Sag Beim Abschied Leise S [Import]

Barnabas Von Geczy (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 29, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Public Domain
• ASIN: B00005Q4P0
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #513,021 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Blauer Himmel

2. Puszta Fox

3. Sehlieb Deine Augen Und Traume

4. Spitzbub

5. Roter Teufel

6. Serenade

7. Freische Brise

8. Frauen Sind So Schon Wenn Sie Lieben

9. Leh Traum Von Einer Stunde

10. Siboney

11. Im Chambre Separee

12. Zwei Schwalben Haben Sich Gekubt

13. Chant Sans Paroles

14. Serenade

15. Komm Doch In Meine Arme

16. Pony

17. Menuett

18. Fruhlingsrauschen

19. Am Sonntag Will Mein Suber Mit Mir Segeln Geh'n

20. Ich Traume Von Liebe

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A renowned salon orchestra from the 1930s., March 17, 2002

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John Austin "[e-mail]" (Kangaroo Ground, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sag Beim Abschied Leise S (Audio CD)

Central Europe boasted a number of light music orchestras and ensembles in the years between the two world wars. Many of them were to be heard at restaurants, clubs, and dance venues in cities such as Berlin and Munich. All of them recorded oodles of music from their repertoires, music that belonged roughly in a category midway between popular and classical.

Foremost among such "salon orchestras" was that of Barnabas von Geczy, a Hungarian violinist. His own violin playing, and sometimes the instruments heard in his orchestra, conveyed a suggestion of gypsy music - or what it was popularly believed to be. Many novel and original items were specially written for the Geczy orchestra. Such a one was "Puzta-Fox". Apart from that best-seller, which continues to survive in anthology CDs, most of Barnabas von Geczy's huge recording output has all but disappeared from the retail market.

All the more welcome and recommended, therefore, is this budget priced CD, featuring 21 representative tracks, which was issued in Germany in 2001. All those with long memories, or those with an inclination to sample the real sound and style of European light music of the 1930s should order this CD, as I did recently. Usually dignified, sometimes punchy, always in arrangements that included no vocalist, the von Geczy inimitable "sound texture" soon becomes recognizable. Geczy's own violin playing is not perhaps the sweetest sound amongst it all.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not just for antiquarians, September 28, 2010

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Axel Kassel (Cumberland County, Maine USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sag Beim Abschied Leise S (Audio CD)

This is a very nice compilation of light salon-orchestra music--variously suave, sentimental, and cheerful--that can appeal to anyone who enjoys engaging melodies skillfully played. "Roter Teufel" (Red Devil) and "Siboney" in particular get very polished renditions by Von Gezcy's ensemble. Noise levels are low to very low, considering the provenance. This disc can serve for both attentive listening or as background music, and will not quickly wear out its welcome.