This is from my first faculty recital, as part of the Masterful Keys Virtuoso Piano Concert Series at University of La Verne. I lovingly called the recital "Alotta Toccatas" because I played a lot...of Toccatas.
Recorded 2.17.24
György Ligeti was a Hungarian-Austrian composer and is regarded as one of the most important figures in contemporary, Avant-Garde music. He experimented in electronic music, and shifted away from chromaticism to work with polyrhythms. Additive rhythms from Balkan folk music, which he grew up with, are evident in this étude. At the start of this piece, the additive rhythms are asymmetrical, creating an uneven and jarring rhythm for the listener, uneasily climbing a distorted, unstable staircase. Aggressive annotations translate to "wild ringing of bells" and "like bells, gongs, tam-tams" to portray a grisly fight both into, and out of Hell. This may be the only piece that not only uses all 88 keys of the piano, but has dynamic commands ranging from pppppppp to ffffffff.
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