Songs

II. Teil - 1. Der wahre Weg (Hommage-message à Pierre Boulez)

by György Kurtág From Kafka Fragments (1986)

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II. Teil - 1. Der wahre Weg (Hommage-message à Pierre Boulez)
German source: Franz Kafka

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
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…

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