Susanne Van Els, Cappella Amsterdam, MusikFabrik & Daniel Reuss - Ligeti: Lux aeterna (2007/2016) [Official Digital Download]

Both Ligeti and Heppener belong to the generation born in the 1920s which formed the basis for the post-war avant-garde. 'Lux Aeterna', used by Stanley Kubrick in his film '2001: A Space Odyssey', marked the installation of a new musical language. The later 'Sonata for solo viola' simultaneously evokes the polyphony of the 14th century and certain varieties of ethnic music. 'Im Gestein', a cycle of lieder to poems by Paul Celan which won Heppener the Matthijs Vermeulen Prize in 1993, was here recorded for the first time in 2008.

Tracklist:

György Ligeti (1923-2006)

01. Sonata for Solo Viola: I. Hora lunga
02. Lux aeterna
03. Sonata for Solo Viola: III. Facsar
04. I. Hälfte des Lebens
05. II. Wenn aus der Ferne
06. III. Abendfantasie
07. Sonata for Solo Viola: II. Loop
08. I. Flügelnacht I
09. II. Die Halde
10. III. Nacht
11. IV. Zuversicht
12. V. Schneebett
13. VI. Flügelnacht II
14. Libera me, Domine

Personnel:
Susanne van Els (viola)
Cappella Amsterdam & musicFabrik
Daniel Reuss (conductor)