Abstract
The Ensemble Labyrinth, a chamber music formation of the Philharmonia Zurich, presents in this lunch/brunch concert early works by György Ligeti, which were composed before his escape from Hungary in 1956. Bölcsötöl a Sírig (From cradle to grave) is also more lyrical and influenced by Hungarian folklore. This work for soprano, baritone, oboe, clarinet and string quartet (1948) was found by an ensemble member after extensive research in Ligeti's compositional estate at the Paul Sacher Foundation in Basel and will be premiered in Switzerland on February 3. Ligeti's contemporaries Mátyás Seiber also play the Divertimento für Klarinette und Steichquartett, which unites folkloristic, neo-classical and jazz influences.