Ligeti 6 Bagatelles For — Wind Quintet Imslp

Written while Ligeti was still in communist Hungary (before he fled to the West in 1956), the Bagatelles show early signs of his later avant-garde voice, but also nod to Bartók, folk rhythms, and neoclassical precision.

: The fifth movement, Adagio. Mesto , is an explicit memorial to Béla Bartók , Ligeti's musical hero who died in exile. It echoes the "night music" and folk-inflected laments of Ligeti’s Hungarian heritage. ligeti 6 bagatelles for wind quintet imslp

Rugged and rapid; erupts like a wild Hungarian peasant dance. Adagio. Mesto 10 Pitches Written while Ligeti was still in communist Hungary