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III. Teil - 4. Schmutzig bin ich, Milená...
German source:
Franz Kafka
Schmutzig bin ich, Milená, endlos schmutzig, darum mache ich ein solces Gechrei mit der Reinheit. Niemand singt so rein als die, welche in der tiefsten Hölle sind; was wir für den Gesang der Engle halten, ist ihr Gesang.
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…