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Romanian Folk Dances I
Ochestras led by
Paraschiv Oprea,
 Ion Albesteanu,
Benone Damian,
George Sarbu,
and others

Various Artists

Musician soloists featured on this collection include:
Gheorghe Rada - voice (track 10)
Benone Damian - vioara (violin) (track 2)
Efta Botoca - vioara (violin) (track 27)
Dumitru Farcas - taragot (tracks 11, 19)
Ion Laceanu - bagpipe (track 31)
Dumitru Zamfira - bagpipe (track 12)
Gheorghe Zamfir - nai (panpipe) (track 23)
Luca Novac - tartagot (track 5)
Nicolae Plesa - drimba (Jew's harp) (track 15)
Toni Iordache - cymbalom (track 13)
Constantin Gherghina - trumpet (track 25)

Label - Electrecord, Romania

Mainly a collection of folk and dance music from the various regions of Romania. This, along with its companion volume 2, is a good introduction to the folk music of Romania that was nurtured by the socialist movement there in the 60s and 70s.

Contains tracks by many of the leading stars of Romanian folk music.

'The Romanian dances are: closed dance (Hora), open circle (Roata), column, the dancers holding by their shoulders (Sirba) or by each other's belt (Briul) and pairs ('De doi' or 'Doi' and 'Invirtita'). A number of dances though following the above mentioned patterns, have acquired different names. 'Sorocul' (track 4), a dance tune from Banat, seems to be an old recruiting song ('soroc' means 'term'); 'Pe picior' (track 10),a variant od 'briu', described a certain dance step; 'Zvoanele' (track 27) is the articulated plural of the noun 'zvon', the local name for bell in the Banat Plain; 'Cadineascea (tarck 28) is of oriental, Turkish origin; 'Geamparalele' (track 29) once meant two small discs made of wood or metal, clapped during the dancing, and so on.

Romanian dances are generally fast and have a binary rhythm. Examples of ternary time are not specific to Romania. But there are a lot of dances in asymmetrical rhythm (tracks 16(a), 21, 23, 28, 29). Differing in style from one area of the country to the other, the dances make up a fascinating catalogue of Romanian folk music'

Tiberiu Alexandru
Extract from CD notes

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Romanian Folk Dances I
Ochestras led by Paraschiv
Prea, Benone Damian,
George Sarbu, Dumitru 
Farcas, Nelu Stan and others.

Various Artists

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Ansamblul, Rapsodia Romana Paraschiv Oprea	1. Hora Staccato (1'52")
Orchestra Benone Damian	2. Ciocarlia (1'32")
Ansamblul, Rapsodia Romana  Paraschiv Oprea	3. Hora  (2'40")
Arad Philharmonic Folk Orchestra  George Mitin Variesescu	4. Sorocul din Felna (3'24")
Orchestra Paraschiv Oprea  Paraschiv Oprea	5. Doiul "Furtuna" (1'29")
Ansamblul din Suceava Ciprian Porumbescu George Sarbu	6. Polobocul (1'10")
Orchestra Paraschiv Oprea	7. Hora de la Letea Veche (2'48")
Orchestra Paraschiv Oprea	8. Batuta de la Valea Seaca (1'21")
Ansamblul Oasul Alexandru Viman	9. Roata feciorilor (1'00")
Ansamblul Mesesul, George Mitin Variesescu	10. Pe picior din Rosia (1'27")
Ansamblul Martisorul, George Mitin Variesescu	11. Fecioreasca lui Petruta (1'52")
Orchestra Paraschiv Oprea	12. Sarba (1'57")
Orchestra Florian Economu	13. Asa beau oamenii buni (2'03")
Orchestra Ion Albesteanu	14. Trei pazeste (2'17")
Orchestra Radioteleviziunii Romane  Marius Olmazu	15. Mintita (1'33")
Ansamblul din Suceava Ciprian Porumbescu George Sarbu	16. Schioapa si Corabeasca (2'00")
Orchestra Paraschiv Oprea  Paraschiv Oprea	17. Batuta de la Adancata (1'45")
Ansamblul din Suceava Ciprian Porumbescu George Sarbu	18. Paduretul de la Partesti (1'00")
Ansamblul Martisorul, Dumitru Farcas (Taragot)	19. Suita din Tara motilor (5'40")
Ansamblul Maramuresul Alexandru Viman	20. Moara (1'25")
Orchestra Alexandru Titrus	21. Invartita de la Sibiu (2'45")
Orchestra Paraschiv Oprea	22. Fedelesul (2'06")
Orchestra Florian Economu Gheorghe Zamfir (pan-pipes)	23. Mandrele (1'50")
Orchestra Paraschiv Oprea	24. Sarba (1'30")
Orchestra Radioteleviziunii Romane  George Vancu	25. De doi din Caransebes (1'30")
Arad Philharmonic Folk Orchestra  George Mitin Variesescu	26. Bradu din Firiteaz (2'30)
Orchestra Radioteleviziunii Romane  George Vancu	27. Zvoanele (2'43")
Ansamblul Briuletul Gheorghe Parnica	28. Cadaneasca dreapta ca-n Dobrogea (2'20")
Orchestra Florian Economu Toni Iordache (cimbalom)	29. Geamparalele de la Babadag (1'40")
Ansamblul Teleorman	30 ciuleandra (1'33")
Orchestra Radu Simion  Ion Laceanu - conductor	31. Rustem oltenesc (1'50")
Orchestra Ion Albesteanu	32. Alunelul de brau (1'52")
Duration (63'50")
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