styriarte 2010: Bartók an der Donau

О событии

Bartók an der Donau - Pierre‐Laurent Aimard explores Hungary.

 

Bartók composed his first piano piece, “The Course of the Danube”, when he was just eleven years old. The piece’s title proved to be prophetic, as decades later, Bartók packed up a phonograph and set out to explore folk music along the great River Danube, providing an inexhaustible source for his piano compositions for one or two players. Busoni, among others, considered these pieces to be among the most interesting and personal of their time.

Bartók’s pieces became works to emulate as the great Hungarians of 20th century classical music continuously find musical inspiration in the folklore of their homeland.



Pierre‐Laurent Aimard, piano

Tamara Stefanovich, piano

Colin Currie, percussion

Sam Walton, percussion