Composer: Jenö Hubay
Performer: Hagai Shaham, Arnon Erez
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hyperion
Catalogue: CDA674412
Release: 2004
Size: 699 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Scènes de la csárda
01. No. 1, Op. 9
02. No. 2 “Kis furulyám”, Op. 13
03. No. 3 “Maros vize”, Op. 18
04. No. 4 “Hejre Kati”, Op. 32
05. No. 5 “Hullámzó Balaton”, Op. 33
06. No. 6 “Sárga cserebogár”, Op. 34
07. No. 7 “Kosuth nóta”, Op. 41
08. No. 8 “Azt mondják”, Op. 60
09. No. 9 “Czinka Panna nótája”, Op. 65
10. No. 10 “Szalatnai emlék”, Op. 69
CD 02
Scènes de la csárda
01. No. 11 “Szomorúfüz hervadt lombja”, Op. 82
02. No. 12 “Piczi tubiczám”, Op. 83
03. No. 13, Op. 102
04. No. 14 “On the Themes of Lavotta”, Op. 117
6 Poèmes hongrois, Op. 27
05. No. 1 in D Minor
06. No. 2 in D Major
07. No. 3 in A Major
08. No. 4 in A Minor
09. No. 5 in B-Flat Major
10. No. 6 in B-Flat Major
6 Nouveaux poèmes hongrois, Op. 76
11. No. 1 in C Major
12. No. 2 in E Major
13. No. 3 in B Minor
14. No. 4 in A Major
15. No. 5 in F Major
16. No. 6 in D Minor
These generously filled CDs present sparkling performaces of Hubays epic Scnes de la csrda alongside his two sets of Pomes hongrois and provide their first complete recording. The Scnes are in the tradition of Liszts Hungarian Rhapsodies, Brahmss Hungarian Dances and Sarates Zigeunerweisen, and reflect the nineteenth centurys fondness for romanticized gypsy music as a worthy source of entertainment in middle-class salons and at aristocratic balls. Written over a period of some forty years, these fourteen perfectly crafted showpieces are dedicated individually to many of the periods most influential figures, several famous violin virtuosi among them. Passionate melodies and furious violinistic pyrotechnics combine to make this set into a classic of the genre. Hubays two sets of Pomes hongrois, written in 1885 and 1899 respectively, take further folk-like melodies and transform them into highly elaborate miniatures every bit as worthy of exploration as their more glamorous cousins, the Scnes. A comprehensive booklet includes music examples illustrating each of the innumerable melodies used by Hubay.