VIII. ročník festivalu MELOS-ETHOS :: Program 2005

Opening Concert

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (SK) more info

Amadinda Percussion Group (HU)

Juraj Valčuha – conductor

Veronika Lacková – piano

György Oravecz – piano

Zoltán Rácz – piano

Godár Vladimír (1956) more info

Partita for 54 String Instruments, Harpsichord, Timpani and Tubular Bells (1983)

Fuga. Adagio

Concertino. Allegro con spirito

Corale. Lento

Capriccio. Presto

Canzonetta. Andante quieto e cantabile

Beneš Juraj (1940 - 2004) more info

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 (2004) (world premiere)

Reich Steve (1936)

The Four Sections (1987) (premiere)

Student, pensioner and handicapped discount 50 %.

Amadinda Percussion Group (HU)

Károly Bojtos

Aurél Holló

Mátyás Szabó

László Tömösközi

Zoltán Váczi - percussion

Zoltán Rácz - artistic director, conductor, piano, clapping

VENI ensemble (SK) more info

Soňa Urbaničová - piccolo flute

Jana Gazdíková - flute

Igor Fábera - oboe

Michal Šintál - English horn

Ronald Šebesta, Branislav Dugovič - clarinets, bass clarinets

Eleonóra Škutová - piano, synthesiser

Zuzana Paštéková, Marek Zwiebel, Peter Mosorjak, Beáta Rašková, Ľuboslav Nedorost - violins

Peter Šesták, Peter Zwiebel - violas

Boris Bohó, Vladimír Sirota - violoncellos

Karel Pevný - double bass

Daniel Matej - artistic director

Chamber Soloists Bratislava (SK) more info

Duo Percufonia (SK)

Jaroslav Gregorovič

Štefan Bugala

percussion

Ildikó Fodor – violin

Mária Horváth – voice (solo)

Zoltán Rácz – conductor

Klára Lóczi – voice (solo)

Katalin Károlyi – voice (solo)

György Oravecz – piano

Steve Reich – clapping

Reich Steve (1936)

Clapping Music for two musicians clapping (1972) (premiere)

Reich Steve (1936)

Tehillim for voices and ensemble (1981) (premiere)

Reich Steve (1936)

Music for 18 Musicians (1974 - 1976) (premiere)

Student, pensioner and handicapped discount 50 %.

Amadinda Percussion Group (HU)

Zoltán Rácz

Zoltán Váczi

Aurél Holló

Károly Bojtos

Zwiebel Quartet (SK)

Marek Zwiebel - 1st violin

Peter Mosorjak - 2nd violin

Peter Zwiebel - viola

Andrej Gál - cello

Mátyás Szabó – percussion

Reich Steve (1936)

Music for Five Pieces of Wood

Reich Steve (1936)

Pendulum Music for 3 or 4 microphones, amplifiers and loudspeakers (1968) (premiere)

Reich Steve (1936)

Marimba Phase

Reich Steve (1936)

Drumming (Part One) for 4 pairs of tuned bongos (1971)

Reich Steve (1936)

Different Trains for string quartet and tape (1988) (premiere)

America - Before the war

Europe - During the war

After the war

Zwiebel Quartet (SK)

Student, pensioner and handicapped discount 50 %.

Amadinda Percussion Group (HU)

Zoltán Rácz

Zoltán Váczi

Aurél Holló

Károly Bojtos

László Tömösközi – percussion

Mátyás Szabó – percussion

Katalin Károlyi – voice (solo)

Ligeti Lukas

Independence for percussion quartet (2002) (premiere)

Ligeti György (1923 - 2006)

Síppal, dobbal nádihegedűvel (With Pipes, Drums, Fiddles) for mezzo voice and percussion quartet (2000)

I. Fabula (Fable)

II. Táncdal (Dance Song)

III. Kínai templom (Chinese Temple)

IV. Kuli (Coolie)

V. Alma álma (Dream)

VI. Keserédes (Bitter-sweet)

VII. Szajkó (Magpie)

Xenakis Iannis (1922 - 2001)

Rebonds for solo percussion (1987 - 1989)

Xenakis Iannis (1922 - 2001)

Persephassa for six percussion players (1969) (premiere)

Student, pensioner and handicapped discount 50 %.

Amaltea (CH)

Barbara Bossert - flute

Eva Schwaar - piano

Martina Brodbeck - cello

Leila Pfister - voice

Crumb George (1929)

Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale) for three masked players (1971)

I. Vocalise (... for the beginning of time)

II. Variations on Sea-Time

Sea Theme

Archeozoic (Var. I)

Proterozoic (Var. II)

Paleozoic (Var. III)

Mezozoic (Var. IV)

Cenozoic (Var. V)

3. Sea-Nocrutne (... for the end of time)

Bräm Thüring (1944)

Einhorn (premiere)

Kurtág György (1926)

Játékok (Games) (1973 - 1976)

Messiaen Olivier (1908 - 1992)

Le Merle noir for flute and piano (1951)

Saariaho Kaija (1952)

Die Aussicht for soprano, flute, cello and piano (1996) (premiere)

Szeghy Iris (1956) more info

Anrufung des Großen Bären for soprano, flute and piano on the poems of Ingeborg Bachmann (premiere)

Larghetto

Alla danza

Largo

Student, pensioner and handicapped discount 50 %.

Gaida Ensemble (LT)

Valentinas Gelgotas - flute

Linas Salna - oboe

Algirdas Doveika - clarinet

Danielius Praspaliauskis - saxophone

Tomas Kulikauskas - percussion

Saulius Astrauskas - percussion

Jurgis Karnavičius - piano

Giedre Debesiunaite - harp

Rusnė Mataitytė - violin

Eugenija Budzila - violin

Vitalija Raškevičiūtė - viola

Edmundas Kulikauskas - cello

Arnoldas Gurinavičius - double bass

Linas Paulauskis - live electronics

Remigijus Merkelys - artistic director

Robertas Šervenikas – conductor

Balakauskas Osvaldas (1937)

Arkada for chamber orchestra (2005) (premiere)

Kmiťová Jana (1976) more info

Kamea for six instruments (2000 - 2001) (premiere)

Saariaho Kaija (1952)

Lichtbogen for ensemble and electronics (1985 - 1996) (premiere)

Burlas Martin (1955) more info

7th Day Record for ensemble (1993)

Mažulis Rytis (1961)

Bézier Spline Canon for a chamber ensemble and electronics (2005) (premiere)

Student, pensioner and handicapped discount 50 %.

Súbor Opery SND (SK)

Dagmar Bezačinská - Soprano 1 (Ophelia)

Eva Šeniglová - Soprano 2 (Second clown / Rosenkrantz or Guildenstern / Queen)

Gabriela Hübnerová - Alto (Gertrude)

Jozef Kundlák - Tenor 1 (Polonius / Osric)

Igor Pasek - Tenor 2 (First clown / Guildenstern or Rosenkrantz / King player)

Ján Ďurčo - Baritono (Hamlet)

Juraj Peter - Basso 1 (Laertes / Player / Lucianus)

František Ďuriač - Basso 2 (Claudius)

Milada Synková (My Lady)

Vladimír Harvan - leader

Pavol Tužinský – conductor

Beneš Juraj (1940 - 2004) more info

The Players opera in two acts (sung in Italian, German, French, English and Latin) (1994)

Albrecht Quartet (SK) more info

Richard Gašpar – double bass

Anton Jaro – double bass (SK)

Peter Jurčenko – double bass

Rastislav Sokol – double bass

Robert Vizváry – double bass

Margaréta Benková – violin

Adriana Magyarová – violin

Kolkovich Joseph (1957) more info

Silent Tears of Fathers for 5 double basses (premiere)

Gašparík Róbert (1961) more info

The Strong Experience String Quartet No. 4 (2002 - 2003)

Martinček Peter (1962) more info

D, Es, C, H - Violin Duo in Memoriam D. Shostakovich (1981/R1989)

Zeljenka Ilja (1932 - 2007) more info

String Quartet No. 12 (2003)

Adagio

Giocoso

Largo con passione

Student, pensioner and handicapped discount 50 %.

Trio Dounia (DE)

Babette Andruk - violin

Christiane Lüder - accordion

Barbara Brauckmann - cello

Schulhoff Erwin (1894 - 1942)

Duo for Violin and Cello (1925) (premiere)

Moderato

Zingaresca: allegro giocoso

Andantino

Moderato

Cage John (1912 - 1992)

Six Melodies for violin and keyboard (version for violin and accordion) (1950/R1960)

Janárčeková Viera (1941) more info

wabi - sabi trio for violin, accordion and cello (2004) (premiere)

I. ae

II. drbzra

Bokes Vladimír (1946) more info

“...nur eine Weile...” trio for violin, accordion and cello (2005) (world premiere)

Gubaidulina Sofia (1931)

Silenzio five pieces for accordion, violin and cello (1991) (premiere)

quarter note = 56

eighth note = 152

quarter note = 72

Student, pensioner and handicapped discount 50 %.

Minguet Quartet (DE)

Ulrich Isfort - 1st violin

Annette Reisinger - 2nd violin

Irene Schwalb - viola

Matthias Diener - cello

Rihm Wolfgang (1952)

String Quartet No. 3 “im innersten” (1976) (premiere)

I. schroff

II.

III.

IV. äußerst gedehnt

V. Zwischenspiel, senza tempo

VI.

Widmann Jörg (1973)

String Quartet No. 3 “Hunt” (2003) (premiere)

Nono Luigi (1924 - 1990)

Fragmente - Stille, An Diotima for string quartet (1979 - 1980) (premiere)

Student, pensioner and handicapped discount 50 %.

Aleph Ensemble (FR)

Dominique Clément - clarinet

Sylvie Drouin - piano, accordion, electronics

Monica Jordan - voice, piano

Christophe Roy - cello

Jean-Charles François - percussion

Noëmi Schindler - violin

Lutz Mandler - trumpet, Alp horn, didgeridoo

Aperghis Georges (1945)

Les 7 crimes de l'amour for voice, clarinet and percussion (1979) (premiere)

Scelsi Giacinto (1905 - 1988)

Canti del Capricono for voice (1972)

Roy Camille (1934)

Parmi l´arbre for violin and cello (2001)

Clément Dominique (1959)

Dépêches III for voice, accordion, clarinet, violin, cello and percussion (premiere)

Boulez Pierre (1925)

Domaines for clarinet (1968 - 1969)

Roy Camille (1934)

Parmi l´arbre for violin and cello (2001) (premiere)

Xenakis Iannis (1922 - 2001)

Charisma for clarinet and cello (1971)

Kagel Mauricio (1931 - 2008)

Unguis Incarnatus est for cello and piano (1972)

Irshai Evgeny (1951) more info

4.48 - Kyrie eleison for soprano, clarinet, 2 timpani, gran cassa, piano, violin and cello (2005) (world premiere)

Student, pensioner and handicapped discount 50 %.

Melos Ethos Ensemble (SK)

Marián Lejava – conductor more info

Zsolt Nagy – conductor

Hosokawa Toshio (1955)

Slow Dance (premiere)

Kmiťová Jana (1976) more info

Wound for 13 instruments (2003) (premiere)

Papanetzová Lucia (1978) more info

Zahir (world premiere)

Lin Mei-Fang (1973)

Time-Tracks (premiere)

Boulez Pierre (1925)

Dérive for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, vibraphone and piano (1984)

Lejava Marián (1976) more info

Flat Lands and Plains for chamber ensemble (2003/2005) (premiere)

Varèse Edgard (1883 - 1965)

Octandre for wind instruments ensemble (1923)

Student, pensioner and handicapped discount 50 %.

Enikő Ginzery – cimbalom more info

Andrea Bálešová-Mudroňová – piano

Ivan Šiller – piano

Kurtág György (1926)

Játékok (Games) for dulcimer (selection) (1963 - 1993)

Prelude

Népdalféle (On folk note)

Keservesen (Sorrow)

Hommage à J. S. B.

Szerelem, szerelem játkozott gyötrelem (Love, love, cursed suffering)

Hempergős (Loafing)

Butáskodjunk együtt (Fooling around)

Veszekedés (Wrangle)

Virág az ember (Man is a flower)

Antifóna Fis

Un brin de bruyére à Witold (in memoriam W. Lutosławski)

Szilaj csárdás (Wild csardas)

Bokes Vladimír (1946) more info

Csárdás Enikőnek (Enikő´s Csardas) for dulcimer (2004) (world premiere)

Steinecker Anton (1971) more info

Notturno VI. - Silence (2003 - 2005) (world premiere)

Steinecker Anton (1971) more info

Notturno VII. - Enikő’s Dream for dulcimer (2004 - 2005) (world premiere)

Brandmüller Theo (1948)

Bilder der Nacht for dulcimer solo (premiere)

Kurtág György (1926)

Jatékók (Games) for two piano (selection) (1963 - 1993)

Lejava Marián (1976) more info

Three Pieces for Two Pianos (2005) (world premiere)

Spiegel-Fragment (Bewegung)

Monument - Akkordenspiel

Mobilia - Schattenspiel (Selbstportrait)

Seneši Marcel (1978)

Study for Two Pianos (dedicated to J. B. N. H.) (2005) (world premiere)

Ligeti György (1923 - 2006)

Three Pieces for Two Pianos (1976)

Monument

Selbstportrait

Bewegung

Student, pensioner and handicapped discount 50 %.

Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (SK)

Zsolt Nagy – conductor

László Hudacsek – percussion

Šimai Pavol (1930) more info

Vittoria for orchestra (1963)

Shchetynsky Alexander (1960)

A Prima Vista for orchestra (1997) (world premiere)

Wielecki Tadeusz (1954)

Surfaces for orchestra (2002)

Matsushita Isao (1951)

Hi-Ten-Yu (Fly-Heaven-Play) for Japanese drums and orchestra (1994)

Student, pensioner and handicapped discount 50 %.