project © 2016 Warner Classics 0825646028580

Comment of the composer on the work

I decided to flee from Hungary after the bloody suppression of the uprising of 23 October 1956. My first “western” composition, Artikulation (1958), was realised in the Cologne Studio for Electronic Music (the originally quadraphonic work is presented here in a stereo version). This composition, produced purely electronically, resembles an abstract language. Later on, between 1962 and 1965, I realised similar ideas using the human voice (three singers) and seven instruments; the results are the Aventures and Nouvelles Aventures, which appear here as live concert recordings.

© 2001–2003 Teldec Classics & 2004 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd | Translation: Louise Duchesneau

Publisher
Video
Ligeti - Artikulation
Discography
Ligeti Project Vol.5 Baladǎ Şi Joc / Cello Sonata / Artikulation / Aventures, Nouvelles Aventures / Musica Ricercata / Big Turtle Fanfare / Régi Magyar Társas Táncok


Ligeti Project Vol.5 Baladǎ Şi Joc / Cello Sonata / Artikulation / Aventures, Nouvelles Aventures / Musica Ricercata / Big Turtle Fanfare / Régi Magyar Társas Táncok
Sarah Leonard (soprano); Linda Hirst (mezzo-soprano); Omar Ebrahim (baritone); Max Bonnay (accordion); David Geringas (violoncello); Peter Masseurs (trumpet); Asko Ensemble; Schönberg Ensemble; Reinbert de Leeuw (conductor)
Teldec Classics, 8573-88262-2, 2004


György Ligeti – Continuum · Zehn Stücke für Bläserquintett · Artikulation · Glissandi · 2 Etüden · Volumina


György Ligeti – Continuum · Zehn Stücke für Bläserquintett · Artikulation · Glissandi · 2 Etüden · Volumina
Bläserquintett des Südwestfunks Baden-Baden; Antoinette Vischer (cembalo); Zsigmond Szathmary, Karl-Erik Welin (organ); Elektronisches Studio des Westdeutschen Rundfunks, Köln
Wergo, WER 60161-50; 1996

Ligeti: Kammerkonzert / Ramifications (Version für Streichorchester) / Ramifications (Version für 12 Solostreicher) / Zehn Stücke für Bläserquintett / Artikulation


Ligeti: Kammerkonzert / Ramifications (Version für Streichorchester) / Ramifications (Version für 12 Solostreicher) / Zehn Stücke für Bläserquintett / Artikulation
Helmut Müller (bassoon); Hans Lemser (clarinet); Kraft-Thorwald Dilloo (flute); Karl Arnold (horn); Helmut Koch (oboe); Ensemble “Die Reihe”; SWR Orchestra; Kammerorchester Des Saarländischen Rundfunks; Bläserquintett Des Südwestfunks Baden-Baden; Friedrich Cerha , Ernest Bour, Antonio Janigro (conductors)
Wergo, WER 60059, 1971 (Germany); Clave, 18-5010 S, 1974 (Spain)