Songs

III. Teil - 1. Haben? Sein?

by György Kurtág From Kafka Fragments (1986)

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Text

III. Teil - 1. Haben? Sein?
German source: Franz Kafka

Es gibt kein Habe, nur ein Sein, nur ein nach letztem
Atem, nach Ersticken verlangendes Sein.

Composer

György Kurtág

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…

Poet

Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka