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III. Teil - 11. Staunend sahen wir das Grosse Pferd

by György Kurtág From Kafka Fragments (1986)

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III. Teil - 11. Staunend sahen wir das Grosse Pferd
German source: Franz Kafka

Staunend sahen wir das grosse Pferd. Es durchbrach
das Dach unserer Stube. Der bewölkte Himmel zog
sich schwach entlang des gewaltigen Umrisses, und
rauschend flog die Mähne im Wind.

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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