12. September 2024
Trance!
Bartók and Brahms. At first glance, the unusual combination of musical giants turns out to be necessary when we think of the contrasts of the Pannonian plains. An endless sky whipped by gusts of wind. The gentle dance of grasses trampled by herds of wild horses. The hard crust of the earth during the summer drought and the puddles of soft mud during the spring rains. Evenings illuminated by sunsets and mornings shrouded in the melancholy gray of mists.
Sthe composers, whose work is an indispensable part of the European musical canon, each followed their own stylistic path, but both are rooted in the folk music of the Hungarian territory. The first masterfully translated the musical record of his homeland into a bold self-talk. V String Quartet No. 5 entwined all the rich diversity of the Danubian lands into it. Brahms, who was accompanied by Roma music even in his tenderest years, pours its pathos into heartbreaking melodies. Either those in which melancholy trembles like the summer sky over the bleached Hungarian desert, or those that are spun by the whirlwinds of the West into a wild, rhapsodic dance.
Béla Bartók and Johannes Brahms. Two poets of the Hungarian plains, two brightest stars of its wide horizon. A duo that will show us all the luxury and endless expanses of classical music. Mate Bekavac and one of Europe's most respected string quartets Kelemen Quartet they are a guarantee that we will see them in the most beautiful light - through exceptional interpretations, based on deep respect, understanding and sensitivity, and stunning with brilliance. With a concert Trans: Danubia therefore promises to be one of the highlights of the festival, which will also be one of the more unusual concert gatherings of this year's festival.
After the last note is played, we will move to the National House, where we will end the evening, dedicated to the contrasts of the Hungarian plains, because it all began there for the mentioned composer too - in the musical tradition of the Hungarian Roma. At the roots.
Rthey will be covered by the cast Lajos Sárközy the Younger, a virtuoso violinist who ended his career as concertmaster of the famous National Philharmonic Orchestra. The call of ancestors and centuries-old tradition was too strong. That's how it came about Sárközy Band, who caused a real sensation in the world of (not only classical) music with his virtuosity and exceptional sound. The restaurant where they played at first was also visited by demanding listeners such as Gidon Kremer or Nigel Kennedy, not to mention popular stars, just because of their performances.
Today, of course, you won't find them there anymore, for Sárközy Band namely, the biggest concert and festival stages are pulled out. Why? Their superb interpretations of the proverbial pathos and fieryness of Romani music are not only enhanced by technical brilliance, which clearly testifies to an excellent classical education, and by astonishingly virtuosic improvisations, but also by a very special sound that reflects so many colors that its rich texture and emotional charge are unbelievable hard to put into words. Once you listen, you'll immediately know what we mean. They didn't know, they felt it! Trance! Trans: Gitana.
It says: Maja Pirš
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