{"product_id":"emb-editio-musica-budapest-kurtag-g-quintetto-per-fiati-op-2-conducteur-87770","title":"KURTAG G. - QUINTETTO PER FIATI OP. 2 - CONDUCTEUR","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSummary of This Score\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWind Quintet\u003c\/strong\u003e, composed in 1959, belongs to a decisive period in György Kurtág's compositional development, initiated by the String Quartet. After a long stay in Paris and an in-depth engagement with 20th-century music beyond Bartók's legacy, the composer radically reevaluated his work and refined his compositional technique. This new direction is expressed here through a concentrated, direct, and intensely expressive writing, where every musical gesture carries meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe score adheres to the traditional wind quintet instrumentation but pushes the instruments toward playing techniques and timbral balances that renew the ensemble's sonic palette. The eight deliberately short movements are conceived as a single continuous arc: the listener does not hear a succession of \"small pieces,\" but a unified dramaturgical journey, where tension builds, transforms, and resolves in stages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach microform is finely articulated, with motifs often highly condensed, marked by gestural power and palpable emotional charge. Performers face high technical demands and constant ensemble precision, both in attack and in the quality of articulation and dynamics. A strong reference in the contemporary wind quintet repertoire, ideal for enriching a demanding concert program and showcasing the ensemble's collective virtuosity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e@media(max-width:632px){table[data-wb-spec]{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1fr)}table[data-wb-spec] colgroup{display:none}table[data-wb-spec] tbody,table[data-wb-spec] tr{display:contents}table[data-wb-spec] td{display:block;overflow-wrap:anywhere;grid-row:var(--wb-l);background-color:var(--wb-lb)}table[data-wb-spec] td[data-r]{grid-row:var(--wb-r);background-color:var(--wb-rb)}table[data-wb-spec] td[colspan=\"2\"]{grid-column:1\/-1}table[data-wb-spec] td:empty{display:none}}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ctable data-wb-spec style=\"width:100%;table-layout:fixed\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup\u003e\u003ccol style=\"width:25%\"\u003e\u003ccol style=\"width:25%\"\u003e\u003ccol style=\"width:25%\"\u003e\u003ccol style=\"width:25%\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n  \u003ctr style=\"background-color:var(--wb-neutral-50);--wb-l:1;--wb-r:2;--wb-lb:var(--wb-neutral-50);--wb-rb:transparent\"\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMusical Genre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:left;font-weight:var(--font-body-weight-bolder)\"\u003eClassical\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd data-r colspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable data-wb-spec style=\"width:100%;table-layout:fixed\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup\u003e\u003ccol style=\"width:25%\"\u003e\u003ccol style=\"width:25%\"\u003e\u003ccol style=\"width:25%\"\u003e\u003ccol style=\"width:25%\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n  \u003ctr style=\"background-color:transparent;--wb-l:1;--wb-r:3;--wb-lb:transparent;--wb-rb:transparent\"\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:left;font-weight:var(--font-body-weight-bolder)\"\u003eGyörgy Kurtág\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd data-r style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd data-r style=\"text-align:left;font-weight:var(--font-body-weight-bolder)\"\u003econtemporary score\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr style=\"background-color:var(--wb-neutral-50);--wb-l:2;--wb-r:4;--wb-lb:var(--wb-neutral-50);--wb-rb:var(--wb-neutral-50)\"\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:left;font-weight:var(--font-body-weight-bolder)\"\u003ewind quintet (flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon)\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd data-r style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDifficulty\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd data-r style=\"text-align:left;font-weight:var(--font-body-weight-bolder)\"\u003eadvanced\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"EMB (Editio Musica Budapest)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54360708448531,"sku":"87770","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/0872\/6803\/files\/e30c7ed346094aa03478ba8d2041f2568afdf1e0_Z14638_2da94406-9669-4933-b580-6bdc9142ad94.jpg?v=1789483066","url":"https:\/\/woodbrass.shop\/products\/emb-editio-musica-budapest-kurtag-g-quintetto-per-fiati-op-2-conducteur-87770","provider":"Woodbrass.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}