
This collection is the first book devoted to exploring Gy rgy Ligeti's life and music within the context of his East European roots, revealing his dual identities as both Hungarian national and cosmopolitan modernist.

Since Gy rgy Ligeti's death in 2006, there has been a growing acknowledgement of how central he was to the late twentieth-century cultural landscape. This collection is the first book devoted to exploring the composer's life and music within the context of his East European...