Zwiegespräch in new orchestral version, world premiere in Budapest
"We have been working on it for eight years and perhaps we will never finish. The aim is, after all, to continue the dialogue between us." So wrote György Kurtág, Jr. on his and his father's joint composition Zwiegespräch in 2007. This piece, originally composed for string quartet and synthesizer, represents an extraordinary cooperation: a dialogue between two different artists, two generations and also between the sounds of tradition and new technologies. After rearranging the quartet parts for chamber ensemble in 2011 (this version was performed several times by the Ensemble baBel and György Kurtág, Jr.) the Swiss conductor OLIVIER CUENDET created an orchestral version with four movements. This brand new version, comprised of Tears, Love Song, Müezzin and Solace, will be premiered by the MÁV Symphony Orchestra and György Kurtág, Jr. conducted by Gábor Takács-Nagy on May 16 in Budapest.
5 maja 2012
