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Traditional folk melodies, intricate rhythms, and innovative techniques form a
rich musical foundation shared by the grandmasters Béla Bartók and György
Ligeti.
Enthralled by electronic music, Ligeti crafted his own unique musical language.
The polyrhythms he pioneered possess intricate structures and are entirely
distinct, with his piano concerto serving as a quintessential illustration. He
regarded it as one of his most intricate and technically demanding compositions,
while others may consider it his most provocative work.
While the title of Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra may initially appear somewhat
contradictory, it is indeed apt - Bartók grants each instrument group within the
100-piece orchestra its own moment in the spotlight. Like a skilled general, he
reunites the troops at the piece’s conclusion, culminating in an exhilarating
finale.
Following its premiere in New York in 1944, Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra
quickly conquered Europe, thanks to the Brussels Philharmonic's precursor, the
Grand Symphony Orchestra, which performed the European premiere in 1946 in
Paris. Bartók expressed particular enthusiasm for the performance: "I can hardly
find the words to express my admiration for the orchestra and its conductor, Mr.
André. The orchestra is among the finest in the world..."
Flagey, Brussels Philharmonic
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Musique folklorique traditionnelle, rythmes et textures, techniques innovantes :
un terreau musical riche partagé par les grands maîtres Béla Bartók et György
Ligeti.
Captivé par la musique électronique, Ligeti a forgé son propre langage musical
distinctif. Les polyrythmies qu'il a développées sont caractérisées par une
structure complexe et une singularité absolue, son concerto pour piano en étant
un exemple éminent. Lui-même le considérait comme l'une de ses compositions les
plus complexes et techniquement exigeantes, et d'autres pourraient le percevoir
comme l'une de ses œuvres les plus provocantes.
Le concerto pour orchestre de Bartók figure à juste titre parmi les
chefs-d'œuvre absolus du XXe siècle. Bien que le titre puisse sembler
contradictoire, il est néanmoins justifié : Bartók offre à chaque groupe
d'instruments de l'orchestre de 100 musiciens son propre moment de gloire en
solo. Tel un général accompli, il rassemble ses troupes à la fin de l'œuvre pour
un final délicieusement entraînant.
Après sa première à New York en 1944, l'œuvre a rapidement conquis l'Europe,
grâce au prédécesseur du Brussels Philharmonic, le Grand Symphony Orchestra, qui
a présenté la première européenne à Paris en 1946. Bartók était particulièrement
enthousiaste à propos de cette interprétation, exprimant dans le Livre d'or : «
Il est difficile de mettre en mots l'admiration que j'ai pour l'orchestre et son
chef, M. André. L'orchestre compte parmi les meilleurs du monde... »
Flagey, Brussels Philharmonic
€ 41 > € 5
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Traditionele volksmuziek, eigenzinnige ritmes en textuur, innovatieve
technieken: een stevige laag gedeelde muzikale humus voor grootmeesters Béla
Bartók en György Ligeti.
Gefascineerd door elektronische muziek boetseerde Ligeti zijn eigen muzikale
taal. De polyritmiek waar hij bij terecht kwam is dicht van structuur en
volkomen eigenzinnig, met als schoolvoorbeeld zijn pianoconcerto. Zelf
beschouwde hij het als een van zijn meest complexe en technisch veeleisende
composities, anderen wellicht als zijn meest provocatieve compositie.
Bártoks concerto voor orkest hoort terecht bij de absolute meesterwerken van de
20ste eeuw. De aanvankelijk wat tegenstrijdig lijkende titel is toch terecht -
Bartók geeft elke instrumentgroep van het 100-koppige orkest een eigen
solomoment in de schijnwerpers. Als een volleerd veldheer brengt hij de troepen
aan het eind weer samen in een verrukkelijk opzwepend slot dat perfect past bij
het onverwoestbare optimisme dat hij in Amerika aantrof.
Flagey, Brussels Philharmonic
€ 41 > € 5
Music at the museum - Quatuor Danel
04februari 2023
12:00
Rue Montagne De La Cour - Hofbergstraat 2, 1000 Bruxelles, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgique
1€ - 20€
Description
The Quatuor Danel was founded in 1991 and has been at the forefront of the international music scene ever since, with important concert performances worldwide and a row of groundbreaking CD recordings. The quartet is famous for their bold, concentrated interpretations of the string quartet cycles of Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Shostakovich, and Weinberg. Their lively and fresh vision on the traditional quartet repertoire has delivered them subsequent praise from public and press. The other part of their force lies in the collaboration with major contemporary composers such as Wolfgang Rihm, Helmut Lachenmann, Sofia Gubaidulina, Pascal Dusapin, Wolfgang Rihm, Jorg Widmann and Bruno Mantovani.Russian composers have a special place in the Quatuor Danel’s repertoire. They have championed all string quartets by Shostakovich and recorded the complete cycle for Fuga Libera in 2005. This box-set was recently re-issued by Alpha and still counts as one of the benchmark interpretations of Shostakovich’ quartets. The Danel were the first quartet to record the other great string quartet cycle of the twentieth century: the 17 quartets by Mieczysław Weinberg. Their performance in Manchester and Utrecht was the first time ever live interpretation of the complete Weinberg cycle worldwide. For the two seasons to come the quartet will be presenting complete Weinberg cycles in Amsterdam, London, Japan and Paris for the centenary of Weinberg’s date of birth. Education is also at the heart of the activities of the Quatuor Danel. An essential part of their mission is to pass on their knowledge, their experience and the musical heritage they received from their own mentors: members of the Amadeus and Borodin Quartets, Fyodor Druzhinin, Pierre Penassou, Walter Levin and Hugh Maguire. Since 2005, the Quatuor Danel is quartet in residence at the University of Manchester, where they uphold a tradition of coaching and collaborations with world-renowned musicologists. Since 2015, they also teach regularly at the Netherlands String Quartet Academy in Amsterdam. They gave classes at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), University of Maryland and Skidmore College, at the Taipei National University of the Arts, at Conservatoire of Music and Dance Lyon the Conservatoires of Lille and Nice and at the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival.The quartet’s current diary will take them to the major concert halls in Brussels, Amsterdam, Paris, London, Madrid, Vienna, Milan, Taipei, Tokyo and New York, but they are also comfortable playing in lesser known intimate venues. Quatuor Danel is a regular guest at festivals such as Ottawa, Kuhmo, Cork, Schleswig-Holstein, Bregenz, Schostakowitsch Tage Gorisch, Luzern Zaubersee, Sakharov Festival, Enescu Festival, Fayence, Luberon, Montpellier, Folle Journée de Nantes and Musica Mundi. They will be performing the complete Shostakovich and Weinberg cycles at the Wigmore Hall in London from season 2019-20 and complete Beethoven cycles in Badenweiler Germany and Utrecht TheNetherlands in Autumn 2017.Future CD releases of the Quatuor Danel consist of the complete Tchaïkovsky quartets and Sextet ‘Souvenir the Florence’, the Piano Quintet and String Quartet by Franck and a longer term project with the late Beethoven quartets.
Billets
< 12 ans
1€
Etudiants
10€
Seniors
18€
Normal
20€