Philharmonia Orchestra: Infernal Dance: Duke Bluebeard's Castle in Basingstoke

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Infernal Dance: Duke Bluebeard's Castle in Basingstoke

The Anvil
Wed 26 Oct 2011 7:45pm

conductor

piano

Bluebeard

Judith

Juliet Stevenson

narrator

Bartók

Dance Suite

Bartók

Piano Concerto No. 2

Bartók

Duke Bluebeard's Castle

Please note, Duke Bluebeard's Castle is a concert performance in Basingstoke, and is not semi-staged

Infernal Dance is supported by The Meyer Foundation

Please note that Measha Brueggergosman will be replaced by Michelle DeYoung.

The colourful Dance Suite, written to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Budapest, was one of Bartók's most immediately successful works, with each movement representing a different country, united in the finale in a 'dance of the nations.' The thrilling and spectacular Piano Concerto no. 2 is arguably the summit of Bartók's piano writing. Its characteristic 'palindrome' structure has the central slow movement interrupted by a quicksilver scherzo and framed by dynamic outer movements.

Duke Bluebeard's Castle is one of the most gripping one-act operas of all. New bride Judith insists on opening all the doors in her husband's castle. Each chamber reveals more sinister secrets, leading to a final unexpected confrontation. Bartók's music, some of his most expressive and psychologically acute, builds the tension to the chilling conclusion.

Part of Infernal Dance: Inside the World of Béla Bartók.