The three-part CD box set of choral and ensemble works by György Kurtág is, in a word, overwhelming. His soul-crushing sounds are sublimely interpreted by Reinbert de Leeuw et al. The recording, too, is impeccable. This box set is already historic, a monument to the Hungarian grandmaster, who turned 91 last February.
Kurtág's existentialist music had been performed in our country since the mid-1970s, including by pioneers such as pianist Geoffrey Madge and the Residentie Orkest. Yet ...
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