Composer: György Kurtág
Performer: Molinari Quartet
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: ATMA
Catalogue: ACD22705
Release: 2016
Size: 983 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Quatuor à cordes, Op. 1
01. I. Poco sgitato
02. II. Con moto
03. III. Vivacissimo
04. IV. Con spirito
05. V. Molto ostinato
06. VI. Adagio
Hommage à András Mihály
07. Douze microludes pour quatuor à cordes, Op. 13
Officium breve in memoriam
08. Andreæ Szervánszky, Op. 28
09. Aus der Ferne III
10. Aus der Ferne V
Hommage à Jacob Obrecht
11. Sostenuto
Six moments musicaux, Op. 44
12. I. Invocatio [un fragment]
13. II. Footfalls … mintha valaki jönne … Molto sostenuto
14. III. Capriccio. Ben ritmato
15. IV. In Memoriam Sebok György. Mesto pesante
16. V. … rappel des oiseaux … (étude pour les harmoniques)
17. VI. Les Adieux (in Janáceks Manier)
Arioso
18. Adagio
The 90-year old Hungarian composer György Kurtág has recently devoted his efforts almost exclusively to composing chamber music. The Molinari Quartet presents the composer’s complete string quartets on this new recording.
Strongly influenced by the Vienna school (Webern and Schoenberg), and by Pierre Boulez’s Domaine musical concerts, Kurtág wrote his first string quartet in 1959, and with it launched his career as a composer. It was followed by a series of works referencing composers, performers, and friends he admired. Olga Ranzenhofer, first violinist with the Molinari Quartet says, “Kurtág’s music is always very personal, immediately recognizable, and stamped with characteristic depth and expression.