This concert will explore a cross-section of songs by Ferenc Liszt, a genre of music for which he rarely gets the credit he deserves. Although Liszt is still primarily known as a composer for piano, this evening is sure to be among the highlights of the bicentenary Liszt year. These marvellous compositions are set apart by their unique tone, from Es muss ein wunderbares sein to Die Lorelei, one of the finest choral works of the 19th century. Composed throughout his career, they were inspired, of... course, by Franz Schubert. Liszt arranged Schubert's songs for piano and orchestra, as well as publishing and adapting his work. It would, however, be wrong not to mention Robert Schumann's influence on Liszt's songs; Liszt set several of the same poems to music that his contemporary, one year his senior, did before him. Yet despite this shared source material, it is interesting that these works are also unique and incomparable in their own right. This fascinatingly diverse programme will be performed by a group of musicians who have each done much to revive song and other neglected genres of chamber music in Hungary. The internationally acclaimed Kossuth prize-winning soprano Andrea Rost has already recorded a set of Bartók, Kodály and Ligeti songs with Izabella Simon, who performs piano works for four-hands alongside her husband Dénes Várjon. This concert will explore a cross-section of songs by Ferenc Liszt, a genre of music for which he rarely gets the credit he deserves. Although Liszt is still primarily known as a composer for piano, this evening is sure to be among the highlights of the bicentenary Liszt year. These marvellous compositions were written throughout his career, inspired, of course, by Franz Schubert, but they also have much to thank Robert Schumann for. This fascinatingly diverse programme will be performed by a group of musicians who have each done much to revive song and other neglected genres of chamber music in Hungary. The internationally acclaimed Kossuth prize-winning soprano Andrea Rost has already recorded a set of Bartók, Kodály and Ligeti songs with Izabella Simon, who performs piano works for four-hands alongside her husband Dénes Várjon. Presented by: The Palace of Arts
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