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Szilvia Bognar

'Enek Orzi A z Idot, Song Preserves The Heartbeat Of Time'

(GCD057)

Musicians:
Szilvia Bognár – voice
Márta Sebestyén – voice
Mariann Majorosi – voice
Péter Bede – shepherd’s flute, saxophone
Ágoston Félix Benke – drum
Mátyás Bolya – koboz
Csaba Gyulai – percussion, gadulka
Gábor Juhász – guitar
Zoltán Kovács – double bass, violin
István Pál „Szalonna” – violin, vocal
Balázs Thurnay – kaval, recorder, marimba, vocal
Flóra Erdélyi, Dafna Busa – nursery rhymes

Arrangements by Zoltán Kovács

Label - Gryllus, Hungary

All music composed and arranged by Zoltán Kovács, based on traditional Hungarian folk songs.

Szilvia Bognár has been guest vocalist for Makam and Kalaka, and it is members from these ensembles that join her on this release.

Hardback book format CD with 24 pages of text (in Hungarian and English) and pictures.

From record label:
"One could hardly write with more sensitivity about the treasures we have inherited from past centuries, kept alive – among others – by folklore. Such are the folksongs and folk ballads passed down from generation to generation, dedicated to momentary and at the same time ageless emotions, destinies and events. Not only the beauty of the melodies, the refined and forever valid lyrics are fascinating, but also the whole body of traditions and beliefs hidden between the lines. These ’insignificant little songs’ are imprints of a traditional culture once flourishing, but now only surviving in scattered shreds. They have preserved countless secrets and messages, whose deciphering can be an immense pleasure for the modern listener. This belief has led me to compile this album.
I have woven the fabric of a storyline, telling the path of woman’s life, from traditional songs, prayers, and excerpts from children’s games. Birth – marriage – death: the turning points of life are interwoven with the periods of childhood and of choosing a partner, followed by the decades of married life, where the life of the husband and the children is emphasized.

I sing the story, and my musician companions paly the music arranged by Zoltán Kovács. So do the ’Songs watch over Time’, and so do we preserve the songs..."
Szilvia Bognár

"...Szilvia Bognár, one of Europe's greatest voices of her generation..."
Ken Hunt, Sing Out! magazine

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Szilvia Bognar

'Enek Orzi A z Idot, Song Preserves The Heartbeat Of Time'

(GCD057)

This symbol  indicates an mp3 sound clip for that track. Click on the symbol and wait for the clip to start. For more information click here. Tracks

1. Születés, Birth

2. Forog az esztendő kereke, The Wheel Of The Year Is Turning

3. Kicsi leán guzsalyasba, Young Maid At The Spinning House

4. Koppan az óra, Farewell To The Bride

5. Este lett a leánnak, Maidenhood Is Over

6. Évkerék, Years Are Passing

7. Tiszta feketébe, All In Black

8. A csodahalott, The Miraculous Dead Man

9. Monár András éneke, Song Of András Molnár

10. A mennybe vitt leány, The Girl Who Was Exalated To Heaven

11. Évkerék, Years Are Passing

12. Az utolsó átváltozás, The Last Metamorphosis

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