György Kurtág - Juliane Banse, András Keller - Kafka-Fragmente album flac

György Kurtág: Kafka-Fragmente. Not that this is easy music to penetrate, least of all in one sitting: the combination of Kafka's melancholy visions and Kurtág's terse, gestural style can be daunting for the uninitiated, if not depressing; and the extended vocal and instrumental effects are occasionally harsh and irritating

Kafka-Fragmente, Op. 24: Part III: No. 4. Schmutzig bin ich, Milen. I am dirty, Milen. Kurtág György - Kafka-Fragmente, III. Kurtág: Kafka-Fragmente, O. 4, Teil 1 - Verstecke. 4, Teil 1 - Zwei Spazierstöcke. 4, Teil 1 - Szene am Bahnhof.

Release group by György Kurtág; Juliane Banse, Andras Keller.

Album title: Kurtág. Works: Kafka-Fragmente, Op. 24. Performer: Juliane Banse (soprano), András Keller (violin). If the fragment is the archetypal 20th-century art-work, Kurtág’s Kafka-Fragmente of 1985-86 seems the archetypal late 20th-century song-cycle. Paul Griffiths’s notes compare it to Schubert’s Winterreise, except that here the journey is wholly internal, the landscape that of the restless mind and despairing heart.

With the passing of György Ligeti, the laurels of most important living composer may pass to György Kurtág, at least in my mind: indeed, some already thought that way, and he did win the Grawemeyer Award last year. He celebrated his 80th birthday in February.

György Kurtág Kafka-Fragmente. Juliane Banse soprano András Keller violin Recorded September 2005, Reitstadl, Neumarkt Engineer: Peter Laenger Produced by Manfred Eicher. The true path goes by way of a rope that is suspended not high up, but rather just above the ground. Soprano Juliane Banse displays a superb command of voice as she squeals, chirps, and whispers her way through Kurtág’s personal selections, and violinist András Keller negotiates the minutiae therein with finesse and panache, while also managing to maintain the touch-and-go relationship with the texts at hand. In spite of the bright performances and ingenuity throughout, this isn’t necessarily music to have on the in the background while surfing the internet or throwing a dinner party (and to anyone using Kurtág to enhance a soiree, I humbly request that you invite me), but rather demands our.

György Kurtág - Juliane Banse, András Keller - Kafka-Fragmente ‎(CD, Album). ECM Records, ECM Records, ECM New Series, ECM New Series. ECM 1965, 476 3099, ECM New Series 1965.