“You need three or five hands to play Ligeti.”

—  Alfred Brendel

Alfred Brendel, quoted in: " The Music of Ligeti – May 20, 2006 http://www.aventa.ca/the-music-of-ligeti-may-20-2006/," at aventa.ca, 2006.

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