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Music Notes on Gilot’s Travels “… my art is not an escape from everyday reality, but a song against fear.” - Françoise Gilot Françoise Gilot, who passed away in 2023 at the age of 101, stood as one of the legendary figures and outstanding artists of the 20th century. In addition to her eight-decade career as a painter, she authored numerous books on art theory, published and illustrated poetry books, taught at the university, and designed sets and costumes for dance performances. The exhibition "Rising Phoenix," on view at the Kunsthalle from 09.12.2023 to 04.02.2024, is the most comprehensive presentation of the artist's work to date. Gilot has compared her creative method of building images with colors and shapes to composing music, and music and dance have been important sources of inspiration.

On January 13, 2023, a concert organized in collaboration between the Transparent Sound New Music Festival, the Várfok Gallery, and the Kunsthalle Budapest showcased a selection of works by five contemporary composers related to Gilot and the exhibition. Composer Máté Balogh found inspiration in Françoise Gilot's monotypes from her 1981 trip to Senegal. ©Máté Balogh: Françoise Gilot en Afrique (2023) Premiere
Performers: Bertalan Robotka - piano Éva Osztrosits - violin Máté Bán - flute Péter Szűcs - clarinet Tamás Zétényi - cello
Conductor: Máté Balogh

Máté Balogh's Lob des Tokayers was composed on Gabriele von Baumberg's text, for female choir and any solo instrument. It is sung by the Pax et bonum Chamber Choir, led by Boldizsár Kiss. Recorded in the House of Music, Hungary, 04 Oct 2023.

Máté Balogh's piece entitled 'Jan van Eyck’s Eight Reflections in the Arnolfinis' Convex Mirror'. Played by Flóra Bagi (soprano recorder), recorded at the Open Recorder Days Amsterdam 2023.

Danube Bend Contemporary Music Festival, second season.
Cantemus in Vác 2023 June 4th, Sunday, 15:00 Fehérek Temploma, Hungary
Cantemus Mixed Choir, conducted by: Soma Szabó
Artistic Director: Bence Kutrik
Special thanks to Danubia Television for generously providing the recording.

Máté Balogh's Eine kleine Stadtmusik can be regarded as an homage to Endre Rozsda's painting entitled 'Town'. The piece is commissioned by the Várfok Gallery and dedicated to Jane & Lance Hattatt. It was premiered in the Várfok Gallery, Budapest and recorded at the House of Music, Hungary, played by Zsófia Réman - flute, Zsolt Bartek - clarinet, Balázs Horváth - melodeon, Oskar Varga - violin, Ditta Rohmann - cello, János Nevelő - percussion and the composer as recitator.

Eine kleine Stadtmusik can be regarded as an homage to Endre Rozsda's painting entitled 'Town'. The piece is commissioned by the Várfok Gallery and dedicated to Jane & Lance Hattatt.
It was premiered in the Várfok Gallery, Budapest and recorded in the House of Music, Hungary, played by Zsófia Réman - flute, Zsolt Bartek - clarinet, Balázs Horváth - melodeon, Oskar Varga - violin, Ditta Rohmann - cello, János Nevelő - percussion and the composer as reciter. (Index picture: Endre Rozsda: Town)

Máté Balogh's Horn Speech 2023, played by Daniel Costello (horn), MicroFest Prague 2023

Played by László Borbély. Recorded by Hunnia Records in 2023.

Máté Balogh's Moses Song recited by the Cantemus Mixed Choir conducted by Soma Szabó.
Recorded in the Matthias Church, Budapest on the 15th Oct. 2022 by MTVA & Danubia Television.

Máté Balogh's Sinfonia Nr. 1 played by the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Martin Rajna. Was recorded by the Bartók Rádió, May 2022 (concert recording)

Played by the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Martin Rajna. Was recorded by the Bartók Rádió, May 2022 (concert recording)

Played by Attila Sztán, recorded in Budapest Music Center, 29 March 2022

For clapping soprano with sprechgesang-abilities playing a triangle & for a melodeon-player pianist.
Interpreted by Nóra Tatai and Ferenc János Szabó.
Recorded by Kristóf Asbót at FUGA Budapest, 27. 02. 2022.

The world premiere of Máté Balogh's cimbalom concerto entitled Quasi zimbalo played by András Szalai & the Concerto Budapest, conducted by András Keller.
Recorded in the Budapest Music Center, 14 November 2021 by the Violin Channel as part of the Day Of Listening Festival.
The piece is published by UMP Editio Musica Budapest and available on its website: https://www.umpemb.com/en-US/Catalogu...

Máté Balogh: Raabertüre (2021)
Played by the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Martin Rajna.
Recorded in the Richter Hall, Győr, 24 Sept. 2021.
The piece was commissioned by and dedicated to the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra.
It is published by UMP Editio Musica Budapest and available on its website: https://www.umpemb.com/en-US/Catalogu...

Máté Balogh: Gilgamesh-Recitations (2020)
Played by the Gilgamesh Ensemble (Los Angeles)

Invocation & Perpetuum Mobile. (2020)
Dedicated to the Lukács Trio Classic.
Played by Péter Pál Lukács - viola, Csaba Pálfi - clarinet, Imre Dani - piano.
Recorded by Solaor.

Máté Balogh: JoycEND (2019)
Text: James Joyce: Ulysses (last phrase)
Interpreted by the Capella Silentium Chamber Choir (HUN)

Dedicated to and performed by the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra.
Conducted by Gregory Vajda.
Recorded at the Von Braun Center, Huntsville, Alabama, USA.
On the film, the composer is piloting a plane above Tennessee River.
Cameraman: Gregory Vajda
Instructor: Mark Spencer

Text: Rudyard Kipling: If
Performed by Máté Balogh - recitation, Máté Bán - flute, Tamás Zétényi - cello and Imre Dani - piano. Recorded at Budapest Music Center, January 2019.

Máté Balogh: Bahnmusik - Hommage a Honegger (2019).
Interpreted by the Anima Musicae Chamber Orchestra (HUN)
Directed by Csaba Ajtony.
Recorded in the Marble Hall of the Hungarian Radio, 29 May 2019.
The piece was commissioned by MTVA.

Performed by Oskar Varga.
Recorded at Budapest Music Center, January 2019.

Anna Molnár - mezzosoprano, Budapest, Magvető Café, 2018.
On the poem of Attila József.

9 Songs - Hommage à Mátyás Seiber
Composer: Máté Balogh
Text: Edward Lear (The Nonsense Book)
Interpreted by the Kaposi Kammerchor (HUN)
Conducted by Soma Lozsányi
Recorded at the Liszt Academy of Music (2018)

On the text of Renátó Fehér, performed by Máté Szilvay.
Recorded at Franz Liszt Academy of Music, 30.01.2017

Performed by Judit Nagy - flute, Péter Kiss - piano, János Nevelő - triangles, Tamás Zétényi - violoncello, in Zürich, Tonhalle, 2016.

Recorded by Péter Bársony. The piece was published by UMP Editio Musica Budapest:
www.kotta.info/en/product/15190/…-MATE-Three-Songs

Máté Balogh's (*1990) solo viola piece, Three Songs, completed in 2015, is based on the sound of folk music from three non-European peoples, but it does not evoke original folk melodies. Translating them into the composer's own musical language, the first piece imitates the overtone-based singing of Tibetan Buddhist monks, the second the quarter-tones of Armenian folk melodies, and the third the motif-repetition technique of the Navajo Indians.

Máté Balogh: Pentagrammon (written in 2015)
dedicated to the Weiner Ensemble

Live recording - Budapest Music Center Library
12th February 2016

7 Ant(hem)s - Hommage à Péter Esterházy
Janka JÁMBOR - violoncello
Máté BALOGH - piano
Recorded in Budapest Music Center, 21.01.2016.

Máté Balogh - composer, Erzsébet Seleljo - soprano saxophone, Anastasia Razvalyaeva - harp.

"One day, inspired by Buddhist kindness, Basho cleverly modified a cruel haiku composed by his humorist disciple, Kikaku. The letter had written:

'A red dragon fly,
Tear off its wings,
A pimento!'

Basho modified this to:

'A pimento!
Add wings to it, Lo!
A red dragonfly!'

Paian (2014)
Composer and glasses: Máté Balogh
Bass-recorder: János Bali
Recorded at Budapest Music Center, 2015.

A paean is a song or lyric poem expressing triumph or thanksgiving. In classical antiquity, it is usually performed by a chorus, but some examples seem intended for an individual voice (monody). It comes from the Greek παιάν (also παιήων or παιών), "song of triumph, any solemn song or chant." "Paeon" was also the name of a divine physician and an epithet of Apollo.

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