Olivier Messiaen, Volker Banfield, Gyorgy Ligeti
Études Pour Piano (- Premier Livre -) / Vingt Regards Sur L'Enfant-Jésus (Sélection) (CD)
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2025 stock In 1985 György Ligeti created six piano studies. The exceptionally new of these studies is the possibility of having one player generate the vision of several different simultaneous tempo layers. The extremely high level of difficulty of these studies demands the pianist's utmost virtuosity. With Volker Banfield, Ligeti found the right pianist for his studies. The fourth study, 'Fanfares', is dedicated to Banfield. Olivier Messiaen's 'Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus', too, makes huge demands on the pianist. Five pieces were selected for this production. They demand not only the pianist's utmost virtuosity, but also intense listening into the most subtle sound structures. Another proof of the excellent pianistic qualities of Volker Banfield who is always tempted by really demanding challenges. In addition, he is at least just as fascinated by the mystic-ecstatic side of the music. Volker Banfield: piano.
Format
Recorded at Studio 10, Norddeutschen Rundfunks, 1986. First recording of Études Pour Piano (1985).
Co-production with Norddeutschen Rundfunk.
Cover image: György Ligeti, Entwurf der 1. Etüde, Blatt 1 (ED 7428, B. Schott's Söhne, Mainz)
℗ + © 1987 WERGO Schallplatten GmbH, Mainz, W. Germany
Release notes
Recorded at Studio 10, Norddeutschen Rundfunks, 1986. First recording of Études Pour Piano (1985). Co-production with Norddeutschen Rundfunk. Cover image: György Ligeti, Entwurf der 1. Etüde, Blatt 1 (ED 7428, B. Schott's Söhne, Mainz) ℗ + © 1987 WERGO Schallplatten GmbH, Mainz, W. Germany
| Études Pour Piano - Premier Livre - | |||
| 1 | 1ʳᵉ Étude: Désorde | 2:45 | |
| 2 | 2ᵉ Étude: Cordes Vides | 2:45 | |
| 3 | 3ᵉ Étude: Touches Bloquées | 1:40 | |
| 4 | 4ᵉ Étude: Fanfares | 3:25 | |
| 5 | 5ᵉ Étude: Arc-en-ciel | 3:40 | |
| 6 | 6ᵉ Étude: Automne À Varsovie | 4:45 | |
| 5 Pièces De: Vingt Regards Sur L'Enfant-Jésus | |||
| 7 | XIII. Noël | 4:05 | |
| 8 | XI. Première Communion De La Vierge | 6:40 | |
| 9 | XVI. Regard Des Prophètes, Des Bergers Et Des Mages | 2:30 | |
| 10 | XVII. Regard Du Silence | 5:40 | |
| 11 | X. Regard De L'Esprit De Joie | 7:35 | |
- Olivier Messiaen
- Composed By (1 to 6), Liner Notes
- Volker Banfield
- Composed By (7 to 11)
- Dr. Bernhard Hansen
- Edited By [Redaktion]
- Karl-Otto Bremer
- Engineer [Toningenieur]
- Gerald Götze
- Engineer [Tonmeister]
- Louise Duchesneau
- Liner Notes, Liner Notes [French Translation]
- Sid McLauchlan
- Liner Notes [English Translation]
- Ken W. Bartlett
- Liner Notes [German Translation]
- Gyorgy Ligeti
- Piano
