A toe-tapping celebration of folk melodies and story-song is coming to Albert Hall on Sunday 16 February. Get tickets now. Photo: CSO.
Joseph Haydn spent much of his life in Hungary, immersed in the rich Hungarian folk tradition.
These influences permeated his compositions, including the free-spirited Piano Trio No. 39 in G Major. The third movement features the Verbunkos, a folk-inspired dance brimming with vigour and purpose, used in the recruitment efforts of the Austro-Hungarian army.
Antonin Dvořak was similarly influenced by folk music: in his case, the sounds of his Bohemian homeland. His Piano Trio No. 4 is full of contrasts: joy and lament, major and minor. The title ‘Dumky’ is a nod to the Slavic tradition of epic poetry, a style that was sung and used in the mythic retelling of great historical events.
The details
What: Folk Melodies
When: Sunday 16 February, 2 pm
Where: Yarralumla Albert Hall
Cost: $16-55. Tickets available via CSO.
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