Hungarian Gypsy Music

by Andras Farkas, Jr.

Overview

This collection of traditional Hungarian gypsy classics is performed by Andras Farkas, a veteran of concert circuits and hotel circuits alike. The songs range from the more relaxed love songs to the fiery dances, always with Farkas' violin leading the ensemble. The ensemble can switch relatively well from a controlled movement together to a stretch of collective improvisation at a moment's notice, with punctuations provided by the cimbalom from time to time to pull the group back together. Some of the more interesting features of this album are perhaps those items that aren't exactly part of the Hungarian group repertoire: the solos. The cellist performs a nice rendition of a street tango early in the album, and the cimbalom player provides an outstanding rendition of a pair of czardas, a slow and a fast one. When a good cimbalom player goes into a fast passage, it makes for a good show of virtuosity, and this one is no exception. Given the wealth of Hungarian (and Romanian, among others) gypsy music available on the market, this album is rather overshadowed by the larger groups on larger labels (Muzikas, Taraf de Haidouks). At the mid-priced level though, it's not a bad buy for a quick listen of the same kind of material, although performed by a rather lesser-known band. ~ Adam Greenberg

Product Details

Release Date:	09/21/2004
Label:	ARC MUSIC
UPC:	5019396176720

Tracks

1. The Wave of Lake Balaton
2. Gipsy Romance/Slow Verbunk/Quick Cs¿¿rd¿¿s
3. Perhaps One Day/Traditional Cs¿¿rd¿¿a/It Wood Be a Pity to Die ...
4. Come, Gipsy
5. Tango in the Street
6. This Is a Happy Hour/I Always Said, Girls Are Dangerous/Dance Cs¿¿rd¿¿s
7. The Lark
8. Slow Cs¿¿rd¿¿s/Cs¿¿rd¿¿s (Quick Version)
9. There's Nothing Wrong With Me/Andalgo Cs¿¿rd¿¿s/Popular ...
10. Old Gipsy Songs
11. Clarinet Solo a andB
12. In a Palace on the Ring-Road

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Andras Farkas, Jr.   Primary Artist,Violin
Tibor Horvath Tipoe   Viola
Karoly Scegfue   Cello
Jorsef Sarkori   Clarinet

Technical Credits

Pablo Carcamo   Producer,Engineer
Traditional   Composer
Diz Heller   Liner Notes
Jesse Reuben Wilson   Cover Design
Klaus Stemmler   Cover Photo
Barbara Papadopoulos   Typesetting,Layout Design
Laci Anyos   Composer