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Zankend – Stille, stumm, still

Alternative titleVeszekedős – Csend, néma csend
Year of composition2021/22
Duration20'
Instrumentation
flute (doubling piccolo); B-flat clarinet (doubling B-flat bass clarinet); bassoon (doubling contrabassoon); horn in F; trumpet in C; trombone; percussion (2 players); piano; 2 violins, viola, violoncello, double bass

Score / materials

About the work

Hommage à M. Kurtág, commissioned by UMZE Ensemble Budapest and dedicated to the memory of Márta Kurtág. The final work grew out of an abandoned piano-concerto idea and treats forgetting and remembering as a kind of musical palimpsest. Five continuous sections evoke phases of grief.

Background / credits

CommissionCommissioned by UMZE Ensemble Budapest
DedicationHommage à M. Kurtág

Premiere / performances / awards

Recording / release

ORF CD 3267 · UMZE Ensemble · Gregory Vajda, conductor · 18:07 · recording of the world premiere: 6 March 2022 · Budapest Music CenterÖ1 portrait CD / playlist ↗

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