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  • György Ligeti ~ Requiem

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    Above: soloists Victoire Brunel and Makeda Monnet

    A performance of György Ligeti’s Requiem from Paris, 2018. Watch and listen here.

    Makeda Monnet, soprano / Victoire Bunel, mezzo-soprano
    Chœur National Hongrois / Csaba Somos, Chef de chœur
    Orchestre du Conservatoire de Paris / Ensemble intercontemporain
    Matthias Pintscher, direction 

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    Above: members of the Chœur National Hongrois

    I first took an interest in the music of György Ligeti (1923-2006) after seeing Christopher Wheeldon’s 2001 masterpiece POLYPHONIA at New York City Ballet. Chris turned to the music of Ligeti again for his 2002 ballet MORPHOSES. Both these danceworks featured the beloved NYCB partnership of Wendy Whelan and Jock Soto.