Munich Philharmonic: Bartók / TchaikovskySanttu-Matias Rouvali (conductor), Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin)
Béla Bartóks Tanzsuite entstand 1923 als Auftragsarbeit zum 50. Stadtgeburtstag Budapests. Den von Patriotismus durchzogenen Feierlichkeiten stellte Bartók ein Werk entgegen, das ausdrücklich die „Verbrüderung der Völker” mit der puren Lebensfreude feiern sollte.
Béla Bartóks Tanzsuite entstand 1923 als Auftragsarbeit zum 50. Stadtgeburtstag Budapests. Den von Patriotismus durchzogenen Feierlichkeiten stellte Bartók ein Werk entgegen, das ausdrücklich die „Verbrüderung der Völker” mit der puren Lebensfreude feiern sollte.
- Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin
- Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor
With his Dance Suite, which exudes pure joie de vivre, Bartók celebrated his first worldwide success. His Violin Concerto No 1, conversely, remained under wraps for a long time and was not premiered until 13 years after the composer’s death. Bartók wrote it for the Hungarian violinist Stefi Geyer, with whom he was passionately in love, but who never performed the work in public. For the Munich Philharmonic’s concert, the internationally acclaimed Patricia Kopatchinskaja takes on the solo part. With his Symphony No 4, Pyotr Tchaikovsky confessed not his love but his innermost agonies. It was written in 1877, a year of crisis for the composer, overshadowed by a hasty marriage and an alleged suicide attempt. With this passion-laden programme, the orchestra welcomes the exceptionally talented Santtu-Matias Rouvali back to the conductor’s stand.
Programme
- Béla Bartók:
- Dance Suite for Orchestra, Sz 77
- Concerto for violin and orchestra No 1, Sz 36
- Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4 in F minor, Op 36
