Lemoine KURTAG GYORGY - JEUX (JATEKOK) VOL.1 - PIANO

Name: KURTAG GYORGY - JEUX (JATEKOK) VOL.1 - PIANO
Brand: Lemoine
SKU: 71339
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Essential Information About This Score
• A landmark of contemporary piano: a significant milestone in late 20th-century piano literature, at the crossroads of creation and transmission.
• A playful and sensory approach: "Játékok" ("games" in Hungarian) invites exploration, listening, feeling, and improvising at the keyboard.
• A refined work on sound and silence: exploration of sonic material, resonances, and gesture, to develop active listening.
• An innovative graphic notation: playing techniques and visual writing that stimulate curiosity and renew the relationship with the keyboard.

KURTAG GYORGY - JEUX (JATEKOK) VOL.1 - PIANO

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Summary of This Score

The piano is child's play: Játékok by György Kurtág belongs to the tradition of great Hungarian composer-pedagogues, following in the footsteps of Liszt, Kodály, and Bartók, while asserting a distinctly personal voice. These pieces mark a decisive step in the evolution of the late 20th-century piano repertoire, proposing a different way to approach the instrument: less as a mechanism to master and more as a field for sonic experimentation.

Throughout the pages, this score encourages an exploratory approach: listening before playing, feeling the weight of the gesture, taming contact with the keyboard, daring to improvise, and making silence a musical element in its own right. The deliberately innovative notation and graphic design open varied playing paths (attacks, resonances, dynamics, textures), fostering attentive and creative practice. An excellent choice for pianists curious about contemporary music, teachers seeking new pedagogical avenues, or anyone wishing to enrich their sonic palette and imagination at the piano.

Technical specifications

Musical Genre

Classical

Publication

Sheet music

Composer	György Kurtág	Genre	Pedagogical score / contemporary music
Instrumentation	Piano

Questions frequently asked

Is Játékok volume 1 written for solo piano?

The instrumentation indicated for this volume is piano.

What is the level of György Kurtág's Játékok?

The score is presented as an educational work, focused on exploring the keyboard rather than mechanical mastery alone. The approach especially addresses the weight of the gesture, listening, and silence.

Is this Kurtág score suitable for learning contemporary piano?

György Kurtág's writing belongs to contemporary music and offers innovative notation. Playing techniques around attacks, resonances, and textures are developed within it.

Can improvisation be practiced with Játékok vol. 1?

The proposed approach encourages daring improvisation at the piano. The pieces also invite exploration of contact with the keyboard and dynamics.

Is Játékok vol. 1 intended for piano teachers?

This collection by György Kurtág can support an educational approach based on listening before playing. It fits into a Hungarian tradition evoking Liszt, Kodály, and Bartók, with a personal approach to the instrument.