Artist:
Pierre-Laurent Aimard
Genre:
Classical
Total Time:
02:05:05
Record Label:
Pentatone
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Release Date
May 2, 2025
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Pierre-Laurent Aimard
Genre:
Classical
Total Time:
02:05:05
Record Label:
Pentatone
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CD, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify
Release Date
May 2, 2025
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Product Description: Star pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard presents an anthology from Gyorgy Kurtag's Jatekok (Games), recorded in the composer's presence and under his artistic guidance. In his extensive series of Jatekok, Kurtag realizes the spontaneity of a child exploring the piano with the compositional means of his adventurous, avant-garde idiom. Recording such an extensive collection of Jatekok is an important statement for Aimard, who has developed an intimate artistic friendship with the composer over decades. A renowned champion of twentieth-century music, Pierre-Laurent Aimard has released multiple acclaimed albums in his exclusive contract with PENTATONE, including Messiaen's Catalogue d'Oiseaux (2018) and Visions de l'Amen (2022), along with Beethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata & Eroica Variations (2021). He also joined Tamara Stefanovich in Etudes and Frames (2023), with music by Vassos Nicolaou, and recorded Bartok's Piano Concertos with the San Francisco Symphony and Esa-Pekka Salonen (2023). The miniature nature of Kurtag's Jatekok makes them an unexpected, yet logical successor of Aimard's acclaimed album Schubert Landler (2024), which consisted of dances that the pianist often combines with Kurtag's short pieces in live performances.
TRACK LIST:
1 .
Játékok, Book I: No. 1b, Prelude and Waltz in C
(00:37)
2 . Játékok, Book I: No. 3a, Flowers We Are, Frail Flowers (00:28)
3 . Játékok, Book I: No. 3b, Flowers We Are, Frail Flowers (00:25)
4 . Játékok, Book I: No. 9a, The Bunny and the Fox (00:32)
5 . Játékok, Book I: No. 17a, Falling Asleep (00:52)
6 . Játékok, Book I: No. 17b, Flowers We Are (00:40)
7 . Játékok, Book II: No. 2, Hommage à Jeney (Phone numbers of our loved ones 1) (00:55)
8 . Játékok, Book II: No. 4, Hommage à Vidovszky (Phone numbers of our loved ones 2) (01:25)
9 . Játékok, Book II: No. 5, Quarrelling (00:24)
10 . Játékok, Book II: No. 28, Fifths (3) (00:26)
11 . Játékok, Book II: No. 29, (bunny rabbit in the grass) (00:18)
12 . Játékok, Book II: No. 43, Antiphony in f-sharp (00:59)
13 . Játékok, Book III: No. 1, Stop and Go (00:44)
14 . Játékok, Book III: No. 2, Play with Infinity (00:40)
15 . Játékok, Book III: No. 4, (thus it happened) (01:23)
16 . Játékok, Book III: No. 25, Hommage à Farkas Ferenc (2) Scraps of a colinda melody.- faintly recollected (02:22)
17 . Játékok, Book III: No. 26, Hommage à Farkas Ferenc (3) (evocation of Petrushka) (00:57)
18 . Játékok, Book III: No. 30, Dirge (2) (00:48)
19 . Játékok, Book III: No. 31, Hommage à Christian Wolff (Half-asleep) (01:04)
20 . Játékok, Book III: No. 39, Hommage à Kurtág Márta (00:51)
21 . Játékok, Book V: No. 6, A voice in the Distance (for Alfred Schlee's 80th birthday) (01:33)
22 . Játékok, Book V: No. 7, La fille aux cheveux de lin - enragée (01:33)
23 . Játékok, Book V: No. 12, Preface to a Bálint exhibition (01:15)
24 . Játékok, Book V: No. 39, Dialog for the 70th birthday of András Mihály (or: how can one answer to the same 4 .sounds with only 3) (01:33)
25 . Játékok, Book V: No. 42, In memoriam György Szoltsányi (02:23)
26 . Játékok, Book VI: No. 4, For Dóra Antal's Birthday (1st version) (01:15)
27 . Játékok, Book VI: No. 6, Versetto: Temptavit Deus Abraham (apocryphal organum) (00:35)
28 . Játékok, Book VI: No. 7, Versetto: Consurrexit Cain adversus fratrem suum… (00:37)
29 . Játékok, Book VI: Versetto: Dixit Dominus ad Noe: finis universe cranes venit… (00:59)
30 . Játékok, Book VI: Sirens of the Deluge —Waiting for Noah (00:36)
31 . Játékok, Book VI: No. 14, Päan (01:19)
32 . Játékok, Book VI: No. 28, Les Adieux (in Janaček Manier) (01:59)
33 . Játékok, Book VI: No. 30, András Hajdú is 60! (01:19)
34 . Játékok, Book VI: No. 32, In memoriam Tibor Szeszler (01:26)
35 . Játékok, Book VI: No. 33, Birthday Elegy for Judit - for the second finger of her left hand (01:28)
36 . Játékok, Book VI: No. 34, Doina (02:25)
37 . Játékok, Book VI: No. 39, …waiting for Susan… (01:20)
38 . Játékok, Book VI: No. 42, In memoriam Ernö Lendvai (00:56)
39 . Játékok, Book VI: No. 44, Lines for Zsuzsa Sirokay (01:40)
40 . Játékok, Book VI: No. 47, Face to face — Demény János in memoriam (00:39)
41 . Játékok, Book VI: No. 50, In memoriam András Mihály (03:07)
42 . Játékok, Book VII: No. 2, For Georg Kröll's birthday (01:14)
43 . Játékok, Book VII: No. 6, …and once again: Shadow-play… (01:13)
44 . Játékok, Book VII: No. 9, Aus der Ferne IV - Hommage à Alfred Schlee 95 . (01:50)
45 . Játékok, Book VII: No. 10, All'ongherese — Hommage à Gösta Neuwirth 60 . (01:32)
46 . Játékok, Book VII: No. 16, Roaming in the Past — Ligatura for Ligeti (02:22)
47 . Játékok, Book VII: No. 17, Hommage à Berényi Ferenc 70 . (03:35)
48 . Játékok, Book VII: No. 20, In memoriam Ilona Rozsnyai (02:35)
49 . Játékok, Book VII: No. 23, Hommage à Hanny Brunner-Pohl (03:01)
50 . Játékok, Book VII: No. 24, *** (I'm talking to my mother about Márta) (03:18)
51 . Játékok, Book VII: No. 26, Flowers We Are... to Mijako (01:07)
52 . Játékok, Book VII: No. 27, Hommage à Beatrice Stein (01:49)
53 . Játékok, Book VII: No. 29, ...Memories, Little Tin Soldiers... To Martha, for October 1st, 2000 . (01:27)
54 . Játékok, Book VII: No. 30, In memoriam Johan van der Keuken (02:45)
55 . Játékok, Book VII: No. 31, Rodica lui Ionescu —To Martha, for October 1st, 2001 .(pianino) (03:25)
56 . Játékok, Book IX: No. 1, ... apple blossom … (pianino) (01:18)
57 . Játékok, Book IX: No. 5, Quiet dialogue — To Árpád Göncz with much love, friendship and respect (02:09)
58 . Játékok, Book IX: No. 6, Medal — In memoriam Lajos Hernádi (01:21)
59 . Játékok, Book IX: No. 7, ...jubilate… (00:58)
60 . Játékok, Book IX: No. 8, Hommage à Georg Kröll 70 . (02:04)
61 . Játékok, Book IX: No. 9, Hommage à Jehuda Elkana 70 . (02:03)
62 . Játékok, Book IX: No. 19, Second Strictly Personal Letter to András Szőllősy on his 85th Birthday (01:22)
63 . Játékok, Book IX: No. 20, To András Wilheim (01:39)
64 . Játékok, Book IX: No. 22, Kedves Kett(d)ö — to Márta on reaching (02:24)
65 . Játékok, Book IX: No. 23, Rituale - Kálmán Strém in memoriam (03:48)
66 . Játékok, Book X: No. 22, ...and yet another letter to Péter Eötvös... (01:31)
67 . Játékok, Book X: No. 27, in memoriam Emil Petrovics (02:12)
68 . Játékok, Book X: No. 29, Dialogue - Bálint Varga 70 . (01:24)
69 . Játékok, Book X: No. 30, A window on the corridor ... 1st October, 1946, Damjanich street 18 . (01:47)
70 . Játékok, Book X: No. 32, ...just so... (01:41)
71 . Játékok, Book X: No. 33, A Sketch Leaf (rough-raw) (01:22)
72 . Játékok, in manuscript, the publication of Book XI is in progress: Ligatura dolce - amara - amara dolce — to Márta (02:53)
73 . Játékok, in manuscript, the publication of Book XI is in progress: ...für Heinz... 2/2/2014 . (01:02)
74 . Játékok, in manuscript, the publication of Book XI is in progress: ...wie soll ich... —to Márta for 1st October 30/9/2014 . (02:30)
75 . Játékok, in manuscript, the publication of Book XI is in progress: Passio sine nomine 26/3/2015 . (02:12)
76 . Játékok, in manuscript, the publication of Book XI is in progress: ...le chien... to Gyuri for his 66th from his father 13/10/2020 . (02:04)
77 . Játékok, in manuscript, the publication of Book XI is in progress: Márta's Ligature (pianino) 13/11/2020 . (01:37)
78 . Játékok, in manuscript, the publication of Book XI is in progress: A la mémoire de Marcel Beccaccia 27/11/2020 . (01:34)
79 . Játékok, in manuscript, the publication of Book XI is in progress: In memoriam Anna Holliger 21/6/2021 .(pianino) (01:42)
80 . Játékok, in manuscript, the publication of Book XI is in progress: For Bea, in her deep sorrow 26/3/2021 .(pianino) (01:23)
81 .Játékok, in manuscript, the publication of Book XI is in progress: Farewell — ...to My Dear Friend András Wilheim 25/1/2022 .(pianino) (01:53)
2 . Játékok, Book I: No. 3a, Flowers We Are, Frail Flowers (00:28)
3 . Játékok, Book I: No. 3b, Flowers We Are, Frail Flowers (00:25)
4 . Játékok, Book I: No. 9a, The Bunny and the Fox (00:32)
5 . Játékok, Book I: No. 17a, Falling Asleep (00:52)
6 . Játékok, Book I: No. 17b, Flowers We Are (00:40)
7 . Játékok, Book II: No. 2, Hommage à Jeney (Phone numbers of our loved ones 1) (00:55)
8 . Játékok, Book II: No. 4, Hommage à Vidovszky (Phone numbers of our loved ones 2) (01:25)
9 . Játékok, Book II: No. 5, Quarrelling (00:24)
10 . Játékok, Book II: No. 28, Fifths (3) (00:26)
11 . Játékok, Book II: No. 29, (bunny rabbit in the grass) (00:18)
12 . Játékok, Book II: No. 43, Antiphony in f-sharp (00:59)
13 . Játékok, Book III: No. 1, Stop and Go (00:44)
14 . Játékok, Book III: No. 2, Play with Infinity (00:40)
15 . Játékok, Book III: No. 4, (thus it happened) (01:23)
16 . Játékok, Book III: No. 25, Hommage à Farkas Ferenc (2) Scraps of a colinda melody.- faintly recollected (02:22)
17 . Játékok, Book III: No. 26, Hommage à Farkas Ferenc (3) (evocation of Petrushka) (00:57)
18 . Játékok, Book III: No. 30, Dirge (2) (00:48)
19 . Játékok, Book III: No. 31, Hommage à Christian Wolff (Half-asleep) (01:04)
20 . Játékok, Book III: No. 39, Hommage à Kurtág Márta (00:51)
21 . Játékok, Book V: No. 6, A voice in the Distance (for Alfred Schlee's 80th birthday) (01:33)
22 . Játékok, Book V: No. 7, La fille aux cheveux de lin - enragée (01:33)
23 . Játékok, Book V: No. 12, Preface to a Bálint exhibition (01:15)
24 . Játékok, Book V: No. 39, Dialog for the 70th birthday of András Mihály (or: how can one answer to the same 4 .sounds with only 3) (01:33)
25 . Játékok, Book V: No. 42, In memoriam György Szoltsányi (02:23)
26 . Játékok, Book VI: No. 4, For Dóra Antal's Birthday (1st version) (01:15)
27 . Játékok, Book VI: No. 6, Versetto: Temptavit Deus Abraham (apocryphal organum) (00:35)
28 . Játékok, Book VI: No. 7, Versetto: Consurrexit Cain adversus fratrem suum… (00:37)
29 . Játékok, Book VI: Versetto: Dixit Dominus ad Noe: finis universe cranes venit… (00:59)
30 . Játékok, Book VI: Sirens of the Deluge —Waiting for Noah (00:36)
31 . Játékok, Book VI: No. 14, Päan (01:19)
32 . Játékok, Book VI: No. 28, Les Adieux (in Janaček Manier) (01:59)
33 . Játékok, Book VI: No. 30, András Hajdú is 60! (01:19)
34 . Játékok, Book VI: No. 32, In memoriam Tibor Szeszler (01:26)
35 . Játékok, Book VI: No. 33, Birthday Elegy for Judit - for the second finger of her left hand (01:28)
36 . Játékok, Book VI: No. 34, Doina (02:25)
37 . Játékok, Book VI: No. 39, …waiting for Susan… (01:20)
38 . Játékok, Book VI: No. 42, In memoriam Ernö Lendvai (00:56)
39 . Játékok, Book VI: No. 44, Lines for Zsuzsa Sirokay (01:40)
40 . Játékok, Book VI: No. 47, Face to face — Demény János in memoriam (00:39)
41 . Játékok, Book VI: No. 50, In memoriam András Mihály (03:07)
42 . Játékok, Book VII: No. 2, For Georg Kröll's birthday (01:14)
43 . Játékok, Book VII: No. 6, …and once again: Shadow-play… (01:13)
44 . Játékok, Book VII: No. 9, Aus der Ferne IV - Hommage à Alfred Schlee 95 . (01:50)
45 . Játékok, Book VII: No. 10, All'ongherese — Hommage à Gösta Neuwirth 60 . (01:32)
46 . Játékok, Book VII: No. 16, Roaming in the Past — Ligatura for Ligeti (02:22)
47 . Játékok, Book VII: No. 17, Hommage à Berényi Ferenc 70 . (03:35)
48 . Játékok, Book VII: No. 20, In memoriam Ilona Rozsnyai (02:35)
49 . Játékok, Book VII: No. 23, Hommage à Hanny Brunner-Pohl (03:01)
50 . Játékok, Book VII: No. 24, *** (I'm talking to my mother about Márta) (03:18)
51 . Játékok, Book VII: No. 26, Flowers We Are... to Mijako (01:07)
52 . Játékok, Book VII: No. 27, Hommage à Beatrice Stein (01:49)
53 . Játékok, Book VII: No. 29, ...Memories, Little Tin Soldiers... To Martha, for October 1st, 2000 . (01:27)
54 . Játékok, Book VII: No. 30, In memoriam Johan van der Keuken (02:45)
55 . Játékok, Book VII: No. 31, Rodica lui Ionescu —To Martha, for October 1st, 2001 .(pianino) (03:25)
56 . Játékok, Book IX: No. 1, ... apple blossom … (pianino) (01:18)
57 . Játékok, Book IX: No. 5, Quiet dialogue — To Árpád Göncz with much love, friendship and respect (02:09)
58 . Játékok, Book IX: No. 6, Medal — In memoriam Lajos Hernádi (01:21)
59 . Játékok, Book IX: No. 7, ...jubilate… (00:58)
60 . Játékok, Book IX: No. 8, Hommage à Georg Kröll 70 . (02:04)
61 . Játékok, Book IX: No. 9, Hommage à Jehuda Elkana 70 . (02:03)
62 . Játékok, Book IX: No. 19, Second Strictly Personal Letter to András Szőllősy on his 85th Birthday (01:22)
63 . Játékok, Book IX: No. 20, To András Wilheim (01:39)
64 . Játékok, Book IX: No. 22, Kedves Kett(d)ö — to Márta on reaching (02:24)
65 . Játékok, Book IX: No. 23, Rituale - Kálmán Strém in memoriam (03:48)
66 . Játékok, Book X: No. 22, ...and yet another letter to Péter Eötvös... (01:31)
67 . Játékok, Book X: No. 27, in memoriam Emil Petrovics (02:12)
68 . Játékok, Book X: No. 29, Dialogue - Bálint Varga 70 . (01:24)
69 . Játékok, Book X: No. 30, A window on the corridor ... 1st October, 1946, Damjanich street 18 . (01:47)
70 . Játékok, Book X: No. 32, ...just so... (01:41)
71 . Játékok, Book X: No. 33, A Sketch Leaf (rough-raw) (01:22)
72 . Játékok, in manuscript, the publication of Book XI is in progress: Ligatura dolce - amara - amara dolce — to Márta (02:53)
73 . Játékok, in manuscript, the publication of Book XI is in progress: ...für Heinz... 2/2/2014 . (01:02)
74 . Játékok, in manuscript, the publication of Book XI is in progress: ...wie soll ich... —to Márta for 1st October 30/9/2014 . (02:30)
75 . Játékok, in manuscript, the publication of Book XI is in progress: Passio sine nomine 26/3/2015 . (02:12)
76 . Játékok, in manuscript, the publication of Book XI is in progress: ...le chien... to Gyuri for his 66th from his father 13/10/2020 . (02:04)
77 . Játékok, in manuscript, the publication of Book XI is in progress: Márta's Ligature (pianino) 13/11/2020 . (01:37)
78 . Játékok, in manuscript, the publication of Book XI is in progress: A la mémoire de Marcel Beccaccia 27/11/2020 . (01:34)
79 . Játékok, in manuscript, the publication of Book XI is in progress: In memoriam Anna Holliger 21/6/2021 .(pianino) (01:42)
80 . Játékok, in manuscript, the publication of Book XI is in progress: For Bea, in her deep sorrow 26/3/2021 .(pianino) (01:23)
81 .Játékok, in manuscript, the publication of Book XI is in progress: Farewell — ...to My Dear Friend András Wilheim 25/1/2022 .(pianino) (01:53)
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