Re: Tango a zsidoknak

[Agustín Fernández <Agustin.Fernandez...>]

Remarkable,

Only a few days ago I played the very song Ari mentions to a friend, prefacing 
it
with exactly those words: 'the most beautiful song I know'.

While on the subject of Muzsikás's Máramaros, I agree with Jerusha that the 
whole
CD is very inspiring, and the insert instructive. One minor point on the insert:
I am not sure that the musical examples are correct. Certainly example II has 
the
wrong accidentals. If, as Judit Frigyesi says in the text, this example shows 'a
combination of Ahavo Rabbo and the Misheberakh modes', whichever way her
combination works segment 2-3 should have a B-flat, not a B natural. Also, I
don't understand what segment 4 is doing there, in either Example I or Example
II.

Agustín

Ari Davidow wrote:

> Welcome, Jerusha,
>
> Indeed, Muzsikas have continued to work on the authenticity of their
> performances of this material. It gave me quite a thrill to be
> listening a couple of years ago when Marta Sebasten introduced
> the sabbath song from that album as "the most beautiful song that I know."
>
> ari
>
> At 05:47 PM 3/9/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >Hello!  I'm new to the list, and this is my first posting.  A disc that i
> >bought quite a while ago, but still enjoy, is by Muzsikas.  It's called
> >Maramaros: The Lost Jewish Music of Transylvania.  It's an excellent disc
> >performed by a Hungarian folk group (Muzsikas).  They were taught the songs
> >by Gypsy musicians who played for the Jews before the war.  The musical (and
> >perhaps entire) Jewish population of this area was wiped out during the
> >Holocaust.  Included with the disc is an 18-page insert.  It's very
> >enlightening and I learned so much.  The music is very rustic.  It's
> >beautiful.  I highly recommend this disc to all.  Peace!  --Jerusha
> >
> ><< I've just bought CD UJ PATRIA - Az Utolso Ora program
> > gyujtemeny ebol ---Kalatoszegi nepzene containing field
> > recordings of Hungarian music from Transylvanian
> > Kalatoszeg region.
> > One short piece is named "Tango a zsidoknak" /Jewish
> > Tango/ played by band with three violins and double
> > bass in crippled tango rhytm.
> > Does anybody knows more about such tunes /or heard this
> > one and comment it/ ?? >>
> >
> >
>



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