Concert
Aureum Saxophon Quartett - Dreamscapes
The quartet bridges the gap between tradition and modernity in a delightful way and shakes up classical concert conventions. Here four completely different characters meet and merge into one musical whole. Classical music has never sounded so contemporary! AUREUM - the name says it all! Just as gold shimmers in many colours, the ensemble provides sensations for the ears, eyes and heart.
AUREUM performs at renowned festivals in Austria and abroad. From 2020 to 2022, they have been selected for the NASOM programme (The New Austrian Sound of Music), a platform created by the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to promote young artists.
About the festival
La Folle Journée (i.e. The Mad Day) is the subtitle of Beaumarchais’s The Marriage of Figaro, the audacious theatre play and undisputed masterpiece of French and international literature that denounces the archaic privileges of French nobility. It is also the very same theatre play that inspired both Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro and René Martin, who has organized numerous concerts of classical music and created a festival that turned the world of classical music upside down, making it accessible to vast audiences.
La Folle Journée was created in France in 1995, and since its beginning has been a true revolution in the world of classical music. At the moment, besides the French and Polish editions, the festival takes place in Japan. The revolutionary concept of La Folle Journée consists in a dizzying number of short concerts in the span of a few days with an appealing repertoire and affordable ticket prices. All of that attracts large crowds of new listeners to the concert halls in a spectacular fashion.
The biggest celebration of classical music in Poland
The Polish edition of the festival was initiated by Sinfonia Varsovia, which has taken part in La Folle Journée in France since its beginnings and participated in its numerous Japanese, Russian, and Spanish renditions. Every year, thousands of people gather in Teatr Wielki – The Polish Opera on the last weekend of September to listen to concerts of their choice from dozens of available events. The festival has gained the reputation of the biggest classical music feast in Poland. Many regular and occasional concertgoers spend the whole year waiting for it. It is the only festival in the country that combines symphonic and chamber concerts performed by the brightest stars of classical music with a broad educational repertoire.
The Aureum Saxophon Quartett are:
Martina Stückler - soprano saxophone
Johannes Weichinger - alto saxophone
Viola Jank - tenor saxophone
Lukas Seifried - baritone saxophone
PROGRAMME
Edvard Grieg
Suite from the time of Holberg, Op. 40 (selection; arranged by Maarten Jense) [12'].
I. Prelude
II. Sarabande
III. Rigaudon
Ludwig van Beethoven
Rondo (movement III) from the Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13
Pathetique (op. Leonhard Paul) [6'].
Gerald Resch
Grid (selection) [5']
I. Semplice con fantasia. Senza metro e rubato, non troppo lento
II. Canone quasi Blues. Omaggio à Conlon Nancarrow
Chick Corea Spain (Op. Philip Marillia) [4'].
Christof Dienz Knödelpolka (opr. Johannes Weichinger) [2'].
Meraner Jodler, Steirer and Ischler Schleuniger (traditional melodies, op. Rudi Pietsch) [5'].
Christian Maurer Surivisation [6'].
Steven Verhelst Song for Japan (op. Tetsuya Watanabe) [6'].
Philippe Geiss Imaginary Dances [8'].
Tickets priced PLN 20-30 on sale from 1st September. More information will be available soon on the festival website:
www.szalonednimuzyki.pl.
The event is organised by the Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra and the Austrian Cultural Forum.
23.09.2023, 21:00
Grand Theatre - National Opera
Venus Hall (Redutowe)
Warsaw
