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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Santa Ferenc is a well respected virtuoso gypsy violinist & composer, who was born in Kaposvar, Hungary. The music on this CD is beautiful and is known to most Hungarians. It is played by a master violinist and his gypsy band with perfection ... This is the music one would hear played by a strolling "primas" (first violinist) and his band as they wander from table to table, serenading the patrons at a fancy restaurant. Whoever wrote anonymous, is perhaps refering to the fact the music is traditional and therefore no one knows the composers or origin of the music. (Please be aware that "Santa" is pronounced, "Shanta" with the first 'a' sounding like the American 'aah' and the second 'a' sounding like the vowel in 'up'.) Rest assured, this is among the finest violin music available anywhere & at an unbelievable price ...
This CD is a worthy addition to anyone's collection of traditional Hungarian music. It is filled with fancy violin embellishments which takes years & years to master, cimbalom improvisations (similar to hammered dulcimer), and the tarogato, a Hungarian wind instrument, which resembles a clarinet in appearance but has the mellow tones like a shawm oboe. The word, "csardas" refers to the Hungarian dance composed of fast and slow rhythms, that is often played at break-neck speed, creating exhilaration and excitement in dancers and listeners alike. ('cs' is pronounced like the American 'ch', the first 'a' is pronounced more like 'aah' and the second 'a', is pronounced like 'on', the accent is always the first syllable, & clipped, which gives the Hungarian language its musical quality in speech). The music is exciting, energetic, exhilarating and covers a wide range of styles and regions. Anyone interested in traditional music from Eastern Europe would love it. Erika Borsos (bakonyvilla)
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Some tracks were only slight variations of a basic tune, so perhaps a little disappointed. Good lively music though.
2 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I cannot describe how disappointed I was with this album. The first track sounded like they were tuning up, truly shambolic. Track 2, Monti's Csardas, the sole reason I bought this CD, was almost unrecognisable. The timing was either out, or, like the tune, almost totally obscured by unnecessary embellishments, destroying the simple fire of this piece. I stoppled playing the CD half way through track 3, and won't be keeping it.
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