Description
Szakály Ágnes – Cimbalom / Preludio Art Agency Audio CD
PRECD 9304
Product Details:
- Label: Preludio Art Agency – PRECD 9304
- Format: CD, Album
- Country: Hungary
- Genre: Classical
Overview
Szakály Ágnes – Cimbalom is a captivating album that highlights the versatile beauty of the cimbalom, a traditional Hungarian instrument. The album showcases a mix of classical and contemporary works, with compositions by Domenico Scarlatti, Melchiorre Chiesa, Johann Sebastian Bach, Niccolò Paganini, Claude Debussy, and Franz Liszt, along with original pieces by Miklós Sugár. The performances are led by renowned cimbalom artist Szakály Ágnes, accompanied by the Budapest Scoring Symphonic Orchestra and other skilled musicians. The album's carefully selected pieces offer a rich listening experience that seamlessly blends the elegance of classical music with the distinctive sound of the cimbalom.
Track Listing
- Toccata In D Minor L. 422 – Domenico Scarlatti – 4:02
- Sonata In D Minor L. 366 – Domenico Scarlatti – 2:52
- Sonata In D Minor L. 413 – Domenico Scarlatti – 3:15
- Sonata In G Major - I. Allegro – Melchiorre Chiesa – 2:30
- Sonata In G Major - II. Largo Ma Non Tanto – Melchiorre Chiesa – 2:54
- Sonata In G Major - III. Allegro – Melchiorre Chiesa – 2:18
- Chaconne In D Minor – Johann Sebastian Bach – 14:00
- Moses Phantasy – Niccolò Paganini – 8:20
- Arabesque In E Major – Claude Debussy – 4:40
- Arabesque In G Major – Claude Debussy – 3:31
- Landscape Song (Tájdal) – Lendvay Kamilló (Words by Weöres Sándor) – 4:01
- Csárdás Obstinée – Franz Liszt – 4:07
- Concerto For Cimbalom And String Orchestra - I. – Miklós Sugár – 8:30
- Concerto For Cimbalom And String Orchestra - II. – Miklós Sugár – 4:20
Key Credits
- Artist (Cimbalom): Farkas Rózsa (tracks: 1-3, 9-10, 12), Szakály Ágnes
- Conductor: Miklós Sugár (tracks: 13-14)
- Harpsichord: Márta Gál (tracks: 4-6)
- Piano: Norbert Szelecsényi (track 8)
- Orchestra: Budapest Scoring Symphonic Orchestra
- Soprano Vocals: Pászthy Júlia (track 11)
- Engineer: Jenei Sándor (tracks: 1-12), Mária Geszti (tracks: 13-14)
- Recording: Márta Perédi (tracks: 13-14), Zoltán Osváth (tracks: 1-12)
- Cover: Bodrossy János, Jancsó László
