brigitte poulin

György Kurtág Játékok, for solo piano

The Játékok are an autobiographical journey, a laboratory of miniatures that György Kurtág (1926*) composed throughout his career of more than 50 years. Brigitte Poulin has carefully chosen a route which, animated by nostalgia and in dialogue with the past, “plays” with tradition. There we find tributes to different masters and friends of the past, folklore, Gregorian chant, declamation, and improvised gestures

Composer of Jewish origin, György Kurtág is one of the main Hungarian composers to have survived the communist regime. He obtained international recognition following its dissolution. Preferring brief forms, his works are mainly dedicated to small ensembles, focused on essential, dramatic effectiveness. Professor of piano and chamber music, his pedagogy is at the center of his creation. It was from his teaching that his Játékok found their first inspiration.

Seeking to rediscover the spirit of the child who has fun playing the piano, Játékok are at the same time music that touches the feeling that everything is also ending, even as the music still resonates with the whispered voices of people laughing all around.

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