György Ligeti: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Paul Griffiths, György Ligeti (1983, 2nd ed. 1997); György Ligeti et al., György Ligeti in Conversation with Péter Várnai, Josef Häusler, Claude Samuel, and Himself (1983); Robert W. Richart, György Ligeti: A Bio-Bibliography (1990).

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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. May 24, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jun 08, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Mar 21, 2024
Added mention of Praemium Imperiale prize and other awards. Apr 15, 2016
Invalidated site: Collection of research on Ligeti's music and links to recordings. Sep 26, 2014
Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Biography of Gy�rgy Ligeti. Apr 30, 2012
Add new Web site: AllMusic.com - Biography of Gy�rgy Ligeti. Apr 30, 2012
Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Music - Biography of Gy�rgy Ligeti. Apr 30, 2012
Add new Web site: Naxos Classical Music - Biography of Gyorgy Ligeti. Apr 30, 2012
Added photograph of György Ligeti. May 04, 2010
Bibliography revised. Jun 29, 2006
Article revised and updated. Jun 29, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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