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Dumitru Farcas
With Ensemble Martisorul
Musical director Dumitru Farcas

'A Virtuoso of the Taragot 2'

Featured in many compilations of Romanian Folk Music CDs in the 'west' here is another great collection showing the brilliance of Dumitru Farcas on the taragot and oboe. Accompaniment is by small folk orchestras.

A second collection of Romanian folk music from the rich repertoire of Dumitru Farcas, native of Maramures. All are an eloquent testimony to the amazing possibilities of the taragot in the hands of such an excellent musician. Also featured on some tracks is the oboe.

'The Targot ... Neither clarinet, nor saxophone, neither English horn, nor oboe: 'taragot' is a little of all of them and a bit more...'
Dumitru Farcas

Dumitru Fàrcas is one of the greatest virtuosi of Romanian folk music. A peasants’ son, he was born in Maramures in 1938. As a small child he began to play the shepherd’s flute used in the region. His remarkable talent was noted at several regional amateur artists’ contests, where he won three First Prizes. As part of the widespread promotion of young talents, he was given the opportunity to study music. At the age of 14, he became a pupil of the Cluj-Napoca music school. He started by learning to play the flute and then went on to learn the double bass, and oboe. Although he studied the oboe at school, his absolute preference was the taragot, which he learned to play by himself. in the most authentic folklore spirit.

While still a student, Dumitru Fàrcas founded the ‘Märtsorul’ students’ folk-music orchestra at the Clul Napoca university centre, whose conductor he remains to this day.'

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Dumitru Farcas
With Ensemble Martisorul
Musical director Dumitru Farcas

'A Virtuoso of the Taragot 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.Fecioreasca de la Ibanesti (1'33")

2. Joc din Maramures si Oas (3'19") +789

3.Joc Fecioreasc din Chioar (1'42")

4. Doina si Hora din Padureni (3'36") +789

5. Fecioreasca lui Petruta (1'50")

6. Joc de inceput din Grosi (2'01")

7. Doina: Ochi frumosi cs doua mure (2'17") +789

8. De Beut (1'39")

9. De invartit c pe Iza (1'25")

10. Doina de la Sapenta (2'27")

11. Purtata de pe Somes (2'34")

12. Vino, mandro, cateodata (2'28")

13. Doina de pe meleaguri baimarene (2'16")

14. Joc de mana (2'11")

15. Trandafir cu creanga-n apa (2'29")

16. Gata-te codrule bine si Joc (2'46")

17. S-a dus cucul de pe-aici (1'23")

18.Doina si Joc Transivan (3'30")

19. De la camp (3'16") +789

20. Hore din batrani: "A lui tatuca" (3'23")

21. Invartita de la Sebes (1'59")

22. Mandro, lcarimile tate (1'55")

23. DE strigat ca pe Somes (1'45")

24. Din batrani (2'13")

25. Tiganca (3'48")

Duration (61'25")

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