Gyorgy Ligeti' choral and orchestral music hit the mainstream when it was featured in the soundtrack of 2001: A Space Odyssey, but his equally remarkable chamber works remain less well known.

Tracklist:

String Quartet No. 1, "metamorphoses Nocturnes": Allegro Grazioso - Presto
String Quartet No. 1, "metamorphoses Nocturnes": Prestissimo - Andante Tranquillo -
String Quartet No. 1, "metamorphoses Nocturnes": Tempo di Valse, Moderato, Con Eleganza, Un Poco Capriccioso - Allegretto, Un Po
String Quartet No. 1, "metamorphoses Nocturnes": Subito Allegro Con Moto - Prestissimo
String Quartet No. 2: I. Allegro Nervoso
String Quartet No. 2: Ii. Sostenuto, Molto Calmo
String Quartet No. 2: Iii. Come Un Meccanismo di Precisione
String Quartet No. 2: Iv. Presto Furioso, Brutale, Tumultuoso
String Quartet No. 2: V. Allegro Con Delicatezza
Andante And Allegretto: Andante Cantabile
Andante And Allegretto: Allegretto Poco Capriccioso

UPC: 747313078172
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 12.15.09
Format: CD

Bad Sector - String Quartets Nos 1 & 2 (CD)