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Hamburgisches Konzert

Composer
Ligeti György
Original / Hungarian title
Hamburgisches Konzert
Foreign language / English title
Hamburgisches Konzert
Subtitle
For solo horn and chamber orchestra (with 2 bassetthorns and 4 obligato natural horns)
Dedication
Marie Luise Neunecker gewidmet
Year of composition
1999
Type
Concerto
Number of players
30
Instrumentation
cor. solo - 2 fl. (II anche picc.), ob., 2 corbass. (I anche cl. in si, II anche cl. in mi b), fg. - 4 cor. naturale, tr., trb. - perc. (2 esec. - camp., ptto.sosp., crot., 4 bongo, tambourine, tmb.picc., gr.c., rin., campli., xil., vibr., marimba) - strings: 5 vl. 1, 4 vl. 2, 3 vla., 2 vlc., cb. (or 1 vl. 1, 1 vl. 2, 1 vla., 1 vlc., 1 cb.)
Duration
15 min
Movements, parts
1. Praeludium
2. Signale, Tanz, Choral
3. Aria, Aksak, Hoketus
4. Solo, Intermezzo, Mixtur, Kanon
5. Spectra
6. Capriccio
7. Hymnus
Commissioned by
"ZEIT" Foundation, Hamburg
Premiere information
20 January 2001, Hamburg, Rolf-Liebermann-Studio, NDR, Germany; Marie Luise Neunecker (cor.), ASKO Ensemble, George Benjamin (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Schott Music, Mainz © 2000, ED 8205 (study score), performance material on hire
Available here!
Recordings
Teldec Cd 2564 69673-5, 2008 - Marie Luise Neunecker (cor.), Sybille Mahni, Simon Breyer, Thomas Bernstein, Ozan Cakar (cor. naturale), ASKO Ensemble, Reinbert de Leeuw (cond.)
1 min. sample
1 1. Praeludium
2 2. Signale, Tanz, Choral
3 4. Solo, Intermezzo, Mixtur, Kanon
4 5. Spectra
5 7. Hymnus
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1998 - 1999, revised: 2003

The six-movement horn concerto is a genuine late work in which Ligeti ventures further forward than ever before in his extensive search for a new tonal language. Simultaneously, he pays reverence to his adopted city: "The "ZEIT" foundation which commissioned the work had the special wish that the World Première should take place in Hamburg and the movement titles also be associated with the city. I thought to myself: Bach dedicated his wellknown six Concerti grossi to the Margrave of Brandenburg, why should I not dedicate my horn concerto to the Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg?" (György Ligeti)
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Teldec