In June 2025, BBC Music Magazine selected Pierre-Laurent Aimard's album as its Recording of the Month. The album features selections from György Kurtág's cycle Játékok (Games), including the then-unreleased 11th volume. According to a critic in The Guardian, “Játékok is one of the most significant works of the past half-century, and Aimard is the perfect guide to it.” more
On the occasion of György Kurtág's 90th birthday, English cellist Steven Isserlis said: “György Kurtág is music itself. He slowly, irresistibly flows from the depths of his being, bursting to the surface with an exceptional, all-encompassing intensity. I have never met a musician in my life for whom every single note was so important; whether it is his own work or a piece by one of the great composers he admires, for him every single note carries a whole world of meanings, events and intense emotions.” Pianist Dénes Várjon made a similar statement: “With Kurtág, even a single note is about the whole. In fact, if you study with him for many years, it becomes clear that there is much more to that particular note. A chain of connections emerges from a single note, leading to important insights into the composer’s entire oeuvre.”
Program:
Johann Sebastian Bach – Kurtág György:
Actus tragicus (BWV 106)
O Lamm Gottes unschuldig (BWV 1085)
Izabella Simon – piano
Dénes Várjon – piano
György Kurtág:
Circumdederunt (In Memoriam Rita Wagner)
Socrates’ Farewell
Az hit
Steven Isserlis – cello
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata in C major for cello and piano, Op. 102, No. 1
Steven Isserlis – cello
Dénes Várjon – piano
György Kurtág:
Souvenir de Balatonboglar
Schatten
In Memoriam György Kroó
Steven Isserlis – cello
Robert Schumann: Adagio and Allegro for cello and piano, Op. 70
Steven Isserlis – cello
Izabella Simon – piano
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György Kurtág: Games (selection)
Pierre-Laurent Aimard – piano
Featuring:
Steven Isserlis – cello
Izabella Simon – piano
Dénes Várjon – piano
Pierre-Laurent Aimard – piano
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