The wild dance rhythms of Hungarian folk music are at the beating heart of much of Brahms鈥檚 writing. The German composer was hugely influenced by its brooding, lilting melodies and fast, whirling tempos when he heard the music of refugees fleeing the Hungarian Revolution in the mid-1800s, and when touring with the violinist and composer Eduard Rem茅nyi.
Gypsy band Budapest B谩r join baritone Benjamin Appl, the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra and its Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard for an evening that interweaves Gypsy, Folk and Classical music. In the first half, Brahms鈥檚 Hungarian Dances (three orchestrated by Dausgaard) and his arrangements of Schubert鈥檚 songs are interspersed with authentic folk performances by Budapest B谩r. A complete performance of Brahms鈥檚 Second Symphony makes up the second half: a work with all the vigour, passion and abandon of a traditional Magyar night-out. The concert will be recorded for future broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 3.
This event is jointly-promoted with Celtic Connections.