The 8th volume of Kurtág's outstanding piano miniatures includes 16 of his personal musical notes, messages composed between 1982 and 2005. Just as in the case of the earlier volumes Kurtág dedicates most of these pieces to members of his artistic and intellectual circle of friends, although some of them are homages. Contenu: 1. Flower we are ... (embracing sounds) 2. One more voice from far away 3. Responsorium (Pilinszky: Egy hófehér kar) 4. Hommage a J. S. B. 5. Dirge 6. Study to Pilinszky's 'Hölderlin' (position exercise) 7. Beating - Quarrelling 8. A quiet farewell to Endre Székely 9. Pilinszky János: Waltz - for two pianos 10. Faltering 11. Flowers we are ... for Miyako 12. Flowers we are ... (alio modo) for Miyako 13. In memoriam Sebők György 14. ... tot ziens Jan ... 15. ... a solemn air ... 16. Flowers we are ... - for piano, upright piano and percussion
SKU: HL.50600972
ISBN 9790080147849. UPC: 888680739362. 9.0x12.0x0.138 inches. Hungarian, English, German. Gyorgy Kurtag.
The piano series entitled Games, written from 1973 onwards, was conceived originally as a piano method. Its early volumes introduced children to the basic elements in piano-playing and musical thinking, and, more importantly still, taught them to play music without inhibitions. As the years went by, the view of the series lost its didactic character. It came to be seen as a document from Kurtág's workshop, offering a key to his grander symphonic, chamber and vocal works as well. This change is exemplified in the subtitle Diary entries, personal messages added from the fifth volume onwards. The pieces in the ninth volume date from 1989-2009, except the youthful Apple blossom, written in 1947. The movements, often aphorismic in their briefness, conceal associations with various aspects of European music history. Many of them are hommage or in memoriam pieces, or subjective personal messages to friends, colleagues, beloved family members or students, and thereby to all music-loving people.
SKU: BT.EMBZ14069
The 7th volume of Kurtág's outstanding piano miniatures includes 34 of his personal musical notes, messages composed between 1994 and 2002. Just as in the case of the earlier volumes Kurtág dedicates most of these pieces to members of his artistic and intellectual circle of friends, although some of them are homages. 'Hommage á Berényi Ferenc 70' is originally written for cimbalom, but can be played on the piano as well. Some works are intended for an upright piano with harp pedal. (BMC CD 139).
SKU: BT.EMBZ15150
English-German-Hungarian.
The piano series entitled Games, written from 1973 onwards, was conceived as a piano method. As the years went by, the series lost its didactic character, at it came to be seen as a document from Kurtág's workshop, offering a key to his grander symphonic, chamber and vocal works as well.Tenth volume is divided into two parts: In the first half, earlier, hitherto unpublished pieces line up from Suite, written in 1943, to the 1980s, providing insight into the development of Kurtág's musical language. The second half includes pieces composed between 2002 and 2011. The movements, often aphorismic in their briefness, hide associations with various aspects of European music history.Many of them are hommage or in memoriam pieces, or subjective personal messages to friends, colleagues, and beloved family members - and thereby to all music-loving people. This publication is printed on high quality, durable paper made from renewable raw materials in an environmentally friendly way.
