Solo Piano Recital
by
GÁBOR
CSALOG
(Hungary)
Zoltán Kodály (1882 – 1967, Hungary):
Seven Piano Pieces, Op. 11 (1910, 1917–18)
Lento (1917)
Székely Lament (Székely keserves, 1918)
...it’s raining in the town... (...il pleut dans la ville..., 1910)
Epitaph (Sírfelirat, 1918)
Tranquillo (1918)
Székely Folk Song (Székely nóta, 1917)
Rubato (1917)
Béla Bartók (1881 – 1945, Hungary):
Excerpts
from Out of Doors, Sz. 81, BB 89
(1926)
With Drums and Pipes (Síppal,
dobbal)
The Night's Music (Az éjszaka
zenéje)
The Chase (Hajsza)
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Ádám Kondor (b. 1964, Hungary):
Incremental
Drift (2011) *
Béla Bartók (1881 – 1945, Hungary):
Excerpts
from Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107, BB 105
(1926–39), Book VI
148 – 153. Six Dances in
Bulgarian Rhythm
144. Minor
Seconds, Major Sevenths
Excerpts
from Fourteen Bagatelles,
Op. 6, Sz. 38, BB
50 (1908)
3. Andante
5. Vivo
7. Allegretto molto capriccioso 10. Allegro
12. Rubato
13. Lento funebre
14. Valse. Presto
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Bulgarian premiere
This concert has been made possible
thanks to the generous support of:
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Gábor
Csalog was born in 1960 in Budapest
(Hungary). At the age of 11, he gained admission to the “Ferenc Liszt” Academy of
Music in the Faculty of Special Talents. Among his teachers were famous
musicians such as Dezső Ránki, András Schiff, György Kurtág and Zoltán Kocsis.
After graduating from the Academy of Music he continued his studies in the
United States at the University of Indiana with György Sebők and for two years
he was also Mr. Sebők’s assistant.
Gábor Csalog
established a relationship with several Hungarian composers, which has resulted
in numerous premieres and works being dedicated to him. He has a very close
professional relationship with György Kurtág, with whom he has worked since
1980. Since 2000, Csalog has been Gyorgy Ligeti's artist of choice to perform
his piano works in Hungary, and was in close personal contact with the composer
until his death in 2006.
Csalog is
well known for his unique programmes and extremely wide repertory, which ranges
from rarities by Baroque composers through various Romantic-era composers to
contemporary music. It is likewise characteristic of Csalog’s paying that his
interpretation throws new light upon often heard pieces like Johann Sebastian
Bach’s The Art of the Fugue or the late
pieces of Ludwig van Beethoven.
Apart from
his recitals and chamber music concerts in Hungary he has been guest-performing
in nearly every European country and in the United States. He has played with
Miklós Perényi, Heinz Holligerrel, Boris Pergamenchikov and András Keller.
Besides gaining the highest critical acknowledgement, Csalog has a core
audience which follows him from concert to concert. He has a regular program at
the Budapest Music Centre, the so called “Csalog Sundays” at which he appears
either as soloist, chamber performer (with invited musicians), or as composer.
For many
years Gábor Csalog taught piano at the “Béla Bartók” Conservatory of Music
(Budapest) and since 2001 he is professor of chamber music at the “Ferenc
Liszt” Academy of Music. Besides
teaching, he is known for a series of special Kurtág-courses, in collaboration
with the composer himself. In 2008, he established the Ludium Ensemble – a group of young performers
playing the music of Kurtág having the authentic source and actual connection
with him.
Gábor Csalog
is also the editor of Frédéric Chopin’s complete works published by Könemann Music Budapest.
In 2003, he
was awarded the “Ferenc Liszt” Prize.
Among his more
important recordings are the complete Chopin’s mazurkas (Hungaroton), Schubert’s piano works (BMC), the etudes of Liszt and Ligeti (BMC) and the Games by
Kurtág (BMC). A recording of a selection of
Csalog’s concert performances, including Beethoven's Sonatas Op. 110 and Op. 111 is currently in
progress.
