Kurtág: Játékok

Kurtág: Játékok

1) 1b. Prelude and Waltz in C
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1. 1) 1b. Prelude and Waltz in C
2. 2) 3a. Flowers We Are, Frail Flowers
3. 3) 3b. Flowers We Are, Frail Flowers
4. 4) 9a. The Bunny and the Fox
5. 5) 17a. Falling Asleep
6. 6) 17b. Flowers We Are
7. 7) 2. Hommage à Jeney (Phone numbers of our loved ones 1)
8. 8) 4. Hommage à Vidovszky (Phone numbers of our loved ones 2)
9. 9) 5. Quarrelling
10. 10) 28. Fifths (3)
11. 11) 29. (bunny rabbit in the grass)
12. 12) 43. Antiphony in f-sharp
13. 13) 1. Stop and Go
14. 14) 2. Play with Infinity
15. 15) 4. (thus it happened)
16. 16) 25. Hommage à Farkas Ferenc (2) Scraps of a colinda melody. - faintly recollected
17. 17) 26. Hommage à Farkas Ferenc (3) (evocation of Petrushka)
18. 18) 30. Dirge (2)
19. 19) 31. Hommage à Christian Wolff (Half-asleep)
20. 20) 39. Hommage à Kurtág Márta
21. 21) 6. A voice in the Distance (for Alfred Schlee’s 80th birthday)
22. 22) 7. La fille aux cheveux de lin - enragée
23. 23) 12. Preface to a Bálint exhibition
24. 24) 39. Dialog for the 70th birthday of András Mihály (or: how can one answer to the same 4 sounds with only 3)
25. 25) 42. In memoriam György Szoltsányi
26. 26) 4. For Dóra Antal’s Birthday (1st version)
27. 27) 6. Versetto: Temptavit Deus Abraham (apocryphal organum)
28. 28) 7. Versetto: Consurrexit Cain adversus fratrem suum…
29. 29) Versetto: Dixit Dominus ad Noe: finis universe cranes venit…
30. 30) Sirens of the Deluge — Waiting for Noah
31. 31) 14. Paän
32. 32) 28. Les Adieux (in Janacek Manier)
33. 33) 30. András Hajdú is 60!
34. 34) 32. In memoriam Tibor Szeszler
35. 35) 33. Birthday Elegy for Judit - for the second finger of her left hand
36. 36) 34. Doïna
37. 37) 39. …waiting for Susan…
38. 38) 42. In memoriam Ernö Lendvai
39. 39) 44. Lines for Zsuzsa Sirokay
40. 40) 47. Face to face — Demény János in memoriam
41. 41) 50. In memoriam András Mihály
42. 42) 2. For Georg Kröll’s birthday
43. 43) 6. …and once again: Shadow-play…
44. 44) 9. Aus der Ferne IV - Hommage à Alfred Schlee 95
45. 45) 10. All’ongherese — Hommage à Gösta Neuwirth 60
46. 46) 16. Roaming in the Past — Ligatura for Ligeti
47. 47) 17. Hommage à Berényi Ferenc 70
48. 48) 20. In memoriam Ilona Rozsnyai
49. 49) 23. Hommage à Hanny Brunner-Pohl
50. 50) 24. *** (I’m talking to my mother about Márta)
51. 51) 26. Flowers We Are... to Mijako
52. 52) 27. Hommage a Beatrice Stein
53. 53) 29. ...Memories, Little Tin Soldiers... To Martha, for October 1st, 2000
54. 54) 30. In memoriam Johan van der Keuken
55. 55) 31. Rodica lui Ionescu —To Martha, for October 1st, 2001 (pianino)
56. 1) 1. ...apple blossom… (pianino)
57. 2) 5. Quiet dialogue — To Árpád Göncz with much love, friendship and respect
58. 3) 6. Medal — In memoriam Lajos Hernádi
59. 4) 7. ...jubilate…
60. 5) 8. Hommage a Georg Kröll 70
61. 6) 9. Hommage a Jehuda Elkana 70
62. 7) 19. Second Strictly Personal Letter to András Szőllősy on his 85th Birthday
63. 8) 20. To András Wilheim
64. 9) 22. Kedves Kett(d)ö — to Márta on reaching
65. 10) 23. Rituale - Kálmán Strém in memoriam
66. 11) 22. ... and yet another letter to Péter Eötvös ...
67. 12) 27. in memoriam Emil Petrovics
68. 13) 29. Dialogue — Bálint Varga 70
69. 14) 30. A window on the corridor ... 1st October, 1946, Damjanich street 18
70. 15) 32. ...just so...
71. 16) 33. A Sketch Leaf (rough-raw)
72. 17) Ligatura dolce - amara - amara dolce — to Márta
73. 18) ...für Heinz... 2/2/2014
74. 19) ...wie soll ich... —to Márta for 1st October 30/9/2014 Wie soll ich
75. 20) Passio sine nomine 26/3/2015
76. 21) ...le chien... to Gyuri for his 66th from his father 13/10/2020
77. 22) Márta’s Ligature (pianino) 13/11/2020
78. 23) A la mémoire de Marcel Beccaccia 27/11/2020
79. 24) In memoriam Anna Holliger 21/6/2021 (pianino)
80. 25) For Bea, in her deep sorrow 26/3/2021 (pianino)
81. 26) Farewell — ...to My Dear Friend András Wilheim 25/1/2022 (pianino)

Kurtág: Játékok

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Pierre-Laurent Aimard

Composer(s):

György Kurtág
Release Date: 02-05-2025
PTC: 5187030
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György Kurtág (b. 1926)

Játékok (Games)

Disc 1

Book I (1979)

Audio Player 1) 1b. Prelude and Waltz in C 0:37
Audio Player 2) 3a. Flowers We Are, Frail Flowers 0:27
Audio Player 3) 3b. Flowers We Are, Frail Flowers 0:24
Audio Player 4) 9a. The Bunny and the Fox 0:32
Audio Player 5) 17a. Falling Asleep 0:51
Audio Player 6) 17b. Flowers We Are 0:39

Book II (1979)

Audio Player 7) 2. Hommage à Jeney (Phone numbers of our loved ones 1) 0:54
Audio Player 8) 4. Hommage à Vidovszky (Phone numbers of our loved ones 2) 1:24
Audio Player 9) 5. Quarrelling 0:23
Audio Player 10) 28. Fifths (3) 0:25
Audio Player 11) 29. (bunny rabbit in the grass) 0:17
Audio Player 12) 43. Antiphony in f-sharp 0:58

Book III (1979)

Audio Player 13) 1. Stop and Go 0:43
Audio Player 14) 2. Play with Infinity 0:39
Audio Player 15) 4. (thus it happened) 1:23
Audio Player 16) 25. Hommage à Farkas Ferenc (2) Scraps of a colinda melody. - faintly recollected 2:22
Audio Player 17) 26. Hommage à Farkas Ferenc (3) (evocation of Petrushka) 0:57
Audio Player 18) 30. Dirge (2) 0:47
Audio Player 19) 31. Hommage à Christian Wolff (Half-asleep) 1:04
Audio Player 20) 39. Hommage à Kurtág Márta 0:51

Book V (1997)

Audio Player 21) 6. A voice in the Distance (for Alfred Schlee’s 80th birthday) 1:33
Audio Player 22) 7. La fille aux cheveux de lin - enragée 1:33
Audio Player 23) 12. Preface to a Bálint exhibition 1:15
Audio Player 24) 39. Dialog for the 70th birthday of András Mihály (or: how can one answer to the same 4 sounds with only 3) 1:33
Audio Player 25) 42. In memoriam György Szoltsányi 2:22

Book VI (1997)

Audio Player 26) 4. For Dóra Antal’s Birthday (1st version) 1:14
Audio Player 27) 6. Versetto: Temptavit Deus Abraham (apocryphal organum) 0:34
Audio Player 28) 7. Versetto: Consurrexit Cain adversus fratrem suum… 0:37
Audio Player 29) Versetto: Dixit Dominus ad Noe: finis universe cranes venit… 0:58
Audio Player 30) Sirens of the Deluge — Waiting for Noah 0:35
Audio Player 31) 14. Paän 1:19
Audio Player 32) 28. Les Adieux (in Janacek Manier) 1:26
Audio Player 33) 30. András Hajdú is 60! 1:27
Audio Player 34) 32. In memoriam Tibor Szeszler 2:24
Audio Player 35) 33. Birthday Elegy for Judit - for the second finger of her left hand 1:19
Audio Player 36) 34. Doïna 2:24
Audio Player 37) 39. …waiting for Susan… 1:19
Audio Player 38) 42. In memoriam Ernö Lendvai 0:55
Audio Player 39) 44. Lines for Zsuzsa Sirokay 1:39
Audio Player 40) 47. Face to face — Demény János in memoriam 0:38
Audio Player 41) 50. In memoriam András Mihály 3:06

Book VII (2003)

Audio Player 42) 2. For Georg Kröll’s birthday 1:13
Audio Player 43) 6. …and once again: Shadow-play… 1:12
Audio Player 44) 9. Aus der Ferne IV - Hommage à Alfred Schlee 95 1:49
Audio Player 45) 10. All’ongherese — Hommage à Gösta Neuwirth 60 1:32
Audio Player 46) 16. Roaming in the Past — Ligatura for Ligeti 2:22
Audio Player 47) 17. Hommage à Berényi Ferenc 70 3:34
Audio Player 48) 20. In memoriam Ilona Rozsnyai 2:34
Audio Player 49) 23. Hommage à Hanny Brunner-Pohl 3:00
Audio Player 50) 24. *** (I’m talking to my mother about Márta) 3:17
Audio Player 51) 26. Flowers We Are... to Mijako 1:07
Audio Player 52) 27. Hommage a Beatrice Stein 1:48
Audio Player 53) 29. ...Memories, Little Tin Soldiers... To Martha, for October 1st, 2000 1:26
Audio Player 54) 30. In memoriam Johan van der Keuken 2:45
Audio Player 55) 31. Rodica lui Ionescu —To Martha, for October 1st, 2001 (pianino) 3:24

Disc 2

Book IX (2017)

Audio Player 1) 1. ...apple blossom… (pianino) 1:17
Audio Player 2) 5. Quiet dialogue — To Árpád Göncz with much love, friendship and respect 2:08
Audio Player 3) 6. Medal — In memoriam Lajos Hernádi 1:20
Audio Player 4) 7. ...jubilate… 0:57
Audio Player 5) 8. Hommage a Georg Kröll 70 2:03
Audio Player 6) 9. Hommage a Jehuda Elkana 70 2:02
Audio Player 7) 19. Second Strictly Personal Letter to András Szőllősy on his 85th Birthday 1:22
Audio Player 8) 20. To András Wilheim 1:39
Audio Player 9) 22. Kedves Kett(d)ö — to Márta on reaching 2:24
Audio Player 10) 23. Rituale - Kálmán Strém in memoriam 3:48

Book X (2021)

Audio Player 11) 22. ... and yet another letter to Péter Eötvös ... 1:30
Audio Player 12) 27. in memoriam Emil Petrovics 2:12
Audio Player 13) 29. Dialogue — Bálint Varga 70 1:24
Audio Player 14) 30. A window on the corridor ... 1st October, 1946, Damjanich street 18 1:46
Audio Player 15) 32. ...just so... 1:40
Audio Player 16) 33. A Sketch Leaf (rough-raw) 1:21

in manuscript, the publication of Book XI is in progress

Audio Player 17) Ligatura dolce - amara - amara dolce — to Márta 2:53
Audio Player 18) ...für Heinz... 2/2/2014 1:02
Audio Player 19) ...wie soll ich... —to Márta for 1st October 30/9/2014 Wie soll ich 2:30
Audio Player 20) Passio sine nomine 26/3/2015 2:12
Audio Player 21) ...le chien... to Gyuri for his 66th from his father 13/10/2020 2:03
Audio Player 22) Márta’s Ligature (pianino) 13/11/2020 1:37
Audio Player 23) A la mémoire de Marcel Beccaccia 27/11/2020 1:34
Audio Player 24) In memoriam Anna Holliger 21/6/2021 (pianino) 1:42
Audio Player 25) For Bea, in her deep sorrow 26/3/2021 (pianino) 1:22
Audio Player 26) Farewell — ...to My Dear Friend András Wilheim 25/1/2022 (pianino) 1:53
Total Tracks 81
Total Duration 02hr 05min

Album information

A PLAYFUL AVANT-GARDE ADVENTURE

Star pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard presents an anthology from György Kurtág’s Játékok (Games), recorded in the composer’s presence and under his artistic guidance. In his extensive series of Játékok, Kurtág realizes the spontaneity of a child exploring the piano with the compositional means of his adventurous, avant-garde idiom. Recording such an extensive collection of Játékok is an important statement for Aimard, who has developed an intimate artistic friendship with the composer over decades.

A renowned champion of twentieth-century music, Pierre-Laurent Aimard has released multiple acclaimed albums in his exclusive contract with PENTATONE, including Messiaen’s Catalogue d’Oiseaux (2018) and Visions de l’Amen (2022), along with Beethoven’s Hammerklavier Sonata & Eroica Variations (2021). He also joined Tamara Stefanovich in Etudes and Frames (2023), with music by Vassos Nicolaou, and recorded Bartók’s Piano Concertos with the San Francisco Symphony and Esa-Pekka Salonen (2023).  The miniature nature of Kurtág’s Játékok makes them an unexpected, yet logical successor of Aimard’s acclaimed album Schubert Ländler (2024), which consisted of dances that the pianist often combines with Kurtág’s short pieces in live performances.

Released physically on 2 standard CDs.

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