György Kurtág, the esteemed Hungarian composer of contemporary classical music, presents a captivating collection of works in "Works for Soprano." Released on February 1, 2015, under the Hungaroton label, this album is a testament to Kurtág's unique style, which draws inspiration from the likes of Bartók and beyond. Spanning a duration of 50 minutes, the album is a profound exploration of the human experience, rendered through the delicate and powerful medium of the soprano voice.
The album features a diverse array of compositions, each offering a glimpse into Kurtág's artistic vision. Notable works include "József Attila-töredékek" (Attila József Fragments), a series of 20 fragments that delve into the poetry of Attila József, and "Eszká emlékzaj" (S.K. Remembrance Noise), a collection of seven pieces that blend remembrance and noise in a hauntingly beautiful manner. Additionally, the album includes "Poslaniya pokoynoy R.V. Trusovoy" (Messages of the Late R.V. Troussova), a collection of 35 fragments that explore themes of loneliness, eroticism, and bitter experiences, as well as "Stsenï iz romana" (Scenes from a Novel), a two-part composition that captures the essence of narrative through music.
Kurtág's works are known for their depth and complexity, and "Works for Soprano" is no exception. The album is a journey through the human condition, touching on themes of love, loss, and longing. Each composition is a carefully crafted piece of art, designed to evoke a range of emotions and provoke thought. Whether you are a seasoned classical music enthusiast or a newcomer to the genre, this album offers a rich and rewarding listening experience. György Kurtág's "Works for Soprano" is a must-listen for anyone seeking to explore the depths of contemporary classical music.
Tracks
József Attila-töredékek (Attila József Fragments), Op. 20: No. 1, Kasasodik a viz [the water thickens]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery
József Attila-töredékek (Attila József Fragments), Op. 20: No. 2, Sokan voltak es korulvettek [Many came and pressed around me]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery
József Attila-töredékek (Attila József Fragments), Op. 20: No. 3, Hetert - Magamat kerdem [for seven - I ask myself]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery
József Attila-töredékek (Attila József Fragments), Op. 20: No. 4, Az ido [Time]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery
József Attila-töredékek (Attila József Fragments), Op. 20: No. 5, Kolto szerelme szalmalang [the poet's love Is blazing straw]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery
József Attila-töredékek (Attila József Fragments), Op. 20: No. 6, En amulok [Amazed am I]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery
József Attila-töredékek (Attila József Fragments), Op. 20: No. 7, Szolj hat, mit tegyek en [Tell me, what should I do]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery
József Attila-töredékek (Attila József Fragments), Op. 20: No. 8, A nyarfak kozt ezust habokkal [the sweet breeze purls along]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery
József Attila-töredékek (Attila József Fragments), Op. 20: No. 9, Vadasz szemunkre lanyok terde les [Girls' knees stalk our predatory eyes]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery
József Attila-töredékek (Attila József Fragments), Op. 20: No. 10, Tizenot eve irok koltemenyt [for 15 years I've been writing verse]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery
József Attila-töredékek (Attila József Fragments), Op. 20: No. 11, Oly lagy az este, mint egy szolloszem [the evening Is as soft as a grape]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery
József Attila-töredékek (Attila József Fragments), Op. 20: No. 12, Es amulok [Amazed am I]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery
József Attila-töredékek (Attila József Fragments), Op. 20: No. 13, Segitsetek, hogy meg ne oljem [Help me, all of you, not to kill her]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery
József Attila-töredékek (Attila József Fragments), Op. 20: No. 14, Nincs kozom senkihez [I'm a stranger and alone]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery
József Attila-töredékek (Attila József Fragments), Op. 20: No. 15, Lesz lagy hus s melle ifju karalabe [There'll be tender meat with young kohlrabi]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery
József Attila-töredékek (Attila József Fragments), Op. 20: No. 16, Nem! Nem! Kellene kialtoznom [No! No! I ought to cry]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery
József Attila-töredékek (Attila József Fragments), Op. 20: No. 17, A kerten hallatlan semmir idezve [the heat looms above the garden]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery
József Attila-töredékek (Attila József Fragments), Op. 20: No. 18, Irgalom, edesanyam, mama [Mercy, mother, mama]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery
József Attila-töredékek (Attila József Fragments), Op. 20: No. 19, Kasasodik a viz [the water thickens]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery
József Attila-töredékek (Attila József Fragments), Op. 20: No. 20, Enek, hajolj ki ajkamon [Song, lean out of my lips]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery
Eszká emlékzaj (S.K. Remembrance Noise), Op. 12: No. 1, A damaszkuszi ut [Road to Damascus]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery, Andras Keller
Eszká emlékzaj (S.K. Remembrance Noise), Op. 12: No. 5, Hogy ki ne jojjunk a gyakorlatbo! [so That We Never Get out of Practice]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery, Andras Keller
Eszká emlékzaj (S.K. Remembrance Noise), Op. 12: No. 6, A puszta letige szomorusaga [the Sadness of the Bare Copula]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery, Andras Keller
Poslaniya pokoynoy R.V. Trusovoy (Messages of the Late R.V. Troussova), Op. 17: I. Magany [Loneliness]: No. 1, A hatszor negy meternyi terben [In a space]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery, Márta Fábián
Poslaniya pokoynoy R.V. Trusovoy (Messages of the Late R.V. Troussova), Op. 17: I. Magany [Loneliness]: No. 2, Egy nap zuhant le [the day has fallen]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery, Márta Fábián
Poslaniya pokoynoy R.V. Trusovoy (Messages of the Late R.V. Troussova), Op. 17: II. Egy kis erotika [a Little Erotic]: No. 1, Laz [Heat]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery, Márta Fábián
Poslaniya pokoynoy R.V. Trusovoy (Messages of the Late R.V. Troussova), Op. 17: II. Egy kis erotika [a Little Erotic]: No. 2, Osszefonodo ket test [2 Interlaces bodies]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery, Márta Fábián
Poslaniya pokoynoy R.V. Trusovoy (Messages of the Late R.V. Troussova), Op. 17: II. Egy kis erotika [a Little Erotic]: No. 3, Miert ne visitanek, mint a diszno [Why should I not sequal]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery, Márta Fábián
Poslaniya pokoynoy R.V. Trusovoy (Messages of the Late R.V. Troussova), Op. 17: II. Egy kis erotika [a Little Erotic]: No. 4, Csasztuska [Tschastoushka]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery, Márta Fábián
Poslaniya pokoynoy R.V. Trusovoy (Messages of the Late R.V. Troussova), Op. 17: III. Keseru tapasztalas-Orom es banat [Bitter Experience-Delight and Grief]: No. 1, Odavetted [You took my heart]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery, Márta Fábián
Poslaniya pokoynoy R.V. Trusovoy (Messages of the Late R.V. Troussova), Op. 17: III. Keseru tapasztalas-Orom es banat [Bitter Experience-Delight and Grief]: No. 2, Nagy nyomorusag [Great Misery]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery, Márta Fábián
Poslaniya pokoynoy R.V. Trusovoy (Messages of the Late R.V. Troussova), Op. 17: III. Keseru tapasztalas-Orom es banat [Bitter Experience-Delight and Grief]: No. 3, Kavicsok [Pebbles]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery, Márta Fábián
Poslaniya pokoynoy R.V. Trusovoy (Messages of the Late R.V. Troussova), Op. 17: III. Keseru tapasztalas-Orom es banat [Bitter Experience-Delight and Grief]: No. 4, Karcsu tuvel [a slender needle]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery, Márta Fábián
Poslaniya pokoynoy R.V. Trusovoy (Messages of the Late R.V. Troussova), Op. 17: III. Keseru tapasztalas-Orom es banat [Bitter Experience-Delight and Grief]: No. 5, Tudom, nem kellek [I know]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery, Márta Fábián
Poslaniya pokoynoy R.V. Trusovoy (Messages of the Late R.V. Troussova), Op. 17: III. Keseru tapasztalas-Orom es banat [Bitter Experience-Delight and Grief]: No. 6, Oszi viragok hervadasa [Autumn flowers fading]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery, Márta Fábián
Poslaniya pokoynoy R.V. Trusovoy (Messages of the Late R.V. Troussova), Op. 17: III. Keseru tapasztalas-Orom es banat [Bitter Experience-Delight and Grief]: No. 7, Benned a megvaltast kerestem [In you I seek]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery, Márta Fábián
Poslaniya pokoynoy R.V. Trusovoy (Messages of the Late R.V. Troussova), Op. 17: III. Keseru tapasztalas-Orom es banat [Bitter Experience-Delight and Grief]: No. 8, Eltuneseid [Your disappearances]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery, Márta Fábián
Poslaniya pokoynoy R.V. Trusovoy (Messages of the Late R.V. Troussova), Op. 17: III. Keseru tapasztalas-Orom es banat [Bitter Experience-Delight and Grief]: No. 9, Nelkuled en [Without you]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery, Márta Fábián
Poslaniya pokoynoy R.V. Trusovoy (Messages of the Late R.V. Troussova), Op. 17: III. Keseru tapasztalas-Orom es banat [Bitter Experience-Delight and Grief]: No. 10, Szeress [Love me]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery, Márta Fábián
Poslaniya pokoynoy R.V. Trusovoy (Messages of the Late R.V. Troussova), Op. 17: III. Keseru tapasztalas-Orom es banat [Bitter Experience-Delight and Grief]: No. 11, Elszamolas [Account]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery, Márta Fábián
Poslaniya pokoynoy R.V. Trusovoy (Messages of the Late R.V. Troussova), Op. 17: III. Keseru tapasztalas-Orom es banat [Bitter Experience-Delight and Grief]: No. 12, Jatekszer [a plaything]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery, Márta Fábián
Poslaniya pokoynoy R.V. Trusovoy (Messages of the Late R.V. Troussova), Op. 17: III. Keseru tapasztalas-Orom es banat [Bitter Experience-Delight and Grief]: No. 13, Oly szornyu szavakat [Why did you utter]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery, Márta Fábián
Poslaniya pokoynoy R.V. Trusovoy (Messages of the Late R.V. Troussova), Op. 17: III. Keseru tapasztalas-Orom es banat [Bitter Experience-Delight and Grief]: No. 14, Falank tekintetek [In the cloudbrust]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery, Márta Fábián
Poslaniya pokoynoy R.V. Trusovoy (Messages of the Late R.V. Troussova), Op. 17: III. Keseru tapasztalas-Orom es banat [Bitter Experience-Delight and Grief]: No. 15, Mindenert9 for everything]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery, Márta Fábián
Stsenï iz romana, Op. 19: No. 1, Gyere (Come) [Scenes from a Novel]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery, Andras Keller, Ferenc Csontos, Márta Fábián
Stsenï iz romana, Op. 19: No. 2, Talalkozatol valasig (from meeting to parting) [Scenes from a Novel]György Kurtág, Adrienne Csengery, Andras Keller, Ferenc Csontos, Márta Fábián
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