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Acht Klavierstücke, Op. 3 / Eight Piano Pieces, Op. 3

Composer
Kurtág György
Original / Hungarian title
Nyolc zongoradarab, Op. 3
Foreign language / English title
Acht Klavierstücke, Op. 3 / Eight Piano Pieces, Op. 3
Dedication
to István Antal
Year of composition
1960
Type
Instrumental solo
Number of players
1
Instrumentation
pf.
Duration
6 min
Movements, parts
1. Inesorabile. Andante con moto
2. Calmo
3. Sostenuto
4. Scorrevole
5. Prestissimo possibile
6. Grave
7. Adagio
8. Vivo
Premiere information
10 July 1960, Darmstadt; Andor Losonczy (pf.)
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition, Vienna © 1965, revised version UE 14 140 (online: UED 141 4000)
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Recordings
Hungaroton SLPX 11846, 1977 - Zoltán Kocsis (pf.)
Hungaroton HCD 31290, 1990 - Zoltán Kocsis (pf.)
1 min. sample
1 1. Inesorabile. Andante con moto
2 2. Calmo
3 3. Sostenuto
4 4. Scorrevole
5 5. Prestissimo possibile
6 6. Grave
7 7. Adagio
8 8. Vivo
 

Recordings

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Works by György Kurtág Hungaroton
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