Kurtag György
4 Capriccios
Short instrumentation: 1 1 1 1 - 1 0 0 0 - Cimb, hp, pno, perc, str
Duration: 11'
Text von: István Bálint
Dedication: András Mihály gewidmet
Solos:
soprano
Instrumentation details:
flute (+picc.)
oboe
clarinet in A
horn in F
bassoon
cimbal
harp
pno (+cel.)
perc
1. violin
2. violin
viola
violoncello
contrabass
Kurtág - 4 Capriccios for soprano and chamber orchestra
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Kurtag György
Kurtág: 4 Capriccios for soprano and chamber orchestra - op. 9Orchestration: for soprano and chamber orchestra
Type: Klavierauszug
Language: Ungarisch
Kurtag György
Kurtág: Four Capriccios for soprano and chamber orchestra - op. 9Orchestration: for soprano and chamber orchestra
Type: Studienpartitur
Language: Ungarisch
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Composed in 1970, 4 Capriccios is a setting of poems by István Bálint. The first one bears the title Paris I – Musée de Cluny: La Dame à la Licorne. It is of course a reference to the Renaissance gobelin in the Cluny Museum showing Queen Mary of England with the mythological unicorn. The gobelin only serves as a point of departure for a chain of free associations unrelated by any logic but linked with hidden ties inherent in the succession of words. The second capriccio is entitled Paris II – Tour Saint Jacques. The structure of the poem is similar to that of the previous one and its inspiration also comes from a visual experience in Paris. The third movement Language Lesson and the fourth one Ars poetica start out from well-known notions but arrive at ideas in blaring contrast with the accepted meaning of those notions.