The Verona Quartet - Ligeti: Complete String Quartets (2023)

This album presents the complete works Ligeti composed for string quartet between 1950 and 1968. The two numbered string quartets are predated by a lyrical early Andante and Allegretto, the folk-music inflections of which pre-echo the hints of Bartók in the ?rst quartet, Métamorphoses nocturnes. The calculated anarchy, dynamic extremes and sublime atmospheres of the Second Quartet present Ligeti at his most distinctive. These spectacular works are performed here by the Verona Quartet, firmly established as one of the most distinguished ensembles on the chamber music scene today.

Tracklist
01. String Quartet No. 1 "Métamorphoses nocturnes": Allegro grazioso
02. String Quartet No. 1 "Métamorphoses nocturnes": Vivace, capriccioso
03. String Quartet No. 1 "Métamorphoses nocturnes": Adagio, mesto
04. String Quartet No. 1 "Métamorphoses nocturnes": Presto
05. String Quartet No. 1 "Métamorphoses nocturnes": Prestissimo (1)
06. String Quartet No. 1 "Métamorphoses nocturnes": Andante tranquillo
07. String Quartet No. 1 "Métamorphoses nocturnes": Tempo di valse, moderato, con eleganza, un poco capriccioso
08. String Quartet No. 1 "Métamorphoses nocturnes": Subito prestissimo
09. String Quartet No. 1 "Métamorphoses nocturnes": Allegretto, un poco gioviale
10. String Quartet No. 1 "Métamorphoses nocturnes": Prestissimo (2)
11. String Quartet No. 1 "Métamorphoses nocturnes": Ad libitum, senza misura
12. String Quartet No. 1 "Métamorphoses nocturnes": Lento
13. String Quartet No. 2: I. Allegro nervoso
14. String Quartet No. 2: II. Sostenuto, molto calmo
15. String Quartet No. 2: III. Come un meccanismo di precisione
16. String Quartet No. 2: IV. Presto furioso, brutale, tumultuoso
17. String Quartet No. 2: V. Allegro con delicatezza
18. Andante & Allegretto: I. Andante cantabile
19. Andante & Allegretto: II. Allegretto poco capriccioso