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Le Grand Macabre

György Ligeti · 1999

102 min · 30 tracks · opera

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Tracklist

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Disc 1

  • 1 Le Grand Macabre: Car Horn Prelude 0:55
  • 2 Le Grand Macabre: Scene I. "Dies irae" (Piet, Amanda, Amando, Nekrotzar) 6:23
  • 3 Le Grand Macabre: Scene I. "Away, you swagpot!" (Nekrotzar, Piet) 2:26
  • 4 Le Grand Macabre: Scene I. "Shut up!" (Nekrotzar, Piet, Chorus) 4:14
  • 5 Le Grand Macabre: Scene I. "Oh..! - Amanda! Can do no more!" (Amanda, Amando, Piet) 0:42
  • 6 Le Grand Macabre: Scene I. "Ha-ha-ha-ha! Hey! Give me my requisites" (Nekrotzar, Piet, Chorus) 3:04
  • 7 Le Grand Macabre: Scene I. "Melting snow is thy breast" (Amando, Amanda) 2:36
  • 8 Le Grand Macabre: Second Car Horn Prelude 0:41
  • 9 Le Grand Macabre: Scene II. "One! Two! Three! Five!" (Mescalina, Astradamors) 7:54
  • 10 Le Grand Macabre: Scene II. "Shapely and attractive figure" (Mescalina, Astradamors) 3:20
  • 11 Le Grand Macabre: Scene II. "Venus! Venus!" (Mescalina, Astradamors) 1:33
  • 12 Le Grand Macabre: Scene II. "Stop! - Sh!.. Quiet, for heaven's sake!" (Astradamors, Nekrotzar, Piet, Mescalina, Venus, Chorus) 3:31
  • 13 Le Grand Macabre: Scene II. "Who's there? A man? - A man!" (Mescalina, Nekrotzar, Venus, Piet, Astradamors) 2:24
  • 14 Le Grand Macabre: Scene II. Finale: "Fire and death I bring" (Nekrotzar, Piet, Astradamors) 3:28

Disc 2

  • 1 Le Grand Macabre: Doorbell Prelude 0:54
  • 2 Le Grand Macabre: Scene III. "Arse-licker, arse-kisser!" (White Minister, Black Minister, Prince Go-Go) 3:35
  • 3 Le Grand Macabre: Scene III. "Posture exercises!" (Black Minister, White Minister, Prince Go-Go) 2:28
  • 4 Le Grand Macabre: Scene III. "Tsk... - Psssst! - Ha! Head of my secret service!" (Chorus, Gepopo, Prince Go-Go, White Minister, Black Minister) 6:22
  • 5 Le Grand Macabre: Scene III. "Ahh!.. Secret cypher!" (Gepopo, Prince Go-Go, White Minister, Black Minister) 5:37
  • 6 Le Grand Macabre: Scene III. "Hurray, hurray! My wife is dead" (Astradamors, Prince Go-Go, Chorus) 2:00
  • 7 Le Grand Macabre: Scene III. Nekrotzar's Entrance 3:19
  • 8 Le Grand Macabre: Scene III. "Woe! Ooh! - For the day of wrath" (Nekrotzar, Astradamors, Chorus) 3:17
  • 9 Le Grand Macabre: Scene III. "There's no need to fear" (Astradamors, Piet, Nektrotzar) 3:03
  • 10 Le Grand Macabre: Scene III. "Up! - Drink! - Up!" (Nekrotzar, Piet, Astradamors) 1:28
  • 11 Le Grand Macabre: Scene III. Galimatius: "Hmm! It's delicious!" (Nekrotzar, Piet, Astradamors, Prince Go-Go) 4:46
  • 12 Le Grand Macabre: Scene III. "Where am I? What time is it?" (Nekrotzar, Piet, Prince Go-Go, Astradamors, Chorus) 5:47
  • 13 Le Grand Macabre: Interlude 1:34
  • 14 Le Grand Macabre: Scene IV. "Ghost Astradamors, are you dead?" (Piet, Astradamors, Prince Go-Go, Ruffiack, Schobiack, Schabernack, Nektrotzar, Mescalina, White Minister, Black Minister) 3:39
  • 15 Le Grand Macabre: Scene IV. Mirror Canon: Nekrotzar's Death 6:17
  • 16 Le Grand Macabre: Scene IV. Finale. Passacaglia: "Ah, it was good" (Amando, Amando, all without Nekrotzar) 5:07

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