György Ligeti: Étude No. 13: L’escalier du diable / The Devil’s Staircase

When I play Ligeti’s Étude No. 13: L’escalier du diable / The Devil’s Staircase, I have the feeling of climbing and of Escher’s endless staircases that Ligeti loved so much. I have the feeling not of looking at this famous architectural illusion, but of being part of it, and in vain of looking for an exit. And I feel deeply the existential dimension that this situation had for Ligeti. Follow along with the interactive score and explore other educational resources at the Ligeti Project, an initiative with the Klavier-Festival Ruhr. »