Songs

I. Teil - 11. Sonntag, den 19. Juli 1910 (Berceuse II) (Hommage à Jeney)

by György Kurtág From Kafka Fragments (1986)

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I. Teil - 11. Sonntag, den 19. Juli 1910 (Berceuse II) (Hommage à Jeney)
German source: Franz Kafka

Geschlafen, aufgewacht, geschlafen, aufgewacht, elendes Leben.

Part I - 11. Sunday, 19th July 1910 (Berceuse II) (Homage to Jeney)

Slept, woke, slept, woke, miserable life.

I. Teil - 11. Sonntag, den 19. Juli 1910 (Berceuse II) (Hommage à Jeney)
German source: Franz Kafka

Part I - 11. Sunday, 19th July 1910 (Berceuse II) (Homage to Jeney)

Geschlafen, aufgewacht, geschlafen, aufgewacht, elendes Leben.
Slept, woke, slept, woke, miserable life.

Composer

György Kurtág

György Kurtág was born in Lugoj in the Banat region, Romania. In 1946, he began his studies at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, where he met his wife, Márta, and also György Ligeti, who became a close friend. His piano teacher at the…

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