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György Kurtág's small output is unlikely to increase much in the future since he has come to regard his compositions as works in progress, to be reworked according to need. His Hölderlin-Gesänge is just such an open-ended piece and exists in several versions. The six songs extracted here are unsettling in their extremes. Kurt Widmer's soft singing in An...and Im Walde evokes isolation, but this mood is violently interrupted by the trombone and tuba blasts in Gestalt und Geist, played respectively by Heinrich Huber and David LeClair. Unaccompanied singing returns in the remaining songs, but their extended vocal techniques continue the sense of uneasiness. Nineteen short movements make up this performance of Signs, Games and Messages. These brief sections demand the listener's close attention, for the work may otherwise seem like a catalog of random effects. The Orlando Trio plays with precision and energy, but the music may still seem gnomic in spite of its valiant efforts. By far the most theatrical piece, ...Pas à pas -- nulle part... employs baritone, string trio, and several percussion instruments. Often spare and sometimes beautiful in its combinations, the work nevertheless has great potential to shock. Widmer, the Orlando Trio, and percussionist Mircea Ardeleanu deliver a compelling performance full of intensity and extraordinary color.
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Hölderlin-Gesänge For Baritone, Op. 35a (György Kurtág)
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Kurt Widmer, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Friedrich Johann Christian Hölderlin, Author
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Kurt Widmer, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Friedrich Johann Christian Hölderlin, Author
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Heinrich Huber, Trombone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David LeClair, Tuba, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Widmer, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Friedrich Johann Christian Hölderlin, Author
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Kurt Widmer, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Friedrich Johann Christian Hölderlin, Author
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Kurt Widmer, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Friedrich Johann Christian Hölderlin, Author
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Kurt Widmer, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Friedrich Johann Christian Hölderlin, Author
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Signs, Games And Messages For Strings (György Kurtág)
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
...Pas à pas - nulle part... For Baritone Solo, String Trio And Percussion, Op. 36 (György Kurtág)
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mircea Ardeleanu, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Samuel Beckett, Author, Original Text Author - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mircea Ardeleanu, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Widmer, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Samuel Beckett, Author, Original Text Author - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mircea Ardeleanu, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Widmer, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Samuel Beckett, Author, Original Text Author - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mircea Ardeleanu, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Widmer, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Samuel Beckett, Author, Original Text Author - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mircea Ardeleanu, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Widmer, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Samuel Beckett, Author, Original Text Author - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mircea Ardeleanu, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Widmer, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Samuel Beckett, Author, Original Text Author - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mircea Ardeleanu, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Widmer, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Samuel Beckett, Author, Original Text Author - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mircea Ardeleanu, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Widmer, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mircea Ardeleanu, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Samuel Beckett, Author, Original Text Author - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mircea Ardeleanu, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Widmer, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Samuel Beckett, Author, Original Text Author - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mircea Ardeleanu, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Widmer, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Samuel Beckett, Author, Original Text Author - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mircea Ardeleanu, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Widmer, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Samuel Beckett, Author, Original Text Author - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mircea Ardeleanu, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Widmer, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Samuel Beckett, Author, Original Text Author - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mircea Ardeleanu, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Widmer, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Samuel Beckett, Author, Original Text Author - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mircea Ardeleanu, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Widmer, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Samuel Beckett, Author, Original Text Author - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mircea Ardeleanu, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Widmer, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Samuel Beckett, Author, Original Text Author - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mircea Ardeleanu, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Widmer, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mircea Ardeleanu, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Samuel Beckett, Author, Original Text Author - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mircea Ardeleanu, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Widmer, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Samuel Beckett, Author, Original Text Author - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mircea Ardeleanu, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Widmer, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mircea Ardeleanu, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Samuel Beckett, Author, Original Text Author - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mircea Ardeleanu, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Widmer, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Samuel Beckett, Author, Original Text Author - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mircea Ardeleanu, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Widmer, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Samuel Beckett, Author, Original Text Author - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mircea Ardeleanu, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Widmer, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Markus Heiland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Hiromi Kikuchi, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Hakii, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Metz, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mircea Ardeleanu, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Widmer, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sébastien Roch Nicolas Chamfort, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Album review
György Kurtág's small output is unlikely to increase much in the future since he has come to regard his compositions as works in progress, to be reworked according to need. His Hölderlin-Gesänge is just such an open-ended piece and exists in several versions. The six songs extracted here are unsettling in their extremes. Kurt Widmer's soft singing in An...and Im Walde evokes isolation, but this mood is violently interrupted by the trombone and tuba blasts in Gestalt und Geist, played respectively by Heinrich Huber and David LeClair. Unaccompanied singing returns in the remaining songs, but their extended vocal techniques continue the sense of uneasiness. Nineteen short movements make up this performance of Signs, Games and Messages. These brief sections demand the listener's close attention, for the work may otherwise seem like a catalog of random effects. The Orlando Trio plays with precision and energy, but the music may still seem gnomic in spite of its valiant efforts. By far the most theatrical piece, ...Pas à pas -- nulle part... employs baritone, string trio, and several percussion instruments. Often spare and sometimes beautiful in its combinations, the work nevertheless has great potential to shock. Widmer, the Orlando Trio, and percussionist Mircea Ardeleanu deliver a compelling performance full of intensity and extraordinary color.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 59 track(s)
- Total length: 01:09:03
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Kurt Widmer Hiromi Kikuchi Ken Hakii Stefan Metz Mircea Ardeleanu
- Composer: György Kurtág
- Label: ECM New Series
- Genre: Classical
© 2003 ECM Records GmbH ℗ 2003 ECM Records GmbH
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