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Back to the Roots |
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This spectacular concert with the outstanding Hungarian traditional folk singer, Mária Petrás who was born in a small Hungarian village of Moldavia, and with the best
Hungarian dancer/choreographer couple, Zoltan Farkas and Ildiko give an outlook of
the rich Hungarian traditions.
"Quartetto"
A concert with one of the leading string quartets of the world, the
2003 Grammy/winner Takács Quartet and with the outstanding singer, Marta Sebestyen shows the spiritual
background of the works of Bartók
Allegro Barbaro
The influence of the atmosphere of the rural musical tradition can be discovered in many famous piano works of Bartók. The concert is built up with traditional tunes played by Muzsikás and famous piano works of Bartók performed by the brilliant Hungarian pianist, Jenő Jandó creating a new musical enjoyment.
Maramaros
The concert is based on the "Maramaros" album of Muzsikas
and shows the similarities and diferences between the traditional
Hungarian folkmusic of Transylvania and the lost rural
transylvanian Hungarian Jewish music.
Kodály: The cello and the tradition
Bartók String Quartet -
The collaboration with the world-famous Hungarian string quartet
resulted a concert where string quartet works of Kodály and
Bartók are played in musical surround of traditional music.
This special concert-program was performed in Hungary several times
with the singer, Márta Sebestyén. Recently we Muzsikás
performes this program with the excellent singer: Mária Petrás
Alexander Balanescu -
The collaboration with one of the best violonists of the world began
with the recordings of "Bartok Album". In the last five
years we had several joint concerts in the most famous concert
halls and festivals from New York and London to Tunisia and Hong
Kong. In the concert Balanescu always plays on of his virtuoso
improvisations proving that the contemporary and traditional music
can be mathced.
Classical - Traditional
A concert with a symphonic orchestra give an outlook of
the origin of some work of the 20th century Hungarian composers
(Bartók, Kodály, Ligeti, Kurtág).
Muzsikás created and performed concerts together with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Ilan Volkov (Israel) and the Danubia Symphonic Orchestra conducted by Domonkos Héja.
In december 2006 Warner Music released a DVD named "CLIP" with the joint concert of Muzsikás, Márta Sebestyén and the Danubia Symphonic Orhestra.
The roots of Bartók
The concert based on the "Bartok Album" CD of Muzsikas. The
melodies of some popular works of Bartók are played by
Muzsikas in traditional style as Bartok could
have heard them during his fileld trips.
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