Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage57th Street and, 7th Ave, New York City, New York, 10019, United States
Dates/times in New York time zone
Programme
| Bartók, Béla (1881-1945) | Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68 | |
| Bartók, Béla (1881-1945) | Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz 100, BB 107 | |
| Bartók, Béla (1881-1945) | Duke Bluebeard's Castle | Libretto by Béla Balázs |
Performers
| Iván Fischer | Conductor | |
| Budapest Festival Orchestra | ||
| Márta Sebestyén | Vocals | |
| Ildikó Komlósi | Mezzo-soprano | |
| Krisztián Cser | Bass | |
| Ildikó Komlósi | Mezzo-soprano | Judith |
| Krisztián Cser | Bass | Bluebeard |
| Márta Sebestyén | Vocals | Prologue of the Bard |
Bartók’s passion for Hungarian and Romanian folk music, his stunning skill as an orchestral colorist, and sharp dramatic gifts are showcased. Legendary vocalist Márta Sebestyén will sing traditional Hungarian songs with a handful of musicians from the orchestra, setting the stage for Bartók’s vibrant folk song and dance treatments. In a different vein, but no less exciting, his one-act opera Bluebeard’s Castle, with its sumptuous orchestral and expressive vocal writing, is a riveting climax to a concert that, when performed by the Budapest Festival Orchestra and Iván Fischer in London, was called “thought-provoking and exhilarating” by The Guardian.
