Universal Edition - György Kurtág

György Kurtág
*19.02.1926

Future Performances

Az hit...
13.07.2013, Köln (D)
4 Lieder auf Gedichte von János Pilinszky
14.12.2013, Den Haag (NL)
4 Lieder auf Gedichte von János Pilinszky
16.12.2013, Den Haag (NL)
4 Lieder auf Gedichte von János Pilinszky
17.12.2013, Den Haag (NL)

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György Kurtág

The Composer

By the time the Hungarian composer György Kurtág was born in Lugos in 1926, the town was called Lugoj, and had, due to the peace treaty of Versailles, been ceded to Romania. Kurtág grew up in a multi-ethnic environment. It was as natural for him as for his friend György Ligeti, born in 1923 in Tarnaveni not far from Lugos, to speak three languages on a daily basis: Hungarian, Romanian and German.

The first significant pedagogue-personality Kurtág came in touch with was his piano teacher Magda Kardos at Temesvár/Timisoara. Her influence has stayed with him ever since. It was Magda Kardos who entrusted the young man to coach younger pupils – an activity that has kept him busy up [...]

10 of 12 Works

Aus der Ferne III | for string quartet 1991
Az hit... | for violoncello solo 1998
4 Capriccios | op. 9 | for soprano and chamber orchestra 1997
14 Fragmente aus "Rückblick" | for 4 players (trumpet, double bass and keyboar [...] 1993
Eight Piano Pieces | op. 3 | for piano 1960
Three Songs to Poems by János Pilinszky | op. 11a | for baritone or bass and p [...] 1986
4 Lieder auf Gedichte von János Pilinszky | op. 11 | for baritone or bass and [...] 1975
Rückblick | for 4 players (trumpet, double bass and keyboard instrument) 1993
Schleedoyer I | for string quartet 1991
The Sayings of Péter Bornemisza | op. 7 | for soprano and piano 1968