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Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: I don't use old music.

I don't use old music. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: When I was younger I was completely without

When I was younger I was completely without money - when I was studying in Budapest, when I was a refugee. — Gyorgy Ligeti

$Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: Yes, fractals are what I want to find$ Yes, fractals are what I want to find in my music. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: However, I began composing as soon as I

However, I began composing as soon as I started taking piano lessons. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: Perhaps the better word is emotional yes, I

Perhaps the better word is emotional yes, I am an emotional man. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: I lived under the Nazis and under the

I lived under the Nazis and under the Communists. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: First of all I listen to music. I

First of all I listen to music. I like music. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: In January 1944 I was called up by

In January 1944 I was called up by the Forced Labor Service, but I deserted on October 10, 1944. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: I know already the music I will write.

I know already the music I will write. But the words? I have not yet decided. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: I write bars, for the musicians, because they

I write bars, for the musicians, because they have to be together. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: Once, in London, the BBC asked me what

Once, in London, the BBC asked me what was my favorite English book. I said Alice in Wonderland. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: For the past ten years I have had

For the past ten years I have had no financial problems. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: It isn't false modesty when I say this,

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

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: I think a composer is always interested in

I think a composer is always interested in his last work. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: There is a wonderful Hungarian literature, especially in

There is a wonderful Hungarian literature, especially in lyric poetry. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: Well I live in Vienna with my wife

Well I live in Vienna with my wife and son, and I teach in Hamburg, there will be no changes in that respect. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: Then, after the war it was impossible to

Then, after the war it was impossible to travel, after so many years of Hitler and Stalin. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: But if you go from Moscow to Budapest

But if you go from Moscow to Budapest you think you are in Paris. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: People often thought Leopold Auer was Russian because

People often thought Leopold Auer was Russian because he lived in St. Petersburg so long, almost fifty years. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: New York is the dream world, the center

New York is the dream world, the center of jazz and rock. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: Steinberg is great. I should like to meet

Steinberg is great. I should like to meet him. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: In my piano concerto I developed this polyphony

In my piano concerto I developed this polyphony to much higher complexity. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: If you come from Paris to Budapest you

If you come from Paris to Budapest you think you are in Moscow. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: But I do not want to use Hungarian

But I do not want to use Hungarian verses for British people. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: I don't read such boring things. Life is

I don't read such boring things. Life is too short. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: Stravinsky used Mother Goose. He was influenced by

Stravinsky used Mother Goose. He was influenced by Mother Goose, indirectly, but very beautifully. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: I listen to all kinds of music -

I listen to all kinds of music - new music, old music, music of my colleagues, everything. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: I like to stay home and listen to

I like to stay home and listen to recordings. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: I only want to give a metaphysic for

I only want to give a metaphysic for my music. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: My grandfather was not a musician but he

My grandfather was not a musician but he was an artist - a painter, a decorative painter. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes By Gyorgy Ligeti: Gesualdo was very important to me, I wanted

Gesualdo was very important to me, I wanted to do something which corresponded to him. — Gyorgy Ligeti