ANTONIN DVO\u0158\u00c1K: The Spectre\u2019s Bride<\/p>\n
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Pavla\u00a0Vykopalova<\/strong>\u00a0soprano<\/p>\n Richard Samek<\/strong> tenor<\/p>\n Svatopluk\u00a0Sem<\/strong> bass baritone, narrator<\/p>\n Hungarian National Choir <\/strong>(choirmaster: Csaba Somos<\/strong>)<\/p>\n Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra <\/strong><\/p>\n Conductor: Tom\u00e1\u0161 Brauner <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n It is exciting to think that even the great composers have left us works that are still waiting to be discovered. At the age of 43, Dvo\u0159\u00e1k, the composer of the New World Symphony<\/em> and the Cello Concerto<\/em>, wrote a Romantic cantata entitled The Spectre\u2019s Bride<\/em>, a work that has not yet become part of the repertoire in Hungary, presumably because of the difficulties presented by the Czech-language libretto. This performance by the Hungarian National Choir and the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, which employs Czech soloists and a Czech conductor, will introduce us to the beauty of the composition.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In 1883, Anton\u00edn Dvo\u0159\u00e1k (1841\u20131904) was commissioned to write a large-scale oratorio by the Birmingham Triennial Musical Festival. After initially considering adapting the stories of Saint Wenceslaus or Jan Hus, he eventually settled on Karel Jarom\u00edr Erben\u2019s ballad The Spectre\u2019s Bride<\/em>. The composition work lasted from April to November 1884, and the success of the performance in Birmingham, which took place in August 1885 with the mobilisation of mammoth forces (a 400-strong choir and a 150-member orchestra), exceeded all expectations. The story that forms the basis of this dramatic cantata, which consists of an introduction and 18 sections, dovetails well with the 19th-century imagination as it relates the otherworldly wedding of a bride and her dead groom. A nocturnal setting, a cemetery, graves, the spirits of the dead and an open coffin: the ballad\u2019s motifs include all the essential elements of a Romantic ghost story. Together with Prague-based conductor Tom\u00e1\u0161 Brauner, the three Czech soloists \u2013 Pavla Vykopalova, Richard Samek and Svatopluk Sem \u2013 featured in this Czech-language performance by the Hungarian National Choir (choirmaster: Csaba Somos) and the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra guarantee the authenticity of the interpretation in both linguistic and stylistic terms.<\/p>\n Dear Audience,<\/p>\n Emerging from under the shadow of the coronavirus epidemic, this season has finally provided us with a calmer and more predictable environment, allowing the large-scale concerts by the Hungarian National Choir to successfully take place at last. Incorporating your feedback, we wish to continue our efforts to present our ensemble in the most diverse possible fashion next season as well.<\/p>\n The first of this series of four concerts will feature Liszt\u2019s most significant work: one that exceeds the boundaries of a standard oratorio. The Christus<\/em> oratorio is a gigantic work covering the entire liturgical year, with a symphonic orchestra, the soloists and, of course, the choir each playing a huge role. I myself have been preparing to conduct this masterpiece for decades, so it is a great honour to be able to take the stage in the company of such wonderful ensembles as the Hungarian National Choir and the Szent Istv\u00e1n Philharmonic. Incidentally, this performance is taking place in the Pesti Vigad\u00f3, the same venue where the work received its Hungarian premi\u00e8re, almost 150 years to the date after that event.<\/p>\n The second concert in our season ticket series promises to be a true musical and acoustic experience, as on this evening we will be singing Rachmaninov\u2019s a cappella cycle Vespers<\/em>. Since the work calls for unusual voice types (such as contrabasses), we are glad to be able to employ the special abilities of our ensemble.<\/p>\n Conducting this concert will be the Netherlands Radio Choir\u2019s talented young choirmaster, Benjamin Goodson.<\/p>\n After several years of planning, it is a great pleasure for us to finally be able to present Dvo\u0159\u00e1k\u2019s rarely heard Czech-language cantata The Spectre\u2019s Bride<\/em>. The singers performing the fairy-tale ballad under the baton of Tom\u00e1\u0161 Brauner are all excellent artists from the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n The final concert of the P\u00e1szti season ticket series concludes our musical journey with a programme of Hungarian music. This evening affords us the opportunity to hear Zolt\u00e1n Kod\u00e1ly\u2019s singspiel The Spinning Room<\/em> in concert version. 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