Prom 55: Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra (II)

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Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom

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Programme

Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)	Hungarian Rhapsody no. 1 in C sharp minor, S 244/1
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)	Hungarian Dance no. 1 in G minor
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)	Hungarian Rhapsody no. 3 in B flat major, S 244/3
Sarasate, Pablo de (1844-1908)	Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs), Op.20
Paganini, Niccolò (1782-1840)	Introduction and variations on "Nel cor più non mi sento", Op.38 (Intro, theme & varation 7 )
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)	Hungarian Dance no. 11 in D minor
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)	Symphony no. 1 in C minor, Op.68
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)	Hungarian Dance no. 4 in F minor

Performers

József Lendvay Sr	Violin
József Lendvay Jr	Violin
Jenő Lisztes	Cimbalom
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Iván Fischer	Conductor

Hungarian folk tunes run through the veins of Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra, while Gypsy rhythms set their pulses dancing. This concert – a true celebration of Hungary’s national music – traces the development of folk songs and dance, from their colourful, rough-hewn originals into virtuosic concert-hall reimaginings by Liszt, Brahms and Sarasate. In the second half comes Brahms’s dramatic First Symphony, whose darkness and drama eventually give way to an ending of transcendent musical triumph.

Tickets £14 - £60

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Jamming with Brahms and Liszt in Café Budapest

Mark Pullinger, 24th August

A trip down the Danube to old Budapest, with Iván Fischer taking the music of Brahms and Liszt back to their folk roots.

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