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Compact Disc CDH55267

£6.99


Recorded on 25, 26 May 1991
Recording Engineer
ANTONY HOWELL
Recording Producer
ARTHUR JOHNSON
Executive Producers
CECILE KELLY
SUE LUBBOCK
EDWARD PERRY
© Hyperion Records Ltd, London, 2007
Originally issued on Hyperion CDA66453

Duration: 50'45
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Front illustration: Gypsy family on the puszta (1851) by Julius Muhr (1819–1865)

44 Duos for two violins

ANDRÁS KISS violin
FERENC BALOGH violin


Contents:

  1. Teasing Song 1 Andante [0'57]
  2. Maypole Dance Andante [0'57]
  3. Menuetto Moderato [0'55]
  4. Midsummer Night Song Risoluto [0'42]
  5. Slovakian Song 1 Molto moderato [1'13]
  6. Hungarian Song 1 Moderatamente mosso [0'49]
  7. Walachian Song Allegro moderato [0'50]
  8. Slovakian Song 2 Andante [1'12]
  9. Play Song Allegro non troppo [0'41]
  10. Ruthenian Song Andante [1'00]
  11. Cradle Song Lento [1'24]
  12. Haymaking Song Lento religioso [0'54]
  13. Wedding Song Adagio [1'30]
  14. Pillow Dance Allegretto [0'41]
  15. Soldier’s Song Maestoso [0'57]
  16. Burlesque Allegretto – Un poco piů tranquillo – Tempo 1 [0'57]
  17. Hungarian March 1 Tempo di marcia, allegramente – Piů mosso [0'44]
  18. Hungarian March 2 Tempo di marcia [0'42]
  19. A Fairy Tale Molto tranquillo [1'18]
  20. A Rhythm Song Allegretto – Meno mosso [1'18]
  21. New Year’s Song 1 Adagio – Molto tranquillo [2'14]
  22. Mosquito Dance Allegro molto [0'42]
  23. Bride’s Farewell Lento rubato [1'24]
  24. Comic Song Allegro scherzando – Meno mosso [0'39]
  25. Hungarian Song 2 Allegretto, leggiero – Meno mosso [0'54]
  26. Teasing Song 2 Scherzando [0'26]
  27. Limping Dance Allegro non troppo – Piů mosso [0'25]
  28. Sorrow Lento, poco rubato [2'23]
  29. New Year’s Song 2 Tempo giusto [0'39]
  30. New Year’s Song 3 Allegro – Meno mosso – Tempo 1 [0'47]
  31. New Year’s Song 4 Allegro non troppo [0'46]
  32. Dancing Song from Maramaros Allegro giocoso [0'39]
  33. Harvest Song Lento — Piů mosso, parlando – Tempo 1 – Tempo 2 [1'36]
  34. Counting Song Allegramente [0'57]
  35. Ruthenian Kolomejka Allegro – Meno mosso – Tempo 1 [1'00]
  36. 1 The Bagpipe Allegro molto [0'59] [2'00]
    2 Variation of No 36 Allegro molto [0'59]
  37. Prelude and Canon Lento – Un poco piů lento – Molto tranquillo – Risoluto, non troppo vivace – Allegro molto [2'57]
  38. Rumanian Whirling Dance Allegro [0'37]
  39. Serbian Dance Allegro molto [0'48]
  40. Walachian Dance Comodo – Piů lento – Tempo 1 – Piů mosso [0'44]
  41. Scherzo Vivace [0'50]
  42. Arabian Song Allegro [1'12]
  43. Pizzicato Allegretto [0'56]
  44. Transylvanian Dance (Ardeliana) Allegro moderato – Piů moderato [1'47]
Complete Booklet

Sleeve Notes in English


'Molto del merito della riuscita del CD va ai bravissimi Andras Kiss e Ferenc Balogh' (Musica)

'Une lecture élégante, didactique et homogčne dans laquelle on remarquera surtout une parfait cohérence d'articulation et d'intonation' (Diapason)


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