The trademark of György Kurtág's music is its conciseness. Of the 28 tracks on Signs, Games and Messages, only a handful last more than two minutes, and the longest, lasting almost five, seems positively Brobdingnagian in this context. One of the factors contributing to the appeal of the album is the brevity of the pieces, all of which (with one exception) are scored for solo viola. Each movement takes a striking, attention-grabbing idea, plays with it very briefly and then moves on before it wears out its welcome. An ...
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The trademark of György Kurtág's music is its conciseness. Of the 28 tracks on Signs, Games and Messages, only a handful last more than two minutes, and the longest, lasting almost five, seems positively Brobdingnagian in this context. One of the factors contributing to the appeal of the album is the brevity of the pieces, all of which (with one exception) are scored for solo viola. Each movement takes a striking, attention-grabbing idea, plays with it very briefly and then moves on before it wears out its welcome. An entire album devoted to a solo orchestral instrument (except for some masterpieces like J.S. Bach's Cello Suites) can be daunting because listening to the sound of a single instrument for an hour can weary the ear, but Kurtág's writing is so skillful and idiomatic, his exploitation of varied timbres so inventive, and his ideas so engaging that listeners who enjoy contemporary chamber music aren't likely to experience aural fatigue. This is the first recording of the complete set of Signs,...
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