in Piano International (Jan, 2017)
This is a very curious programme. György Kurtág’s ongoing series of miniatures Játékok (Games) has reached eight volumes, the most recent scored for piano duo. Taking their cue from Kurtág himself, a selection of nine Games are interspersed with the composer’s arrangements of Bach chorales (part of another ongoing series, known as Àtiratok). I find the juxtaposition here as in other recordings curiously unsatisfying, though this is no reflection on the performances which seem very well prepared. The penultimate track is Schubert’s great Fantasia in F minor D940. It takes up over a third of what is a very short disc and is very well played. The duration overall is quite …
Schubert / Bach / Kurtag: Games, Chorales And Fantasy – Francoise-Green Piano Duo
Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (Actus Tragicus), BWV 106
Jatékok (Games), Book 4
Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 611
Jatékok (Games), Book 8
Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig, BWV 644
Jatékok (Games), Book 4
Jatékok (Games), Book 4
Jatékok (Games), Book 8
Nun Komm’ der Heiden Heiland, BWV 599
Aus Tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV 687
Jatékok (Games), Book 4
Jatékok (Games), Book 4
Jatékok (Games), Book 4
Das alte Jahr vergangen ist, BWV 614
O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig , BWV 618
Jatékok (Games), Book 4
Fantasie in F minor D 940
Jatékok (Games), Book 8
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