Songs
II. Teil - 1. Der wahre Weg (Hommage-message à Pierre Boulez)
by György Kurtág From Kafka Fragments (1986)
Text & Translation
II. Teil - 1. Der wahre Weg (Hommage-message à Pierre Boulez)
German source:
Franz Kafka
zu werden.
Part II. - 1. The true path (Homage-message to Pierre Boulez)
II. Teil - 1. Der wahre Weg (Hommage-message à Pierre Boulez)
German source:
Franz Kafka
Part II. - 1. The true path (Homage-message to Pierre Boulez)
Der Wahre Weg geht über ein Seil, das nicht in der Höhe gespannt ist, sondern knapp über den Boden. Es scheint mehr bestimmt, stolpern zu machen, als begangen
The true path goes by way of a rope that is suspended not high up, but rather just above the ground. Its purpose seems to be more to make one stumble than to be walked on.
zu werden.
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…