Quatuor Molinari - György Kurtág: Complete String Quartets (2016) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. String Quartet, Op. 1 (György Kurtag): I. Poco agitato
02. String Quartet, Op. 1 (György Kurtag): II. Con moto
03. String Quartet, Op. 1 (György Kurtag): III. Vivacissimo - Lento
04. String Quartet, Op. 1 (György Kurtag): IV. Con spirito
05. String Quartet, Op. 1 (György Kurtag): V. Molto ostinato
06. String Quartet, Op. 1 (György Kurtag): VI. Adagio
07. Hommage a Mihaly Andras, "12 Microludes for String Quartet", Op. 13 (György Kurtag)
08. Officium breve in memoriam Andreae Szervanszky, Op. 28 (György Kurtag)
09. Aus der Ferne III (György Kurtag)
10. Aus der Ferne V (György Kurtag)
11. Hommage a Jacob Obrecht (György Kurtag): Hommage a Jacob Obrecht
12. 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 44 (György Kurtag): No. 1. Invocatio (Un fragment)
13. 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 44 (György Kurtag): No. 2. Footfalls
14. 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 44 (György Kurtag): No. 3. Capriccio
15. 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 44 (György Kurtag): No. 4. In memoriam Gyoergy Sebeok
16. 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 44 (György Kurtag): No. 5. Rappel des oiseaux… (Etude pour les harmoniques)
17. 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 44 (György Kurtag): No. 6. Les adieux (in Janaceks manier)
18. Hommage a Walter Levin 85: Arioso (György Kurtag)


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.

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