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Bach-Kurtág
Piano Transcriptions of Bach’s Works by György Kurtág
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György Kurtág: Játékok; Szálkák; Grabstein für Stephan [T-1] |
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György Kurtág: Játékok (Games), for piano: Flowers we are / J.S. Bach: Aus tiefer Not BWV 687 / Prelude and Chorale / Knots / Antiphony in F sharp / Dirge / Hommage à Christian [21:27]: Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (II), BWV 687, transcribed for piano 4 hands []
Játékok (Games), for piano: Palm exercise / Bluebell / Thistle / Stubbunny / A voice in the distance / Tumble bunny / Hommage à Márta Kurtág / J.S. Bach: O Lamm [15:18]: Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude O Lamm Gottes unschuldig, BWV Deest, transcribed for piano 4 hands [] |
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Márta Kurtág & György Kurtág (Piano) |
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Stradivarius |
Oct 8, 1992 |
CD / TT: 51:43 |
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Recorded at Conservatorio "G. Verdi" di Milano, Italy.
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György Kurtág: Játékok (Games) & Bach Transcriptions [T-2] |

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Bach-Kurtág: Sonatina (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 106, transcribed for piano 4 hands [2:18]
Bach-Kurtág: Excerpt from Trio Sonata No. 1 in E flat major, BWV 525, transcribed for piano 4 hands [2:56]
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV 687, transcribed for piano 4 hands [5:23]
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude O Lamm Gottes unschuldig, BWV Deest, transcribed for piano 4 hands [3:55] |
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Márta Kurtág & György Kurtág (Piano) |
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ECM Records |
Jul 1996 |
CD / TT: 49:45 |
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Recorded at Mozart-Saal, Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria.
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Bach - Kurtág - Busoni: Fantasia Contrappuntistica, etc. [T-1] |

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Bach-Kurtág: Sonatina (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 106, transcribed for piano 4 hands [2:47]
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 611, transcribed for 2 pianos [1:52]
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude O Lamm Gottes unschuldig (I), BWV 618, transcribed for 2 pianos [2:52]
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Christe, du Lamm Gottes, BWV 619, transcribed for 2 pianos [0:53]
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (I), BWV 633, transcribed for 2 pianos [1:48]
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt (I), BWV 637, transcribed for piano 6 hand [1:24]
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Alle Menschen müssen sterben (I), BWV 643, transcribed for piano 4 hands
[1:46]
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig, BWV 644, transcribed for 2 pianos [1:17]
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (II), BWV 687, transcribed for piano 4 hands [4:42]
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (VII), BWV 711, transcribed for piano 4 hands [2:32]
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude O Lamm Gottes unschuldig (VIII), BWV deest, transcribed for piano 4 hands [3:42] |
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Andreas Grau & Götz Schumacher (2 Pianos, Piano 4 hands); Andreas Staier (Piano) [BWV 637] |
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Col Legno |
Feb 2001 |
CD / TT: 64:59 |
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Recorded by DeutschlandRadio in Köln & Stuttgart, Germany..
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Quasi una Fantasia [T-1] |

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Bach-Kurtág: Sonatina (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 106, transcribed for piano 4 hands [2:23]
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude O Lamm Gottes unschuldig (I), BWV 618, transcribed for 2 pianos [4:06]
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Alle Menschen müssen sterben (I), BWV 643, transcribed for piano 4 hands [1:22]
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (II), BWV 687, transcribed for piano 4 hands [4:55]
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (VII), BWV 711, transcribed for piano 4 hands [2:54]
G. Kurtág: Játékok Nr.8 Hommage á JSB [1:14] |
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Inge Spinette & Jan Michiels (Piano 4 hands) |
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Et'Cetera 1283 |
Dec 2002 |
CD / TT: 50:08 |
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Recorded at Blauwe Zaal, De Singel, Belgium.
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Piano Four Hands: Two Pianos in the XX Century [T-1] |

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Bach-Kurtág: Sonatina (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 106, transcribed for piano 4 hands [2:04]
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt (I), BWV 637, transcribed for piano, 6 hands [1:28] |
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Paola Biondi (Piano); Debora Brunialti (Piano); Andrea Pestalozza (Piano) [BWV 637] |
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Dynamic |
Jan 2003 |
CD / TT: 58:14 |
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Recorded at Dynamic, Genova, Italy.
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Kurtág: Játétok [T-3] |

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Bach-Kurtág: Sonatina (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 106, transcribed for piano 4 hands [2:27] |
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Márta Kurtág & György Kurtág (Electric Piano) |
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Budapest Music Center / BMC (Hungary) |
2003-2005 |
CD / TT: 64:36 |
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Recorded at Studio 22, Hungarian Radio, Budapest, Hungary. |
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Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (Organum) [T-1] |

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Bach-Kurtág: Sonatina (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 106, transcribed for piano 4 hands []
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 611, transcribed for 2 pianos []
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude O Lamm Gottes unschuldig (I), BWV 618, transcribed for 2 pianos []
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Alle Menschen müssen sterben (I), BWV 643, transcribed for piano 4 hands
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Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig, BWV 644, transcribed for 2 pianos []
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (II), BWV 687, transcribed for 4 hands []
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (VII), BWV 711, transcribed for piano 4 hands [3:07] |
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Eduard Kutrowatz & Johannes Kutrowatz (2 Pianos, Piano 4 hands) |
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Organum Musikproduktion |
2005 |
CD / TT: 53:31 |
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Music of Tribute Vol. 5: J.S. Bach [K-1] |

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B. Kurtág: Hommage à J.S.B. from: Játékok (Games) Vol. 3 [0:09] |
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Beatrice Berthold (Piano) |
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Labor Records 7079 |
Aug 2005 |
CD / TT: 76:30 |
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Recorded at Großer Sendsaal, Saarländischer Rundfunk, Saarbrücken, Germany.
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György Kurtag · J.S. Bach: Play With Infinity [T-1] |

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Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Das alte Jahr vergangen ist (I), BWV 614, transcribed for piano 4 hands [1.56]
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude O Lamm Gottes unschuldig (VIII), BWV deest, transcribed for piano 4 hands [3.33] & [3.19]
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Herr Christ, der einig Gottes Sohn (I), BWV 601, transcribed for piano 4 hands [1.18]
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (II), BWV 687, transcribed for piano 4 hands [4.17]
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (VII), BWV 711, transcribed for piano 4 hands [2.11]
Furious Chorale [0.54]
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Gott, durch deine Güte, BWV 600, transcribed for piano 4 hands [1.06]
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Alle Menschen müssen sterben (I), BWV 643, transcribed for piano 4 hands [1.00]
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Christe, du Lamm Gottes, BWV 619, transcribed for 2 pianos [1.02]
G. Kurtág: Hommage à J.S.B, from: Játékok (Games) Vol. 3 [1.01]
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot (I), BWV 635, transcribed for piano 4 hands [0.51]
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 611, transcribed for 2 pianos [2.08]
Bach-Kurtág: Chorale Prelude Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (I), BWV 633, transcribed for 2 pianos [1.15]
Bach-Kurtág: Sonatina (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 106, transcribed for piano 4 hands [2.15] |
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Jean-Sébastien Dureau & Vincent Planés (Piano Duet) |
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Hortus 082 |
Jul 15-18, 2010 |
CD / TT: 50:10 |
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Recorded at Church of Saint Germain de Talloires (Haute Savoie), France.
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