György Kurtág

György Kurtág (born 1926)

Nationality: Hungarian | Romanian
Born: February 19, 1926, Lugoj, Romania (age 98)
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Hommage à Robert Schumann, Op. 15d

(for clarinet, viola and piano)
0:44 I. Merkwürdige Pirouetten des Kapellmeisters Johannes Kreisler. Vivo
0:40 II. E.: Der begrenzte Kreis... Molto semplice, piano e legato
0:37 III. ...und wieder zuckt es schmerzlich F. um die Lippen... Feroce, agitato
0:30 IV. Felhó valék, már süt a nap... (Töredék-töredék). Calmo, scorrevole
0:48 V. In der Nacht. Presto
5:59 VI. Abschied (Meister Raro entdeckt Guillaume de Machaut). Adagio, poco andante
Duration: 10 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1992 (age 65-66)
1 recording, 6 videos
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0:44
Michel Lethiec, Vladimir Mendelssohnn, Christian Ivaldi
I. Merkwürdige Pirouetten des Kapellmeisters Johannes Kreisler. Vivo
0:40
Michel Lethiec, Vladimir Mendelssohnn, Christian Ivaldi
II. E.: Der begrenzte Kreis... Molto semplice, piano e legato
0:37
Michel Lethiec, Vladimir Mendelssohnn, Christian Ivaldi
III. ...und wieder zuckt es schmerzlich F. um die Lippen... Feroce, agitato
0:30
Michel Lethiec, Vladimir Mendelssohnn, Christian Ivaldi
IV. Felhó valék, már süt a nap... (Töredék-töredék). Calmo, scorrevole
0:48
Michel Lethiec, Vladimir Mendelssohnn, Christian Ivaldi
V. In der Nacht. Presto
5:59
Michel Lethiec, Vladimir Mendelssohnn, Christian Ivaldi
VI. Abschied (Meister Raro entdeckt Guillaume de Machaut). Adagio, poco andante

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glossary

  • abschied [G]—farewell
  • adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
  • agitato, agité [F]—agitated, restless, excited
  • andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
  • calmo [I], calmato, calme [F]—calm, tranquil, quiet, still
  • chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
  • e [It]—and
  • feroce [I]—ferocious, violent, wild, resolute, bold, fiercely
  • homage, hommage—a show of respect or tribute to someone (or thing), particularly to a veteran or mentor in the same field, e.g. from one composer to another
  • legato [I]—smooth, connected, slurred, bound together
  • molto [It]—very much
  • opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
  • poco, un poco, poco a poco—a little bit, e.g. "andante un poco moto" is andante with a little more motion than typical. "poco a poco" means a little bit at a time, gradually.
  • presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
  • scorrevole [It], scorrendo [It]—flowing, gliding
  • semplice [I], con semplicità—simple, unaffected
  • und [G]—and
  • vivo—lively, intense