György Ligeti - Musica Ricercata (complete)

Performed at the Royal Academy of Music, Duke’s Hall, London
Leona Crasi, piano
Musica Ricercata (1951-53) by Gyorgy Ligeti (1923-2006):
00:00 I Sostenuto · Misurato · Prestissimo
02:59 II Mesto, rigido e ceremoniale
06:50 III Allegro con spirito
08:05 IV Tempo di valse (poco vivace · “à l’orgue de Barbarie”)
10:30 V Rubato. Lamentoso
13:56 VI Allegro molto capriccioso
14:46 VII Cantabile, molto legato
18:44 VIII Vivace. Energico
19:55 IX (Béla Bartók in memoriam) Adagio. Mesto · Allegro maestoso
22:39 X Vivace. Capriccioso
24:22 XI (Omaggio a Girolamo Frescobaldi) Andante misurato e tranquillo

[@chelseapoet3664]

Wow, how incredibly difficult it must be to play V,Ii, a repetitive sequence so fast with one hand whilst the other floats gently above it. And what a workout for the hand and forearm muscles!

[@user-vu8vo8wy9d]

Nagyon tetszik. Most hallom először. Az előadás autetntikusnak tetszik. Szívesen hallgatnék mást is Ligetitől.

[@DC180]

Wow... off the planet!

[@Meine.Postma]

Well, this does the piece justice. The pain, the anger, the loneliness, the unrest. This lady speaks to my soul. Her attire is also excellent

[@IwanOchs5]

Eine wunderbare Interpretation eines sagenhaft schönen Werks.

[@Fabio_Enne]

Mi hai incantato per trenta minuti facendomi compiere un viaggio sensoriale straordinario. Complimenti!

[@davidbart5141]

Perfect. You and Ligeti are one!

[@carlotrombone6677]

meravigliosa!!!!!!!!

[@LAK_770]

This is actually the best complete performance on the internet. You really do everything justice, from pensive mystery to extreme violence to cheeky shenanigans. The piece really suits you and vice versa. Also you look cool up there.

[@nickr753]

I agree, and you can tell this even from the first movement alone. This is an inspired performance.

[@hyilgorre]

Bravoooo.............

[@damienguillard852]

Living for this. Now I clearly know it better I vagly did before. It is so....Thank you. Such a great play.nothing useless, just the necessary rightness. To play the game of not playing a game must be a delightful feeling of fillfullness. brava

[@arnewestgaard]

Fantastic, thank you very much Leona :)

[@dimodds]

You are phenomenal! Ligeti is a giant, probably my favorite composer. This is an absolutely masterful performance. Just... WOW.

[@Akuryoutaisan21]

Fantastic

[@laszlosall6669]

csodálatos! köszönöm;

[@michiko2562]

One of my friend let me know of this composer, his masterpiece Lux Aeterna, which leads me to his other music. I am fascinated.

[@kuijaye]

Beautiful!

[@thegiftedone]

Unbelievable! Astonishing! Bravo!

[@gaborbihari6949]

Gratulálok, Leona! Félelmetesen jó beleéléssel játszol! De szeretném egyszer ezt élőben meghallgatni tőled! Ligetire ezen művén keresztül figyeltem fel és azt hiszem, kedvenceim közé került - Veled együtt! 🙂

[@gaborbihari6949]

Kedves Leona! Egy kéréssel fordulok Hozzád a most pénteki Kutatók Éjszakája rendezvény kapcsán. A Harman Professional kötelékében dolgozom villamosmérnökként és a rendezvényen fénytechnikai bemutatót tartok. Szeretnék engedélyt kérni arra, hogy a fenti videót felhasználhassam egy látványos hang-fény bemutatóhoz. Különlegesnek tartanám, ha Ligeti György Musica Ricercata első tételére improvizálhatnék színpadi robotlámpákkal, miközben kivetíteném a youtube video megfelelő részét. Igazából nagyobbik fiamat szeretném ezzel meglepni, mert az utóbbi időben sokat foglalkoztunk ezzel a zeneművel. Hátha ettől újra erőre kap és kedvet a zongora tanulmányok folytatásához. Sok szeretettel: Bihari Gábor (Harman Professional - vezetőmérnök, kétgyermekes apuka)

[@tom-mc1wk]

The seventh movement must be such a challenge yet you play it so liltingly, the melodic line just sparkles and radiates your personal touch! These pieces are favorites, thank you for the tremendous performance 🙏💐

[@leonacrasi8013]

Thank you for your kind comment ❤️

[@kuriliuk4324]

Like! Greetings from Russia

[@johncase2408]

This performance 🎭 was dedicated to Red Cloak.

[@nicolebrown3703]

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[@jean-francoisgirard2255]

Bravo Leona!

[@user-cv1kw2ks4e]

No. 4 the best

[@dildohorn2282]

Raramente ho visto qualcuno suonare il pianoforte con tanta dedizione. Vielen Dank. Mille grazie!

[@leonacrasi8013]

Grazie!

[@nicholaswolf3822]

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[@bernardtheillaucher9478]

So difficult to play like that... you are great !

[@leonacrasi8013]

Thank you :)

[@TheHypertwist]

I came here after watching Eyes Wide Shut

[@MegaCirse]

Sometimes, you end up in a cold room, dark and empty. Closed windows, locked doors. Your eyes have adapted to the small light that seeps into the holes of your curtains. You stand in the middle of the room and you have finally become this "entity" you had seen in a strange and penetrating dream 🗿👌

[@davidepirillo592]

Hi Leona, I like your way to express Ligety research, I do love first A movement! Thanks for sharing your performance, Davide from Rome ☺️

[@leonacrasi8013]

Hi! Thank you very much :)

[@olakolade6656]

this is lovely!

[@yagiz885]

Wonderful voicings!

[@leonacrasi8013]

Thank you!

[@GGibert]

I wonder why Ligeti choosed the "A" note...

[@opusnigrum1229]

🖤

[@educostanzo]

Amazing performance! I've always loved the 2nd movement because of Kubrick's movie, and this is the first time I've watched the complete work, while reading about it on wikipedia. A very interesting approach to write music, using pitch classes and limiting the options like that. Thanks for the video!

[@leonacrasi8013]

Thank you for taking the time to listen!

[@OlivierRittener-cw7ve]

Great performance played with intelligence, sensitiveness and a sharp attention to the musical sheet! Just a question concerning the last piece; the sustaining pedal is only mentioned at the measure 50 (Omaggio a Girolamo Frescobaldi) and nowhere else or in all the other pieces of musica ricercata the pedal or the absence of pedal is always well indicated. Also Frescobaldi was an organist and a player of harpsichord; so has there is no pedal for sustaining the sound on an harpsichord and as Ligeti write clearly at the beginning of this last piece "sempre piano, sempre legato (sehr gleichmässig/very evenly)" I think that we might not use any pedal until when it is said to use it. That's make the piece very complicated (using the organ technic of the nineteen century in the romantic field; changing the fingers for others on the same chords). That's what I have done to play it without any pedal and it is really a tough work. It is impossible to play measure 47, 48 and 49 without a little help of the sustaining pedal on beat 3 and 4 of 47, beat 1 of 48 and beat 2 to 4 of 49. I might be wrong in my interpretation of no pedal for the major parts of this composition. If someone can bring other arguments and a different opinion I will be very happy to hear it.

[@alenkabobinsky]

Very, very good. Keep up the good work, Ms Crasi!

[@leonacrasi8013]

Thank you very much :)

[@DCandtheInsectobytez]

3:00 Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman brought me here.

[@phacus]

That's amazing! Thanks for sharing!

[@leonacrasi8013]

Thank you!

[@thornsaresharp]

The makers of grand pianos must be groaning

[@yat_ii]

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[@thornsaresharp]

@@yat_ii No need to buy a grand piano. Just bang a drum

[@yat_ii]

How did you learn VII?

[@lerandoacce]

Ligeti is a real troll 😂 He writes a complete pieces only with A notes, and the final note is a D . I like this piece!

[@tarukofusuki]

Un plauso. Ever thought about streaming you playing Jean Barraqué's piano sonata? 😇