Pannonian Songs
Andrea Rost presents: Pannonian Songs
Hungarian, Gypsy and Jewish folk songs from the Carpathian-Basin
Music: Ferenc Jávori, Balázs Dongó Szokolay, Mátyás Bolya
Supporting soloist: Szilvia Bognár – songs
„…the unceasing mutual influence between the folk music of certain ethnicities created an extraordinarily rich world of tunes, in which from the primitive archaics to the classical formations human life, constantly renewed in history, turns into sound…”
Béla Bartók (About the East-European folk music, 1942.)
The musical text for the programme, based on Andrea Rost’s conception, was composed by Ferenc Jávori, Balázs Szokolay Dongó and Mátyás Bolya. This evening Andra Rost is sharing her sentiments about her wider homeland – in songs. Having sung the most prominent opera roles, the idea of rephrasing the musical culture of the Pannon region has occured to her – but this time not in the language of the opera. Filtered through three different ethnic groups, she draws an internal picture about the musical tradition of Hungary and the Central-European region. To realise all these, she found such composers to collaborate with who are not only knowledgable but also well-known performers of their art. The Balázs Dongó Szokolay – Mátyás Bolya composer duo’s folk music inspired reproductions as well as Ferenc Jávori klezmer music, go wandering into innumerable corners of this extraordinarily rich world of tunes, ranging from the archaic Hungarian folk songs through the tunes of the Roma ethnicity as far as that of the klezmer tunes, which moulds many different kinds into one. Szilvia Bognar's authentic style, learnt from the peasant musicians, is a fair match complementing the folksong interpretetations of Andrea Rost, well known from the Bartók and Kodály reproductions. The encounter of these five musicians is not merely the encounter of different genres, it is rooted much deeper than that: one spirituality moulded into honest chamber music.
Musicians:
Balázs Dongó Szokolay – wind instruments
Mátyás Bolya – frettless lute, zither
Miklós Lukács – cimbalom
Péter Glaser – double bass
as well a the members of The Budapest Klezmer Band:
Ferenc Jávori – piano
Bence Gazda – violin
Anna Nagy – accordion
István Kohán – clarinet, bass clarinet
Balázs Végh – percussion
Concerts:
Spring Festival, Pécs
7. April 2010
Kodály Festival - Opening Concert, Kecskemét
10. June 2011
Budapest - Great Synagogue
17. October 2010
Budapest - Hungarian State Opera House, OTP-Gala
5. November 2010
Berlin, Pariser Platz /Brandenburg Gate/
29. June 2011
Zemplen Festival, Tokaj
18. August 2011
Palace of Arts, Budapest
14. December 2011
Photo Galleries:
 | Spring Festival, Pécs 7. April 2010 |
 | Budapest - Great Synagogue 17. October 2010 |
 | Berlin, Pariser Platz /Brandenburg Gate/ 29. June 2011 |
 | Zemplen Festival, Ede Paulay Theatre, Tokaj 18. August 2011 |
Reviews:
Andrea Rost Singing Folksongs: a début - Fidelio.hu
Videos:
Hungarian Block | ||
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| The cherry is ripening… Hommage’a Zoltán Kodály | Song of Holy Maria | Love songs |
| Gipsy Block | ||
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| Rumanian variation | Ushtyi sheje urav tu... | Three orphans |
| Jiddish Block | ||
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| Tateshi | Dojna | Donna-Donna |
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| Mexutonim | Meydele | Pripecsik |
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| Tumbalalajka |