Songs

III. Teil - 8. So fest

by György Kurtág From Kafka Fragments (1986)

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III. Teil - 8. So fest
German source: Franz Kafka

So fest wie die Hand den Stein hält. Sie hält ihn aber fest,
nur um ihn desto weiter zu verwerfen. Aber auch in jene
Weite führt der Weg.

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