Dávid Mester: Voices from the Past
‘The main idea behind my overture for symphony orchestra entitled Sounds from the Past is to evoke the spirit of Bartók and Kodály in its gestures, the sounds of revolution, with the final triumph of the Hungarian folk song. Taking up a bridge pattern, the composition aims simultaneously to look back on the past century, creating sounds that feel nostalgic, and to appeal to the man of today – with a touch of cinematic overtones – and, in its occasional or grotesquely humorous passages, a light-heartedness and sparkling scherzo character.’ (Dávid Mester)
Bach– Stokowski: Chaconne
Bach’s Chaconne is a cosmos enclosed in a solo violin, so no one has been willing to consider it a solo piece for centuries now. Many composers have tried to write the accompaniment which was thought to be lost. Stokowski’s arrangement is the one that stands out among these attempts, because its monumental orchestration makes the universe of Bach’s music comprehensible and accessible to the man of the modern world.
Bruckner: Symphony No. 6
Bruckner is the most conservative composer of late Romantic music. He expanded the classical sonata form both in time and in musical thought. But the roots of his music go deep, back to the Viennese Classics.
