National Philharmonic’s Concert, National Concert Hall, Budapest, 13 Feb
- 12 Feb 2014 8:06 AM
Rossini completed his Petite messe solennelle in 1864, four years before his death. Its title is already problematic, given that ceremonial masses in music history all tend to be large-scale works. At the age of 72, the composer regarded as one of the greatest masters of his time, who had devoted several decades only to cooking and socialising, christened this work “the last of my sins of old age.”
The work is rarely heard in the original version to be played at this concert. Born in 1892, Swiss-French composer Arthur Honegger achieved his first success in 1921 with his dramatic psalm Le roi David, composed in just two months.
The oratorio, which follows the life of King David from his time as a shepherd boy, through his triumphant conquests, spiritual struggles, loves and bereavements all the way to his death, became familiar in a later revised version, and the original version is only very occasionally heard in concert halls.
Date and time: 13 February 2014, 7.30 pm - 10.00 pm
Venue: Bartók Béla National Concert Hall
Rossini: Petite messe solennelle
Honegger: King David (first version)
Prices: 2100, 2900, 3600, 4300, 5200 Ft
Source: Palace of Arts
Address: 1095 Budapest, Komor Marcell utca 1.
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