There are events and distinguished celebrations, the very experiencing of which are worthy of praise and should be remembered. It was no accident that Miklós Barabás left me out of his famous picture depicting the foundation stone of the Chain Bridge being laid. Nor could I be present when the Budapest Metro was inaugurated. I […]
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The Triumph of Music
Great event. Great fuss, Great hall. Great composer. Great works. Great performers. Great preparations. Great expectation. Great exodus. Great queue in the cloakroom. Great search for our seats. Great distance. Great acoustics. Great coughing. Great interval. Great show of strength. And a great victory for music. This is perhaps how we can sum up the […]
Majesty; clear, deep crimson, the aroma of cloves. Masculine energy. Obscurity. Happy love, pure conscience, hope. Affability and tenderness. The dignity of superiors. Soft, sweet, feminine. Glory. Peace. – These terms are just some of the descriptions used by musical theoreticians between 1770 and1815 to describe the tonality of B flat major. E. T. A […]
The start of a new era – the first concert in the new hall
There are events and distinguished celebrations, the very experiencing of which are worthy of praise and should be remembered. It was no accident that Miklós Barabás left me out of his famous picture depicting the foundation stone of the Chain Bridge being laid. Nor could I be present when the Budapest Metro was inaugurated. I […]
Majesty; clear, deep crimson, the aroma of cloves. Masculine energy. Obscurity. Happy love, pure conscience, hope. Affability and tenderness. The dignity of superiors. Soft, sweet, feminine. Glory. Peace. – These terms are just some of the descriptions used by musical theoreticians between 1770 and1815 to describe the tonality of B flat major. E. T. A […]
Majesty; clear, deep crimson, the aroma of cloves. Masculine energy. Obscurity. Happy love, pure conscience, hope. Affability and tenderness. The dignity of superiors. Soft, sweet, feminine. Glory. Peace. – These terms are just some of the descriptions used by musical theoreticians between 1770 and1815 to describe the tonality of B flat major. E. T. A […]
Majesty; clear, deep crimson, the aroma of cloves. Masculine energy. Obscurity. Happy love, pure conscience, hope. Affability and tenderness. The dignity of superiors. Soft, sweet, feminine. Glory. Peace. – These terms are just some of the descriptions used by musical theoreticians between 1770 and1815 to describe the tonality of B flat major. E. T. A […]
B flat, as in …
Majesty; clear, deep crimson, the aroma of cloves. Masculine energy. Obscurity. Happy love, pure conscience, hope. Affability and tenderness. The dignity of superiors. Soft, sweet, feminine. Glory. Peace. – These terms are just some of the descriptions used by musical theoreticians between 1770 and1815 to describe the tonality of B flat major. E. T. A […]
Tis the season… for Classical
Theoretically, the holiday season should be a lot of fun. Family together, sitting around a blazing fire, drinking egg nog – nothing but relaxation, comfort and joy. Practically, the holiday season is plenty stressful for lots of people. Trying to figure out what to give someone who already has everything, running around in the rotten […]
Sincere gestures are needed
Zoltán Kocsis says he will only make peace with the leaders of the Budapest Festival Orchestra if they apologise to him since in his opinion, they removed from the orchestra in 1997 on trumped up charges and have been attacking him ever since. According to conductor and pianist Zoltán Kocsis, it is only natural that […]