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Hector Berlioz, Le Corsaire, Overture for Orchestra, Op. 21

Béla Bartók, Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112

1. Allegro non troppo

2. Andante tranquillo

3. Allegro molto

Igor Stravinsky, The Firebird

1. Introduction

2. Le jardin enchanté de Kastchei

3. Apparition de l’Oiseau de feu poursuivi par Ivan Tsarevitch

4. Danse de l’Oiseau de feu

5. Ivan Tsarevitch capture l’Oiseau de feu

6. Supplications de l’Oiseau de feu

7. Apparition des treize Princesses enchantées

8. Jeu des Princesses avec les pommes d’or

9. Brusque apparition d’Ivan Tsarevitch

10. Khorovod (Ronde) des Princesses

11. Lever du jour

12. Carillon magique - apparition des monstres gardiens de Kastchei - capture d’Ivan Tsarevitch

13. Arrivée de Kastchei l’Immortel - son dialogue avec Ivan Tsarevitch - intercession des Princesses

14. Apparition de l’Oiseau de feu

15. Danse de la suite de Kastchei sous l’enchantement de l’Oiseau de feu

16. Danse infernale de Kastchei et de ses sujets

17. Berceuse

18. Réveil de Kastchei - mort de Kastchei - ténèbres

19. Écroulement du palais de Kastchei et dissolution des enchantements - animation des guerriers pétrifiés - allégresse générale

The Berliner Philharmoniker's 2005 Europakonzer — Budapest

With Sir Simon Rattle and Leonidas Kavakos

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Program notes

Performed in a different European city each year, the incomparable Berlin Philharmonic's annual Europakonzert commemorates the orchestra's 1882 founding while celebrating the cultural life of the European community.

The 2005 Europakonzert takes place in Budapest, the capital of the then new European Union member Hungary.

At the impressive State Opera House in Budapest, the Berliner Philharmoniker under the baton of their music director Sir Simon Rattle perform works by Bartók, Stravinsky and Berlioz. The Soloist for Bartók's Violin Concerto No. 2 is Leonidas Kavakos. The Greek violinist has established himself as one of the most sought-after young virtuosos and appears regularly with leading orchestras and in recital throughout the world.

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