Bidspirit auction | LIGETI GYORGY: (1923-2006)

LIGETI GYORGY: (1923-2006) - LIGETI GYORGY: (1923-2006) Hungarian composer of contemporary classical music. Autograph statement signed, Gyorgy Ligeti , one page, 4to, n.p. (Hamburg?), n.d. (most likely 1994), in French. Ligeti´s statement was perhaps prepared for publication, or for a brief speech, and states ´Je remercie de tout mon coeur - à D. Evesque et à l´institut - d´avoir organisé ce concert fabuleux à Hambourg. P.L. Aimard a joué marveilleusement. Comme ma musique n´est pas souvent jouée dans cette (belle) ville - je suis vraiment heureux´ (Translation: ´I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to D. Evesque and the institute for organising this fabulous concert in Hamburg. P.L. Aimard played marvellously. As my music is not often performed in this (beautiful) city, I am truly delighted´ ). In capital letters beneath his signature Ligeti has declared ´L´authenticité de cette signature est certifiée par le Bureau des Règles et Mesures de la République Française, vraiement´ (Translation: ´The authenticity of this signature is certified by the Bureau of Weights and Measures of the French Republic, indeed´ ). EX Denis Evesque (1934-2022) French classical pianist. Pierre-Laurent Aimard (1957- ) French pianist who performed the premieres of the eleventh and thirteenth piano études of Ligeti, and also made notable recordings of the first two books of Ligeti's piano études.