Kurtág does Beckett

[sufi]

My friend saw this at the proms,

Prom 43: György Kurtág’s Endgame

György Kurtág’s ‘unforgettable’ adaption of Samuel Beckett’s absurdist play has its highly anticipated UK premiere, given by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and its Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth.

www.bbc.co.uk

he liked it more than the ft did, but says it was "confusing" despite surtitles... but that's what you get innit?
Ligeti told him to do it

 

[sufi]

Listen it here

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2023, Prom 43: György Kurtág’s Endgame

Live at the BBC Proms: Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the BBC SSO in Kurtág’s opera Endgame.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[DLaurent]

I'd never really heard of him, know Berio though, will check it out for sure.