The Hungarian National Philharmonic again presents an unusually put together but compelling concert programme featuring two large-scale works. Neither are well-known examples of the concert repertoire – although Schoenberg’s transcription of Brahms’ piano quartet, with its Hungarian-styled finale, is a genuine treat. The Swiss conductor for the evening, Matthias Bamert, learned composition under Boulez and Stockhausen and conducting under George Szell, Leopold Stokowski and Lorin Maazel. He is k...nown for his innovative approach to conducting. The first half of the concert will feature a suite assembled from the ballet which Prokofiev was commissioned to write by the Kirov Theatre in Leningrad in 1934, here performed in a version arranged by the Swiss conductor himself that has never been heard in Hungary. With its masterfully drawn characters, characteristic Prokofievian sarcasm and captivating lyricism, this ballet has rightly become one of the classics of the 20th century. The second half will also feature a classic work, but similarly not in the form in which its author conceived it. Arnold Schoenberg rearranged Brahms’ masterpiece, written some 75 years previously, for full orchestra in 1937, during his time spent in the United States. “I love this piece, but if only performed seldom in concert then it is always very badly played, as the better the pianist, the louder he plays, and one hears nothing of the strings,” said Schoenberg. “To remain strictly faithful to Brahms’ style, and to go no further than he would have gone himself if he were still alive: this is the goal that guided me.” Presented by: Hungarian National Philharmonic
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