Gyorgy Kurtag - Complte Works For String Quartet (SACD)

[01] Arioso – Hommage à Walter Levin 85, in Alban Bergs Manier (2009)* 03:09
Adagio (wooden mutes)

6 Moments musicaux op. 44 for string quartet (2005) – à mon fils 14:33
[02] I Invocatio [un fragment]. Con moto, passionato 01:23
[03] II Footfalls…– …mintha valaki jönne… Molto sostenuto 02:38
[04] III Capriccio. Ben ritmato 01:29
[05] IV In memoriam György Sebök. Mesto, pesante 03:27
[06] V … rappel des oiseaux … [l‘étude pour les harmoniques]. Léger, tendre, volatil – à Tabea Zimmermann 02:37
[07] VI Les Adieux [in Janáeks Manier]. Parlando, rubato 02:51

[08] Hommage à Jacob Obrecht (2004/2005) Sostenuto – Dedicated to János Bali * 04:29

Officium breve in memoriam Andreae Szervánszky op. 28 for string quartet (1988/1989) 12:28
Dedicated to Wilfried Brennecke
[09] I Largo 00:33
[10] II Più andante 00:38
[11] III Sostenuto, quasi giusto 00:37
[12] IV Grave, molto sostenuto 00:34
[13] V (Fantasie über die Harmonien des Webern-Kanons). Presto 00:43
[14] VI (Canon a 4). Molto agitato 00:17
[15] VII Canon a 2 (frei nach op. 31/VI von Webern). Sehr fließend 00:34
[16] VIII Lento 00:36
[17] IX Largo 00:52
[18] X [Webern: Canon a 4 (op. 31/VI)]. Sehr fließend 00:27
[19] Xa A tempo (X Da Capo al fine) 00:57
[20] XI Sostenuto 02:04
[21] XII Sostenuto, quasi giusto 00:39
[22] XIII Sostenuto, con slancio 00:53
[23] XIV Disperato, vivo 00:49
[24] XV Arioso interrotto (di Endre Szervánszky). Larghetto 01:13

[25] Aus der Ferne V for string quartet (1999) Alfred Schlee in memoriam* 02:58
Öd und traurig – Dedicated to the Arditti Quartet

Hommage à Mihály András 12 Mikroludien für Streichquartett op. 13 (1977/1978) 11:12
Dedicated to the city of Witten
[26] I 00:48
[27] II (quasi allegretto) 00:24
[28] III 00:33
[29] IV Presto 00:15
[30] V Lontano, calmo, appena sentito 02:30
[31] VI 01:23
[32] VII 00:40
[33] VIII Con slancio 00:22
[34] IX 00:55
[35] X Molto agitato 00:32
[36] XI 01:45
[37] XII Leggiero, con moto, non dolce 00:48

[38] Aus der Ferne III for string quartet (1991) 02:55
For the 90th birthday of Alfred Schlee

String Quartet op. 1 (1959) – Dedicated to Marianne Stein 14:27
[39] I Poco agitato 01:16
[40] II Con moto 01:50
[41] III (Variationen) 03:09
[42] IV Con spirito 01:57
[43] V Molto ostinato 02:10
[44] VI Adagio 03:58

[45] Arioso – Hommage à Walter Levin 85, in Alban Bergs Manier (2009)* 03:02
Adagio (metallic mutes)

total time: 70:18

Athena Quartett
Saskia Viersen, violin 1 · Margherita Biederbick, violin 2
Miriam Götting, viola · Hannah Klein, viola [02–07] · Kathrin Bogensberger, violoncello

* World Premiere Recordings