Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

Classical Music, Opera, Theatre

Dohnányi, Bartók, Beethoven - Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

It was in 1933 that Ernst von Dohnányi composed his five-movement orchestral series of character pieces Symphonic Minutes, the elegance, richness of colour and wit of which made it one of the most popular hits of his oeuvre. Listening to the interpretation by the exceptionally evocative pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet in the middle number of György Vashegyi and the HNPO's programme, we can observe how Bartók's late style lends Classical Mozartian clarity to his Third Piano Concerto, while Beethoven's "Eroica” symphony does just the opposite in showing how the great musical revolutionary surpasses the limits of classical music.

Program and cast

Conductor: György Vashegyi 

piano: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet 

Featuring:

Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

- Dohnányi: Symphonic Minutes, Op. 36

- Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119, BB 127

- Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major (‘Eroica'), Op. 55