RENCONTRE AVEC LA ROUMANIE / MARAMUREŞ II
TRESORS FOLKLORIQUES
MEET ROMANIA/MARAMUREŞ II
FOLKLORE TREASURES
Electrecord, ?, ST-EPE 0891
Another item from this series intented for export. The first edition dates back to 1971 under a different reference so I think this is a reissue made in the seventies.
Here Maramureş is the region presented through different artists, a region quite recognisable especially through its music.
As it is the case for all the other items it's the folkloric aspect that is highlighted with an orchestra with violins, clarinet, cymbalum etc... lead by G. Vancu. But the more traditional aspect is also present thanks to the Petreuş brothers who are real stars in the area and beyond. They travelled several times to France. Ion sings and plays the zongora, Ştefan plays the fiddle and what fiddle. Compare tracks 3 and 9 to feel the gap between the two approaches. You can guess that I much prefer the brothers.
There are two singers including Titiana Mihali a young singer at the time who sang a song to the Virgin Mary based on a range specific to the horn called bucium still in use in this mountainous area. She imitates that horn at the end of the song.
Texts in English and French.
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