Title: Hungarian Melody Artist: Sofja Gulbadamova Label: Profil - G Haenssler Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 881488190373 Genre: Classical Release Date: 2020-02-14 Number of Discs: 1
To many ears, combining the words "music" and "Hungary" often awakens some pretty jaded stereotypes: images of violin and cimbalom as typical instruments and the Gypsy violinist plying his trade by evoking wistfulness and passion among the audience. Today, the word "Gypsy" is frowned upon, since among a resident population it conjures up the picture of those mistrusted travelers who enjoy the freedom of the open road: the epitome of Gypsy romanticism. This is a touchy subject! The present album should therefore be judged for it's "Hungarian influenced" piano music, the composers and their Hungarian affinities. One thing should be made clear at the outset: all of the pieces played here by Sofja Gülbadamova - be they original works or arrangements - are in the two-four time that is so characteristic of popular "Hungarian music" and "traditional Gypsy music". Since Austria and Hungary were closely linked both politically and culturally for centuries, one might well describe Hungarian two-four time as a sort of "counter spell" to the three-four time of the Viennese waltz.
Tracks: 1.1 Hungarian Dance No. 14 1.2 Variations on a Hungarian Song Op. 21 No. 2 1.3 Variations in D minor 1.4 Zigeunerlieder Op. 103~Hochgetürmte Rimaflut 1.5 Zigeunerlieder Op. 103~Wißt ihr, wann mein Kindchen 1.6 Zigeunerlieder Op. 103~Lieber Gott, du weisst 1.7 Zigeunerlieder Op. 103~Brauner Bursche führt zum Tanze 1.8 Zigeunerlieder Op. 103~Röslein dreie in der Reihe 1.9 Zigeunerlieder Op. 103~Kommt dir manchmal in den Sinn 1.10 Zigeunerlieder Op. 103~Horch, der Wind klagt in den Zweigen 1.11 Zigeunerlieder Op. 103~Weit und breit schaut niemand mich an 1.12 Zigeunerlieder Op. 103~Mond verhüllt sein Angesicht 1.13 Zigeunerlieder Op. 103~Rote Abendwolken ziehen 1.14 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 17 in D minor S. 244 1.15 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 18 in F-sharp minor S. 244 1.16 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 19 in D minor S. 244 1.17 Hungarian Melody in B minor D. 817
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