Wagner and Liszt: two geniuses, linked by Cosima who was Wagner’s wife and Liszt’s daughter, making a contradictory and tense triangle. The two artists, however, were both intent on exploring new musical paths, and preceded their time for decades. This is particularly true of Tristan and Isolde, which is revolutionary in its treatment of harmony. Tonight we shall hear an extract for the concert hall, written three years before the opera was completed. The overture is linked to Isolda’s aria star...ting “Mild und leise” which occurs on stage some four hours later. The Missa coronationalis (“Hungarian Coronation Mass”) was written at the same time as Tristan and Isolde for the coronation of Franz Joseph on June 8th 1867 to be Hungarian king. Liszt remarked on the première at the Matthias Church that everyone was surprised by its brevity, simplicity and character. By this latter feature, he means not only its religious nature but the Hungarian motifs which have an important role in the work. Iván Madarász gave his flute concerto a riddle for a title. It alludes to the word flauto (flute), but also to two notes, F and A, which form the basis for this one movement work which nevertheless has a traditional three part structure. It was commissioned in the 1990s by the city of Szeged and inspired by flautist János Bálint. This evening it will be played by another great Hungarian flautist Béla Drahos who has led the Székesfehérvár Alba Regia Symphony Orchestra since 1999.
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