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Új Pátria - New Patria Series Vol 3

The 'Mácsingó' Family

'Collected Village Music From The Transylvanian Heath From The Collection Of "Final Hour" Program (1997-1998)'

(FA-103-2)

34 Page Booklet With This CD

Musicians:
Mácsingó György „Gyurkuca”  - violin
Mácsingó Péter  - violin
Mácsingó Sándor - 3 stringed viola
Mácsingó Náci - 3 stringed viola
Kodoba Károly 'Ica' - double bass
Horváth Anikó  - voice
Tóbiás Dániel - voice

Gypsy musicians from Báré, Mezõség. Contains many dance tunes including the Mezõségi dance 'Lassú cigánytánc, ritka és sûrû csárdás - Slow Gypsy dance, slow and fast csardas' on track 19. Played as it would be played in a village in Mezõség, stirring stuff indeed!

The Final Hour Program

"The Fono Music Hall in Budapest has created the support structure necessary to fund the Utolsó Óra - Final Hour - Program, a comprehensive folk music collection. 
Starting in September 1997, under the direction of folk music researcher László Kelemen, the traditional Transylvanian bands still in existence were brought to Budapest for recording sessions. Each band was at the disposal of the researchers for five days during which time is was possible to record from many of them, almost complete repertoires serving more than one ethnic group. It has also been possible to collect more than simply the vocabulary of melodies, but also to record and document the music, dance, and information regarding related folk customs, which is then transferred to archival CDs. 

To satisfy a wider audience, Fonó Records began to publish a series of CDs in 1998 under the name of Új Pátria. These are commercial releases of representative selections of material recorded during the Final Hour Program. The series follows in the footsteps of the original Pátria series of gramophone records from the end of the 1930’s. This original Pátria series was prepared under the direction of Béla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály and Laszló Lajtha by Hungarian Radio in cooperation with the [Hungarian] Ethnographic Museum. The value of these CDs, which are released in book format with photographic illustration, is incalculable. The records with accompanying text in both Hungarian and English will be a lasting addition to Hungarian culture in the collections of both Hungarians and foreigners alike."

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Új Pátria - New Patria Series Vol 3

The 'Macsingo' Family

'Collected Village Music From The Transylvanian Heath From The Collection Of "Final Hour" Program (1997-1998)'

(FA-103-2)

This symbol  indicates an mp3 sound clip for that track. Click on the symbol and wait for the clip to start. For more information click here. Tracks

1. De Lungu, Slow And Fast Casadas (6'16")

2. Foursome And Two Men's Dances From Keszu

3. If The Big Steam Engine Starts To Leave, Let It Go (1'30")

4. Music For Sending Off The Soldiers And Slow Csardas (4'38")

5. I'd Like To Be A Tree In The Forest (2'24")

6. Funeral Music For Romanians, De-a Lungu (4'32")

7. Music For The End Of The Wheat Harvest (4'30")

8. Gypsy Wake And Slow Gypsy Dance (4'19")

9. Hungarian Dance And Fast Dance From Keszu (7'58")

10. Gypsy Lament And Gypsy Couple Dance (5'05")

11. The Crane Flies Far Overhead (1'15")

12. Slow Gypsy Dance, Slow And Fast Csardas (19'16")

Duration (72'33")

ÚJ PÁTRIA SOROZAT 3
NEW PATRIA SERIES 3

by Michael Smith

Magyarpalatka must be the capital of what's left of European peasant culture - having not one but two families of brilliant musicians. The Uj Patria series is an attempt to record this sort of music before it is too late; they brought the Mácsingós to Budapest to record, so you get fine sound quality as well as authentic music. The bass and violas provide a hair-raising rhythmic drive while the fiddler practically tortures his instrument to extract every ounce of emotion. This kind of music has become well known due to Hungarian revivalists, but being classically trained they tend to 'tidy it up'. This disc is much wilder, and more beautiful too. Also helped by a lavish booklet and song translations.

Submitted by Michael Smith

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