Lakatos [Import]

Track Listings

1. Hungarian Dance No. 5 ( Brahms)

2. Deux Guitares ( Folksong )

3. Kallai Kettos "Kallo Double Dance" ( Kodaly )

4. Csardas ( Vittorio Monti

5. L' Alouette ( Grigoras Dinicu )

6. Pour Valia ( Roby Lakatos )

7. Sabre Dance ( Khachaturian )

8. Post Phrasing ( R. Lakatos

9. Ochi Chornyje "Dark Eyes" ( John Williams

10. Schindler's List List ( John Williams )

11. Hungarian Dance No. 6 ( Brahms)

12. Boheme ( Jacques Plante-Charles Aznavour )

13. Mr. Grappelli ( R.Lakatos And Kalman Cseki )

Tracks:

Gipsy Song
The Lark
Valse Triste
a)Hungarian Dance No. 1/b)Hungarian Dance No. 2/c)Hungarian Dance No. 6
Wonderful Violin
Romance
Csardas
Hora
Staccato capricci
Whistle-Hora
March- Hora
Serenade
Enchanted Violin
The Mail
Hora Dance
Zigeunerweisen

Customer Reviews:

Great Hungarian Music.......2007-05-20

I think there is some room for confusion the way this album is marketed. I have a hunch some people are buying this album thinking it is Sandor Lakatos. There is a difference between Sandor Lakatos and Sandor Deki Lakatos. They are two different people. In fact, Deki Lakatos is Sandor's son. There is also Sandor Deki Lakatos Jr. The Lakatos dynasty (which is exactly what it is) carries on a long tradition of playing excellent Hungarian music. For me though, no one comes close to the father, except maybe Boross Lajos.

"Music from Hungary" is a good CD to buy for those familiar and not familiar with Hungarian music. As I said the Lakatos family is well known in Hungary for their amazing skill, so musicians and Hungarian music lovers will instantly take note of Lakatos' great skill while the unfamiliar listener will sit back and enjoy something they have probably never heard before.

I admit I'm a little bias when it comes to this kind of music as I am Hungarian and a musician (as well as the son of a son of a musician) who plays this kind of music. It is something I have heard everyday of my life. It is music which gives me the most joy to listen to. So if I gush at this music, keep in mind, I simply can't help myself. At the same time I want to remain objective and keep in mind how other people might react. Those who do not like or know very little about this kind of music.

Most of the songs on the CD actually are not really Hungarian. Over half of the songs are Romanian. Kind of makes you wonder whats on the "Music from Romania" CD! Half of the songs were written by the great Romanian composer Grigoras Dinicu. There is "The Lark", "March Hora", "The Mail" and a "Hora Dance"

My favorite tracks on the album are "The Lark" (great cimbalom solo. Sadly, as usual, no mention of who it is. It would be nice to know whose playing I'm copying) for something a little different, more slower "Valse Triste" is just beautiful. A duet between cimbalom and violin. I also like the medley of Hungarian dances (No. 1, 5 and 6). The old standby's are here and played quite well, "Monti's Csardas" and "Whistle Hora".

For the price of the CD honestly it is well worth it. I'm glad I bought the CD. I wish amazon had more Hungarian CDs at such resonable prices. For that matter, I wish amazon had more Hungarian CDs at ANY price from artists as talented as Lakatos.

Bottom-line: Great sample of what the Lakatos dynasty is all about. Good, fast arrangements of old standard Hungarian and Romanian songs that lovers of this type of music should enjoy!

Music from Hungary.......2007-02-16

It should be listed under classical music! Maestro Lakatos is a true Virtuoso!

Music from Hungary.......2006-03-10

I just loved the Hungarian music on this CD. The delivery and the condition were excellent.

A giant musician!.......2005-08-26

Lakatos bas become a reference by himself at the moment to measure the grade of performance of any particular ensemble evolved with this musical field.
Lakatos impregnates the whole Band of inspired mood and vigorous pronouncement. His results can not be better expressed: an immediate rapport will be established between you and Lakatos since you listen the first bars of any of his themes.
The Magyar spirit, the Csárdás or the ancient gypsy songs find in Sandor a robust expressiveness and assertiveness interpretative.
Go for this extraordinary compilation that resumes, takes back and preserves the vitality and charm of this fabulous and untamed millenary musical genre.

Nice, but..........2005-05-06

...almost one third of the tracks on this disc are not Hungarian, but Romanian music played by Hungarians, though it doesn't explicitly say so (I'm speaking of tracks 2, 8, 10, 11 and 15).
Firstly, the Lark ("Ciocârlia") is a famous traditional song composed by Romanian Gypsy musician Anghelus Dinicu in 1889, based on a Romanian folk tune. The song was later made popular by his grandson, virtuoso violinist Grigoras Dinicu and by violinist/composer George Enescu.
As for the "horas": The 'hora' is a Romanian folk dance music found in all parts of the country. And, actually, the track "March Hora" contains themes from the piece "Hora staccato" by Grigoras Dinicu.
The horas on this CD are definitely Romanian dances, especially in their lively parts, with some slow parts thrown in, consisting of a waltzy-restaurant-style music.

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magic
Spectacular CD
Gypsy Violin at it's Finest !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lakatos
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Deux Guitares ( Folksong )
Kallai Kettos "Kallo Double Dance" ( Kodaly )
Csardas ( Vittorio Monti
L' Alouette ( Grigoras Dinicu )
Pour Valia ( Roby Lakatos )
Sabre Dance ( Khachaturian )
Post Phrasing ( R. Lakatos
Ochi Chornyje "Dark Eyes" ( John Williams
Schindler's List List ( John Williams )
Hungarian Dance No. 6 ( Brahms)
Boheme ( Jacques Plante-Charles Aznavour )
Mr. Grappelli ( R.Lakatos And Kalman Cseki )

Customer Reviews:

magic.......2007-02-02

I recently bought this album, because Mr. Lakatos was giving a concert and I was going to see him. I had never heard of him, so I asked my violinist sister if she knew anything about him. She told me he was incredible and not to be missed.

The CD is amazing! If you can afford it, get it; it's a treasure. There's fire in it, and I couldn't stop listening again and again. I also love the other musicians in the ensemble, and the fact that they use traditional instruments (complete with cymbalon - something I have only seen in Eastern European pubs).

And then I went to the concert.

Roby Lakatos is one of those things for whom the word artist seems too weak; or at least, if you call him an artist, try to whisper the word gently. Make sure you don't disturb anything. Never mind that his technique is breath-taking. The real wonder is how he makes his violin sing. I had tears in my eyes, a first for me at a concert. Maybe sometimes, something happens somewhere in the universe, and we receive a gift. It might be called Gould, or Monk, or Heifetz, or Bach. It might also be called Roby Lakatos.

Spectacular CD.......2007-01-28

The quality of this CD is magnificent. I paid $40 for it, and I would gladly do it again. Roby Lakatos and his group is one of the most exceptional musical groups around today, and I would recommend them to everyone.

Gypsy Violin at it's Finest !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2005-05-24

this is one of my favorite CDs of all time... amazing violin with a grrreat band doing most of the classic gypsy standards on one CD... virtuousity abounds as maestro Lakatos soars to the very heights of "gypsy violin heaven"... order one while they are available here in the states at a reasonable price- if you love true gypsy music- this CD will astound you !!!

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Customer Reviews:

Great CD.......2000-09-18

This is one of my favorite CDs ever. I don't know much about classical music to know if this should be considered very good in classical music circles, but I know what I like hearing. It's amazing.

Music that makes you want to dance.......2000-07-10

This is a great CD, the playing is virtuosic and it's technically quite good. The slow tracks are also done skillfully with lots of variety in sound and interesting glissandos. I recommend it highly for classical and non-classical musicians alike- it's fun to listen to and the ensemble is pretty tight. Some of the folk tunes are so fast and with such a great beat it's hard to sit still while listening to this recording!

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this is a gem, the music is just gorgeous, refreshing and... old - real (if there is something like that) Gypsy music. I played it over and over. and it still good. Mishto!

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1. Hungarian Dance No. 5 ( Brahms)
2. Deux Guitares ( Folksong )
3. Kallai Kettos "Kallo Double Dance" ( Kodaly )
4. Csardas ( Vittorio Monti
5. L' Alouette ( Grigoras Dinicu )
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10. Schindler's List List ( John Williams )
11. Hungarian Dance No. 6 ( Brahms)
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13. Mr. Grappelli ( R.Lakatos And Kalman Cseki )