Awesome ... provided they make a small effort at listening! But the effort pays. Ligeti's piano, he composed after 1970 which is the case here, gives importance to the melody, and harmonic clarity. In studies, each has a title. The title greatly help the music lover to understand this music. For example, Study No. 1 - Book I - entitled "Disorder" Well ... there is a description of a state of disorder characterized, as if a fly were trapped in a jar and trying to get out ... ! Another example Study No. 6 - Book I - "Autumn in Warsaw": Well, it's gray, the rain falls, we hear sporadic firing of weapons, it's war and the bombs fall on rosary the city, the missiles falling on Warsaw .... until the final crushing of the last bomb that ended the annihilation of this martyred city: it is the last chord in the bass of the piano! This is believe me much more evocative than "Warsaw Concerto" written during the war by Richard Addinsell! Each piece has a name ... images come immediately! The interpretation of Pierre-Laurent Aimard is absolutely gorgeous ... The recording is of incredible presence. We hear every detail, every little note, every little agreement ... From beautiful contemporary piano.
