“Carpathian Impressions” features a blend of classical and jazz piano music based on the Carpathian Valley’s thousand-year-old musical heritage. On the wings of familiar melodies by Liszt, Bartók, and Kodály plus improvisations inspired by the traditions of Central Europe, Hungarian classical pianists Éva Polgár and László Borbély and jazz pianist Gábor Varga take listeners on a sensational journey. The program introduces the diverse, heartbreaking, peaceful, and virtuosic nature of this ancient cultural treasure.
Date:
Organization:
Categories:
Price Range:
$10 to $20
Email:
Phone:
Program Items
LISZT
Two czardas
BARTÓK
Allegro barbaro, Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs
LISZT
Csardas macabre, Sursum corda. Erhebet eure Herzen.
KODÁLY
Valsette, Meditation on a motif of Claude Debussy
LISZT
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6
BARTÓK
Seven Pieces from Mikrokosmos for two pianos Jazz piano improvisations on Hungarian folk melodies
Performers
Éva Polgár
classical pianist
László Borbély
classical pianist
Gábor Varga
jazz pianist