Music from Hungary | Sándor Deki Lakatos and His Orchestra

Music from Hungary | Sándor Deki Lakatos and His Orchestra | Music from Hungary

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	Music from Hungary Sándor Deki Lakatos and His Orchestra Delta, 1990 average customer review:based on 12 reviews view larger image
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Music from Hungary

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

Music from Hungary

This cd turned out to be exactly what I was looking for. It is a wonderful rendition of Hungarian Gypsy music which I purchased for my father-in-law who immigrated from Hungary. He loved it, and proceded to tell me that this is one of the best gypsy violinists in Hungary today. It has a nice variety of selections, and was very useful as we used it to share his heritage with others. It was shipped very quickly and was in great condition. Thank you!

Music from Hungary

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

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Go gypsy!

A very nice recording although not much like what my family heard years ago in Vienna and Paris at cafes featuring gypsy music. I found the violin somewhat overpowering in all the pieces so I'm ordering "Csardas Hungarian Gypsy" a more orchestral album to compare the styles. Love them all tho!

Great Hungarian Music

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!

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