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Schubert & Kurtag: Lines of Life

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Composer
Johannes Brahms, Gyorgy Kurtag, Franz Schubert
Artist
Benjamin Appl, Gyorgy Kurtag, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, James Baillieu
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Mar 14, 2025
Catalog #
ALPHA1145
UPC
3701624511459

About

Benjamin Appl met Hungarian composer Gyorgy Kurtag in 2019 and has worked with him ever since. 'He has shaped me both as a musician and as a human being, perhaps more than anyone else,' says Appl. This album alternates Romantic German lieder by Schubert and Brahms with vocal pieces by Kurtag, five of which are world premiere recordings. Kurtag himself is at the piano for two of the songs by Schubert and Brahms; while the German baritone's old and trusted friends Pierre-Laurent Aimard and James Baillieu join him for the other works in this programme, all under the artistic direction of Kurtag, ending with a fascinating recorded interview with Gyuri bacsi ('Uncle George') by Benjamin Appl, who tells us: 'My aim in this album is to give listeners a glimpse into the infinite universe of Gyorgy Kurtag, a shy procrastinator, stern self-critic, hesitant researcher, introverted questioner, unpretentious intellectual, brilliant composer and an extraordinary human being.'

Tracklist 22 tracks

  1. 1 Circumdederunt (version for solo voice) 01:41
    Track
    1
    Title
    Circumdederunt (version for solo voice)
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    György Kurtág
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl
  2. 2 Ganymed (Ganymede), Op. 19, No. 3, D. 544 04:29
    Track
    2
    Title
    Ganymed (Ganymede), Op. 19, No. 3, D. 544
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu
  3. 3 Hölderlin-Gesänge, Op. 35a: No. 10. Das Angenehme dieser Welt… (version for solo voice) 00:56
    Track
    3
    Title
    Hölderlin-Gesänge, Op. 35a: No. 10. Das Angenehme dieser Welt… (version for solo voice)
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    György Kurtág
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl
  4. 4 Totengräbers Heimweh, D. 842 06:41
    Track
    4
    Title
    Totengräbers Heimweh, D. 842
    Duration
    06:41
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu
  5. 5 Hölderlin-Gesänge, Op. 35a: No. 11. Nun versteh' ich (version for solo voice) 00:28
    Track
    5
    Title
    Hölderlin-Gesänge, Op. 35a: No. 11. Nun versteh' ich (version for solo voice)
    Duration
    00:28
    Composer
    György Kurtág
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl
  6. 6 Im Frühling, Op. 101, No. 1, D. 882 04:20
    Track
    6
    Title
    Im Frühling, Op. 101, No. 1, D. 882
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu
  7. 7 Dass sie hier gewesen, Op. 59, No. 2, D. 775 03:34
    Track
    7
    Title
    Dass sie hier gewesen, Op. 59, No. 2, D. 775
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu
  8. 8 No. 1. An 03:00
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 1. An
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    György Kurtág
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl
  9. 9 No. 2. Im walde 01:23
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 2. Im walde
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    György Kurtág
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl
  10. 10 Hölderlin-Gesänge, Op. 35a: No. 3. Gestalt und Geist (version for voice, trombone and tuba) 01:30
    Track
    10
    Title
    Hölderlin-Gesänge, Op. 35a: No. 3. Gestalt und Geist (version for voice, trombone and tuba)
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    György Kurtág
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl, Csaba Bencze, Gergely Lukác
  11. 11 No. 4. An zimmern 01:49
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 4. An zimmern
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    György Kurtág
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl
  12. 12 No. 5. Der spaziergang 02:40
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 5. Der spaziergang
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    György Kurtág
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl
  13. 13 No. 6. Paul Celan: Tübingen, Jänner 01:52
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 6. Paul Celan: Tübingen, Jänner
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    György Kurtág
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl
  14. 14 Der Wanderer an den Mond, Op. 80, No. 1, D. 870 02:33
    Track
    14
    Title
    Der Wanderer an den Mond, Op. 80, No. 1, D. 870
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu
  15. 15 Am Tage aller Seelen, D. 343, "Litanei auf das Fest aller Seelen" 03:20
    Track
    15
    Title
    Am Tage aller Seelen, D. 343, "Litanei auf das Fest aller Seelen"
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu
  16. 16 Die Rosen 00:40
    Track
    16
    Title
    Die Rosen
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    György Kurtág
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl, Pierre-Laurent Aimard
  17. 17 Die Zeit 01:15
    Track
    17
    Title
    Die Zeit
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    György Kurtág
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl, Pierre-Laurent Aimard
  18. 18 Ich weiss nicht… 00:17
    Track
    18
    Title
    Ich weiss nicht…
    Duration
    00:17
    Composer
    György Kurtág
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl, Pierre-Laurent Aimard
  19. 19 Physalis alkagengi 02:32
    Track
    19
    Title
    Physalis alkagengi
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    György Kurtág
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl, Pierre-Laurent Aimard
  20. 20 Der Jungling an der Quelle, D. 300 02:17
    Track
    20
    Title
    Der Jungling an der Quelle, D. 300
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl, György Kurtág
  21. 21 5 Lieder, Op. 47: No. 3. Sonntag 01:59
    Track
    21
    Title
    5 Lieder, Op. 47: No. 3. Sonntag
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl, György Kurtág
  22. 22 Interview with György Kurtág 18:17
    Track
    22
    Title
    Interview with György Kurtág
    Duration
    18:17
    Composer
    na Not Applicable
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl, György Kurtág