Written while Ligeti was still in communist Hungary (before he fled to the West in 1956), the Bagatelles show early signs of his later avant-garde voice, but also nod to Bartók, folk rhythms, and neoclassical precision.
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While you can buy the printed Schott edition for around $30, the IMSLP PDF offers unique advantages for study: Written while Ligeti was still in communist Hungary
Ligeti eventually fled Hungary for the West following the 1956 revolution, smuggling his "bottom drawer" compositions with him. It wasn't until that the Six Bagatelles finally received their first complete public performance in Sweden by the Stockholm Philharmonic Wind Quintet. but also nod to Bartók