Suzana Bartal : Dohnányi / Bartók / Liszt

Presented by ASSOCIATION MUSICALE BARTANG (1-1046672) RURALIA HUNGARICA Hungarian folklore in all its expressivity and virtuosity. For the program of this concert, recorded on my most recent album, I chose works echoing my Hungarian origins. Both the so-called « Hungarian » music, in reality Romani, featured in Liszt’s Rhapsodies, and the authentic folklore rediscovered by Bartók are deeply representative of Hungary’s musical fabric. Dohnányi’s cycle, composed in 1925 and all too rarely performed in concert, is without doubt a masterpiece of the piano repertoire, situated at the crossroads of these two folkloric influences with an eye toward the 20th century. Marveled since my childhood by the expressivity, at times melancholy, but also dynamic and joyful rhythms of this music, I am particularly happy to present this program at Salle Cortot. PROGRAM DOHNÁNYI – Ruralia Hungarica op. 32a BARTÓK – 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs LISZT – Hungarian Rhapsodies No. 5 and 6