It isn't false modesty when I say this, but although I am supposed to be a famous person it doesn't mean anything to me. I just sit at home and work. Gyorgy Ligeti falsefamoushome Change image and share on social
I was fifteen years old, and I hardly knew how to play a simple Bach prelude on the piano when I began to compose music, and at the most advanced level. I had never studied such things as harmony. Gyorgy Ligeti advancebachbegin Change image and share on social
I listen to all kinds of music - new music, old music, music of my colleagues, everything. Gyorgy Ligeti colleaguekindlisten Change image and share on social
In January 1944 I was called up by the Forced Labor Service, but I deserted on October 10, 1944. Gyorgy Ligeti calldesertforce Change image and share on social