Liszt & Prokofjew · Musikverein Wien

27/28 Feb & 1 March · Conductor Alain Altinoglu

26.2.2019
Liszt & Prokofjew · Musikverein Wien

Concerto for Piano No. 2 & "Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe" · Liszt

The first part of the concert will present both one of Franz Liszt’s most famous works, his Second Piano Concerto, and the least known and last of his symphonic poems, From the Cradle to the Grave. In fact, the Second Piano Concerto resembles very much his symphonic poems in terms of original ideas but also in style and structure.

Kantate Alexandr Nevsky · Sergei Prokofjew

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Sergei Prokofiev’s cantata Alexander Nevsky is an adaptation of the film music for the eponymous historical film by Sergei Eisenstein. It tells the story of the Russians’ fight against the Teutonic Knights and their victory in the Battle of the Ice on Lake Peipus by the Russian national hero Alexander Nevsky. The cooperation between Prokofiev and Eisenstein was revolutionary in the sense that the music was not exclusively composed for images already produced but that some scenes were even edited only after the music had been completed. 

 

Conductor Alain Altinoglu

Alain Altinoglu (c) Marco Borggreve

Performers

Alain Altinoglu · conductor 
Nora Gubisch · mezzo-soprano  
Denis Matsuev · piano 
Wiener Singverein · mixed choir 
Johannes Prinz · choirmaster 
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Dates
Alain Altinoglu (c) Marco borggreve
Musikverein Wien, Great Hall
Altinoglu, Gubisch, Matsuev, Singverein / Liszt, Prokofiev
Alain Altinoglu (c) Marco borggreve
Musikverein Wien, Great Hall
Altinoglu, Gubisch, Matsuev, Singverein / Liszt, Prokofiev
Alain Altinoglu (c) Marco borggreve
Musikverein Wien, Great Hall
Altinoglu, Gubisch, Matsuev, Singverein / Liszt, Prokofiev
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