Gábor Farkas Piano Recital A Zeneakadémia saját szervezésű programja

Begun as musical journal entries, continued as reflections on the different arts, and finished with philosophical-spiritual compositions, the three volumes of piano pieces Liszt published under the title of Years of Pilgrimage were written in the course of long decades. The works offer insights into how the thinking of a composer, and indeed of an entire epoch, changed dynamically. “We can detect a surprising proximity between certain pieces of the Years of Pilgrimage and a few works by the two most eminent figures of new French music, Debussy and Ravel. I am convinced that without Liszt’s ‘Fountains of Villa d’Este’ and related pieces, works in a similar mood by the two French composers mentioned would be barely conceivable,” wrote Béla Bartók. The playing of the great pianist Gábor Farkas, who recently released recordings of Schumann and Liszt, was enthusiastically praised in the international musical press. “He captures the heart of Liszt’s music with velvety sound and a broad dynamic range,” and “we can hear Liszt himself as he leads us through the pieces.” Could we desire a more competent guide for this Liszt pilgrimage?