CONCERTOS FOR THE YOUNG Featuring: Hungarian Symphony Orchestra Conductor: András Ligeti Programme host: Gábor Iván Purcell: Abdelazar – suite Britten: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell A few decades ago, Leonard Bernstein’s series “Young People’s Concerts” could be seen on television. In these concerts Bernstein conducted and would give a witty and interesting talk before each work. He convinced thousands that serious music is not frighteningly “serious”, and that enjoyme...nt does not demand specialist knowledge, just a degree of attention. The reward for this effort was limitless joy. The Palace of Arts has launched this now traditional series with a similar ambition and scope. It is hard to explain why England failed to produce any truly important composers in the 18th and 19th centuries. One of the great 17th century world figures of the early Baroque was Henry Purcell and the next major English composer, Benjamin Britten was not born until the 20th century, who had great respect for the art of his ancestor. In 1945, the British Education Ministry commissioned Britten to write music for an educational film which aimed to teach youngsters about the instruments of the symphony orchestra. The music written for the project later became a much loved concert piece, known officially as Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell but is generally known by its subtitle The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra.
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