Solo harpsichord recital

György Ligeti 1923-2006
Continuum
Passacaglia ungherese
Hungarian Rock

William Byrd
Fortune, MB 6
The March before the battle, MB 93
The Battle, MB 94
The Queen’s Alman, MB 10
Ground, MB 9
Lady Monteagle’s Pavan, MB 75
Fantasia, MB 62

Yes, Byrd again. And this time, William faces resistance. When Bertrand Cuiller juxtaposes the English virginalist with the Hungarian éminence grise György Ligeti, everything is suddenly up in the air: patterns emerge, voices intertwine, time seems to flow differently. Four centuries apart, the same obsession with structure, texture, and motif: Cuiller keeps the reins tight, but lets things derail just enough to make it exciting!

Harpsichord: Boccalari 1669