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Artist:
BUDAPEST GYPSY ORCHESTRA
Title:
The Budapest Gypsy Orchestra

Tracks:
THE BUDAPEST GYPSY ORCHESTRA
1 Zoltán Kodály: The Kálló Double Dance (Arranged by András Sebestyén) (4´'349")
2 Miklós Grabócz: Madocsa Dances (6´35")
3 János Bihari: Colonel Hadik’s Tune (Arranged by Imre Magyari and Rudolf Dany) (4´50")
4 Rezsõ Végvári: Csárdás from Gyerõvásárhely (4´37")
5 Rezsõ Végvári: Kuruts Songs (4´41")
6 Ferenc Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15 (Arranged by László Gulyás) (5´30")
7 Elemér Szentirmay: In Memory of Bihari (Arranged by Ivó Csámpai) (5´00")
8 Anonymous: Concert Quick in A major (2´11")
9 Ede Reményi: Fly Swallow (Arranged by Gyula Farkas) (7´42")
10 Song Medley (9´26")
a) Elemér Szentirmay: There’s Only One Girl in the World
b) József Dóczy: The Crane Starts Out
c) Miska Darázs: Ripening, Bending Ear of Wheat
d) János Bihari: How Very Long Ago it Was
e) Anonymous: Csárdás in C minor
11 Vittorio Monti: Csárdás (Arranged by Gyula Farkas) (4´28")
12 László Berki: Csárdás Variations (5´32")



Details:
The "Budapest gypsy orchestra", in Hungarian "Szaztagú Cinanyzenekar" (100 - head Gypsy Orchestra) is the worlds largest gypsy symphony orchestra. It has been founded in 1985, when Sandor Jaroka, at the time Hungary’s most famous "primas" (gypsy soloist) died. All Hungarian gypsy musicians had come to his funeral. After the ceremony they begun to play. The orchestra had been born out of that improvised moment. The orchestra consists of 50 violins, 10 violas, 10 cellos, 11 doublebasses, 9 clarinets and 6 cimbaloms. Quick changes of rhythm, of color, harmony and style are found in every piece they play, extraordinary variations, rich harmony and an instinctive feeling for the unison of the ensemble, for seamless transitions are innate abilities of these musicians. All this shows from how deep inside their musicality comes.

Label: Hungaroton

This item was added to our catalog on Tuesday 15 April, 2008