IDAGIO | Antal Doráti: Piano Concerto - Mátyás Seiber: Orchestral Suite from "The Invitation"

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Oliver Triendl
Domonkos Héja
Staatskapelle Weimar
Antal Doráti
Mátyás Seiber

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Composer Biography

Mátyás Seiber, a Hungarian composer, was open to various musical styles, writing classical works, film music, and pioneering jazz as the world's first jazz professor in Frankfurt before emigrating to England.

Performer Biography

Pianist Oliver Triendl is known for his dedication to neglected and rarely played composers, particularly in Romantic and contemporary music, with his repertoire including some 90 piano concertos and hundreds of chamber pieces.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Antal Doráti, a renowned conductor, viewed composing as his true life's work, considering himself a 'conducting composer'.

Composer Biography

Both Antal Doráti and Mátyás Seiber were students of the famous Zoltán Kodály at the Franz Liszt Music Academy in Budapest, where they were highly esteemed by their teacher.

Performer Biography

The Staatskapelle Weimar, founded in 1491, is one of the world's oldest and most traditional orchestras, with a history linked to figures like Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Liszt, and Richard Strauss.

Composition History

Mátyás Seiber's 'The Invitation', composed in 1960, was his last work and was created in close collaboration with choreographer Kenneth MacMillan, who sought to present a topical and challenging story on the ballet stage.

Compositional Technique

Antal Doráti's Piano Concerto, composed in 1974, is tonal and deeply Romantic, showing influences from Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály, and occasionally a 'touch of Hollywood'.