Fairyland [Import]

Kati Szvorak, Marta Sebestyen | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 26, 2000)
• Original Release Date: September 29, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Hungaroton
• ASIN: B00004YND2
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #848,236 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hej! Erdelyorszagnak Sok Szep Vize/ Hej! Transylvania's Many ...

2. Gyimesi Tanock (Dances from Gyimes)

3. Sir a Szemem (I Cry, My Tears Run)

4. Kemenytelki Roman Tancok (Roman Dances from Kemenytelek)

5. Vagjak Az Erdei Utat (The Way Through the Wood Is Made)

6. Mezosegi Magyar Tancok (Hugarian Dances from Mezoseg)

7. Taie Calea Padurii, Mai (Roman Katonakisero/ Romanian Soldier Song)

8. Bonchidai Roman Tancok (Romanian Dances from Bonchida)

9. Ha Felmenyek (If Go up to That High Hill)

10. Mezosegi Keserves

11. Szekely Tancok (Szekely Dances)

12. Hazam, Hazam (Avasi Roman Tancok) Ha Felmenyek Motherland, ...

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a gem, January 5, 2009

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This review is from: Fairyland (Audio CD)

This is Transylvanian folk music. This is largely an instrumental album conisting of a number of long tracks each of which is a suite of dances from a particular region of Transylvania. It's ecumenical in that it promotes the notion of
Transylvanian traditions, as opposed to merely, say Hungarian, or Romanian. The first dance suite is Hungarian music, the next is Romanian, and so forth. The idea is that they are not warring musical cultures, but musical brothers and sure enough each seems to illuminate the other.
This would all be mildly interesting except that the tracks are pretty stupendous. These are not field recordings but expertly arranged suites that in no way compromise the inherent beauties of the village music.
They are played by a first rate professional ensemble that, again, has real understanding of the source material. In Hungary this record has the status of a classic and I think it deserves it.
there is singing, both within the dance tracks and of a few songs, to
help vary things and they are lovely songs as well.
There are three singers featured. One is Marta Sebestyen.
The other two ......... are not. And that is all that detracts from this
otherwise most wonderful record.