Kurtág: String Quartets

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:associated_with 20th-century music
gptkbp:available_on gptkb:streaming_platforms
gptkbp:characteristics dynamic contrasts
intense emotional expression
use of silence
use of extended techniques
contrapuntal writing
complex textures
gptkbp:composer gptkb:György_Kurtág
gptkbp:critical_reception generally positive
gptkbp:dedicated_to various musicians
gptkbp:duration approximately 20-30 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:1980s
gptkbp:genre gptkb:chamber_music
gptkbp:influenced contemporary composers
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:European_avant-garde
gptkb:Hungarian_folk_music
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Webern
gptkb:Schönberg
gptkb:Stockhausen
gptkb:Ligeti
gptkb:Bartók
gptkbp:notable_performances performed by the Kronos Quartet
performed by the Emerson String Quartet
performed by the Arditti Quartet
performed by the Takács Quartet
performed by the Budapest String Quartet
gptkbp:notable_recordings recorded by the Berlin Philharmonic
recorded by the Vienna Philharmonic
recorded by the London Sinfonietta
recorded by the Budapest String Orchestra
recorded by the Czech Philharmonic
gptkbp:notable_works gptkb:String_Quartet_No._1
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._2
gptkbp:number_of_movements multiple
gptkbp:performed_at international music festivals
gptkbp:performed_by various quartets
gptkbp:premiere_location gptkb:Budapest
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:Editio_Musica_Budapest
gptkbp:recorded_by multiple record labels
gptkbp:style modern classical
gptkbp:themes gptkb:loss
gptkb:identity
gptkb:memory
gptkb:time
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kurtág:_Piano_Works
gptkb:Smetana_Quartet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6