Songs

IV. Teil - 5. Leoparden

by György Kurtág From Kafka Fragments (1986)

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IV. Teil - 5. Leoparden
German source: Franz Kafka

Leoparden brechen in den Tempel ein und saufen die Opferkürge leer; das wiederholt sich immer wieder; schliesslich kann man es vorausberechnen, und es wird
ein Teil der Zeremonie.

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