Egri & Pertis Piano Duo: Crosstalks 11. | „If Brahms Had Been a First Violinist…“

Program:
Johannes Brahms: Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103 – 1. He, Zigeuner, greife in die Saiten!
Robert Schumann: Three Poems, Op. 29 – 3. Zigeunerleben
Franz Schubert: Divertissement à la hongroise, D 818 – Allegretto
Count Imre Széchényi: Hungarian Rhapsody
Ferenc Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
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Georges Bizet: Gypsy dance from the opera La jolie fille de Perth
Ludvig Schytte: Musical Caleidoscope, Op. 112 – 12. In a Hungarian Inn
Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances – selection

Featuring:
Mónika Egri, Attila Pertis – piano
Host: Szilvia Becze

The audience will enjoy an exciting encounter between classical music and gypsy music at the December episode of Egri & Pertis Piano Duo's "Crosstalk" concert series. What would Brahms' music sound like if the great master of German Romanticism had been a first violin? Musically, as a composer and performer, Brahms took the guise of gypsy band leaders multiple times. His vast collection of gypsy music and his incredible affinity led to the composition of extraordinary works, similarly as in the case of Liszt. The fascination with gypsy music was not uncommon among classical composers, shown by many further examples in music history and in this concert programme, including works by Schumann, Schubert, Bizet and the Danish composer Ludvig Schytte, and even the Hungarian fantasy of Count Imre Széchényi. This time, the duo will ask a distinguished representative of Gypsy music about the secrets of the "alla zingarese" style of playing and the genre of the first violin. Szilvia Becze, a popular editor and presenter of Bartók Radio, will guide us through the colourful programme in Hungarian.

The concert is supported by OTP Bank.