Liszt and Europe - chamber music festival
The first evening is opened by one of Beethoven’s two sonatas for cello and piano which were dedicated to Countess Mária Erdődy. It will be followed by two piano pieces of the elderly Liszt: Romance oubliée, which mediates on the past with resignation, and the Bagatelle without Tonality (Fourth Mephisto Waltz), which foreshadows the atonal music of the 20th century. Waters, mountains, fields and urban life – the audience is guided through the scenes of Lieux Retrouves, a masterpiece of the celebrated contemporary composer Thomas Adés, by pianist Dénes Várjon and cellist of the 2009 world premiere Steven Isserlis. The life-determining Dante experience of Liszt is represented by the Dante Sonata, an outstanding piece from the Italian cycle of the Years of Pilgrimage which reached its final meticulously elaborated form after more than a decade. The evening is closed by a violin sonata from the late 19th century, composed by Ferruccio Busoni who was greatly influenced by Liszt.
Programme:
Beethoven: Sonata in C major, op. 102/1
Liszt: Romance oubliee
Liszt: Bagatell without a key (Mephisto waltz No.4)
Thomas Adès: Lieux Retrouves
Liszt: Dante-sonata
Busoni: Sonata in E minor for violin and piano, op. 36a
