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Explorations: György Ligeti's Lontano

Fabrice Fitch
Friday, February 21, 2025

In the first of a new series exploring the history and recordings of less familiar works, Fabrice Fitch introduces a Modernist masterpiece

Ligeti’s Lontano (1967) was used in Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film The Shining (Photography: György Ligeti Collection, Paul Sacher Foundation, Basel)
Ligeti’s Lontano (1967) was used in Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film The Shining (Photography: György Ligeti Collection, Paul Sacher Foundation, Basel)

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