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Strauss, Dohnányi and Schönberg

Magyar Rádió Művészeti Együttesei, MÜPA - Bartók Béla Nemzeti Hangversenyterem
Komor Marcell utca 1., 1095 Budapest

MODERN. GLORIOUS. POETRY.

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Richard Strauss travelled to Budapest in December 1895 to conduct his own symphonic poem entitled ‘Death and Transfiguration’at a concert also including works by Beethoven and Franz Liszt. Richard Strauss’ performance was preceded by heightened anticipation and contemporary newspapers devoted considerable space to his career until the event and, of course, to the concert itself. For a long time, Strauss was considered the most radical representative of modern music in Budapest. Young composers such as Béla Bartók and Arnold Schönberg fell under the spell of Strauss’ modernism for varying periods of time. One of the most mature works of Schönberg’s early compositional period entitled “Transfigured Night” is particularly close to Strauss’ musical world.

Program
Schönberg: Transfigured Night (Verklärte Nacht)
Ernő Dohnányi: Stabat Mater
R. Strauss: Death and Transfiguration (Tod und Verklärung)

Conductor
Domonkos Héja

Artists
Kinga Kriszta (soprano), Gabriella Balga (mezzo-soprano), Kornélia Bakos (alto)
King Saint Stephen Conservatory of Music Girls’ Choir (Choir Director: Éva Soltész)
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Hungarian Radio Children’s Choir (Choir Director: Soma Dinyés)