Our weekly transmissions 26 April – 2 May 2021
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DEAR VIEWERS, We would like, even during this extraordinary situation, for our fantastic audience to still be able to encounter the world’s most outstanding and thrilling artists each evening – in the safety of their own homes. We believe that there are no limits to the „Müpa Budapest experience”, which is why we decided to unlock our media library for everyone over the weeks to come and – each night at the familiar times: 7 pm, 7.30 pm or 8 pm, depending on genre – open Müpa Budapest’s virtual concert hall by providing access to an unforgettable performance from past years, which we’ll transmit on our website, our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. What is more, as a member of the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO) and in the spirit of international solidarity, we will also be streaming concerts on our Facebook page from different prestigious concert halls around Europe, from Lisbon and Hamburg to London – trusting that this will make evenings at home more pleasant. Take good care, and let’s continue to stick together!
Photo © Zsófia Pályi
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 7.30 pm
LES BOURGEOIS GENTILSHOMMES – LA LUMIÈRE COMIQUE French literature in Baroque music Lully–Molière: Le Bourgeois gentilhomme • Lully–Molière: L’Amour médecin • Lully–Molière: George Dandin, ou le Mari confondu • Charpentier–Molière: Le malade imaginaire • Charpentier–Molière: Le mariage forcé • Rameau–d’Orville: Platée • Rameau-Voltaire: La Princesse de Navarre – arias and orchestral passages Featuring: Rodica Vica – soprano • Musica Ricercata • Conductor: Gabriel Bebeșelea It has been said many times that great music does not necessarily require the highest quality text, and some go so far as to say that some music can even be hindered from developing fully when the melody is paired with words that claim a position of equal rank. Of course, it is still pleasing to find the notes of the greatest composers coupled with literary source material of exceptional value. And the performers? This production was full of thrilling débuts, including from the Romanian singer Rodica Vica, whom critics describe as one of the most attractive-sounding coloratura sopranos of her age group. The essential aim of Musica Ricercata, recruited from Romania’s finest musicians, is to enrich the concert scene with innovative programmes that explore both early music and the modern repertoire. This recording was made at the concert held at Müpa Budapest on 8 March 2018. The performance will be broadcasted on our website and YouTube channel.
Photo © Alfonso Salgueiro
Friday, 30 April 2021, 8 pm
BROADCAST FROM PHILHARMONIE LUXEMBOURG
CHAMBER MUSIC WITH GRAFFITI ART
Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 in F major („American”), Op. 96 • Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110 Featuring: urban and graffiti artists, Kreisler Quartet: Haoxing Liang, Silja Geirhardsdottir – violin • Maya Tal – viola • Niall Brown – cello This special project of the Philharmonie Luxembourg offers the fusion of Dvořák’s and Shostakovich’s string quartets and graffiti art. The performance will be broadcasted on our Facebook channel.
Sebastian KohlheppPhoto • Photo ©© Gábor JuliaKotschy Wesely
Friday, 30 April 2021, 8 pm
IDA NIELSEN & BAND Ida Nielsen – bass guitar, voice • Kuku Agami – rap • Phong Le – keyboards, voice Oliver Engqvist – guitar, voice • Patrick Dorcean – drums, electronics It says much about the talent and qualities of the Danish bass guitar player Ida Nielsen that in August 2010, Prince invited her to play in his band, The New Power Generation, and she remained with the group until his death. She was also a member of another Prince group, 3rdeyegirl. In recent years, Ida has focused on her solo career, releasing the album Time 2 Stop Worrying (bout the weird stuff) in the autumn of 2018, featuring a combination of old school funk and nu soul and hip-hop. Alongside some hot and funkier numbers, Nielsen and her band have created some stunning ballads, during which the group’s front woman also plays a variety of different instruments. This recording was made at the concert held at Müpa Budapest on 3 May 2019. The performance will be broadcasted on our website and YouTube channel.
Saturday, 1 May 2021, 4 pm
ON THE BIRTHDAY OF THE ORGAN – THE MÜPA BUDAPEST’S ORGAN IS 15 YEARS OLD Reger: Chorale Fantasia, Op. 40, No. 1 (“Wie schön leucht’ uns der Morgenstern”) • J. S. Bach–Reger–Straube: Schule des Triospiels – excerpts • J. S. Bach–Straube: Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 544 • J. S. Bach–Reger: Fantasia (Toccata) and Fugue in D major, BWV 912 • Reger: Variations in F-sharp minor, Op. 73 • Reger: “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme” – Chorale Fantasia, Op. 52, No. 2 (Fugue) • Sweelinck: Chromatic Fantasia • Buxtehude: Toccata in D minor, BuxWV 155 • J. S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 • Franck: Prelude, Fugue and Variation • Vierne: Symphony No. 2 – Scherzo • Liszt: Legend in E major • Alain: Litanies • Messiaen: Joie et Clarté des Corps Glorieux • Árpád Pásztor–Sándor Góth: Bitter Love – silent film with improvised organ accompaniment • Bartók–Balázs Szabó: The Miraculous Mandarin – suite • Zsigmond Szathmáry: Mors et vita • Liszt: Les Préludes • Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor (“Organ”), Op. 78 Featuring: Balázs Szabó, László Fassang, Zsigmond Szathmáry – organl Pál Mácsai – actor • Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Mátyás Antal Balázs Szabó, our guide on an interesting workshop tour through the past of organ music, is still young and yet has already followed a strikingly diverse career path engaged with both the history of the instrument and organ renovation. The young player, historian and restorer of organs, who also has a one-person series performing all of Bach’s organ works to his name, will be taking the stage with Zsigmond Szathmáry too, a master 50 years his elder who is respected as a major figure in contemporary organ-playing. They have even jointly made a transcription of Liszt’s deservedly popular symphonic poem for the occasion. At the end of our compilation dedicated to the 15-year-old organ of Müpa Budapest, a work by Saint-Saëns will be performed with the solo of László Fassang. The composer dedicated his Symphony in C minor, written in 1886, to the memory of his recently deceased friend Franz Liszt. This recording was made at concerts held at Müpa Budapest on 7 March 2012, on 21 December 2013 and on 21-22 May 2016 (Organ Stories No. 6, Masterful transcriptions, Organ10). The performance will be broadcasted on our website and YouTube channel.
Photo © A. Bofill
Saturday, 1 May 2021, 8 pm
BROADCAST FROM THE PALAU DE LA MÚSICA CATALANA
„BACH & FORWARD” – IMPROVISATIONS ON THE WORKS OF BACH
Featuring: Juan de la Rubia, Marco Mezquida – keyboard instruments Alba G. Corral – visual artist The two pianists-organists, Juan de la Rubia and Marco Mezquida improvise on the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, while visual artis Alba G. Corral creates a special visual world. The performance will be broadcasted on our Facebook channel.
Photo © Gábor Zsíros
Sunday 2 May 2021, 8 pm
RECIRQUEL: NON SOLUS Bence Vági – Writer, director, choreographer • Bence Vági, Árpád Iványi – Visual concept • Gábor Terjék – Composer • Árpád Iványi – Stage set • András Sass, Tamás Vaspöri, László Czigány (Maxin10sity) – Projection and animation • Attila Lenzsér – Lighting design • Kriszta Berzsenyi – Costumes • Tamás Vladár – Technical director • Áron Pintér – Assistant to the stage set designer • Klára Muladi – Assistant to the costume designer • László Fassang – Featured on the recording – organ Performed by: Renátó Illés and Gábor Zsíros Spanning the fundamental milestones of human existence, this minimalist production combining circus arts with dance tells the story of the meeting of two people as they plunge the most intimate depths of the world of the imagination on a shared path across the fundamental milestones of human existence between birth and death. Staged by artistic director Bence Vági and wordlessly using only the masterfully deployed expressive power of the body, the production seeks answers to questions like ‚Where does life come from?’, ‚What position do the body and soul occupy, anyway?’ and ‚How can life be lived? The performance is recommended for those aged 12 and over. The première was an event of the CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival. This recording was made at the concert held at Müpa Budapest on 4 July 2019 The performance will be broadcasted on our website, Facebook-page and YouTube channel.
PREVIEW
Viewers’ favourites from Müpa Budapest’s media library – now with no registration required!
ORGAN STORIES V – A NEW WORLD FROM THE NEW WORLD 7 November 2013
JAMISON ROSS 10 February 2016
RECIRQUEL: THE NAKED CLOWN 19 April 2014
A clear voice sings for itself.
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