Program
Edvard Griegbio:
Improvisations on Two Norwegian Folksongs, Op. 29 - 1. Allegretto con moto; 2. Andante
17 Slåtter (Norwegian Peasant Dances), Op. 72 - 3. Bruremarsj fra Telemark (Bridal March from Telemark); 5. Prillaren fra Os prestegjeld - Springdans (The Prillar from Os Parish - Spring Dance); 4. Haugelåt - Halling (Halling from the Fairy Hill); 6. Gangar - etter Myllargutten (Gangar - after Myllargutten)
19 Norwegian Folksongs, Op. 66 - 1. Kulok (Cow-Call); 2. Det er den største dårlighed (It is the Greatest Foolishness); 3. En konge hersket i Østerland (A King Ruled in the East); 4. Siri Dale-visen (The Siri Dale Song); 5. Det var i min ungdom (It was in my Youth); 6. Lok og bådnlåt (Cow-Call and Lullaby); 7. Bådnlåt (Lullaby); 8. Lok (Cow-Call); 9. Liten va guten (Small was the Lad); 10. Morgo ska du få gifte deg (Tomorrow you shall Marry her); 11. Der stander to piger (There Stood Two Girls); 12. Ranveig; 13. En liten grå man (A Little Grey Man); 14. I Ola-dalom, I Ola-kjønn (In Ola Valley, in Ola Lake); 15. Bådnlåt (Lullaby); 16. Ho vesle Astrid vår (Little Astrid); 17. Bådnlåt (Lullaby); 18. Jeg går i tusen tanker (I Wander Deep in Thought); 19. Gjendines bådnlåt (Gjendine's Lullaby)
About the event
Every year since 2008, the Budapest Festival Orchestra and Müpa Budapest have put on an all-day marathon production, most of them presenting the very best work of a given composer, with a series of consecutive concerts running from morning until late in the evening in the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall and the Festival Theatre. From Bach and Brahms to Bartók and Bernstein, many outstanding composers have already been the protagonists of these days – Beethoven, for example, twice. The 2024 marathon, however, pays tribute to the Scandinavian masters, inviting the audience to Northern Europe, often described as harsh, but rich in wonderful landscapes and natural treasures. The late Romantic northern composers – such as Grieg, Nielsen and Sibelius, from Norway, Denmark and Finland, respectively – proclaim the beauty of their homelands, their folk traditions and their ancient beliefs with exquisitely crafted compositions, quite a few of which will be on offer at Müpa Budapest on 4 February.
The artistic directors of the series are Iván Fischer and Csaba Káel.
