{"product_id":"5999883042250","title":"Farkas Rozsa - Farkas Rozsa: Bach On 133 Strings I - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFarkas Rozsa \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e133 strings resonate like percussion instruments, weaving a tapestry of harmony.\nHungary’s national treasure, Róza Farkas, takes on Bach’s unaccompanied works on the cimbalom.\n\nReleased by HunniaRecords in 2009, this is a unique album that showcases the distinctive character of a Hungarian label. This ambitious work features Lóza Farkas, a specialist in the cimbalom—Hungary’s iconic large-scale plucked string instrument—who arranged and recorded J.S. Bach’s unaccompanied works for his own instrument. The title “133 Strings” derives from the total number of strings on a concert cimbalom (approximately 133).\n\nThis album features two pieces from Bach’s unaccompanied works that demand particularly complex counterpoint and compositional skill: the “Suite No. 5, BWV 1011” for cello and the “Partita No. 2, BWV 1004” for violin (including the lengthy “Chaconne”). The cimbalom’s characteristic hard mallet attack, rich overtones, and sustain control via the pedals create a three-dimensional harmonic space entirely distinct from that of bowed strings. This is a unique recording where the remnants of Central and Eastern European folk sounds intersect with Bach’s logic, differing from arrangements for classical guitar or harpsichord.\n\n\u003cr farkas\u003e\nBorn in Budapest in 1971. She began playing the cimbalom at age 12 and graduated from the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music. A leading authority on the cimbalom, his repertoire spans classical music as well as Hungarian folk and contemporary music, and he has received new works dedicated to him from numerous composers. He has performed with ensembles such as the Budapest Festival Orchestra and Klangforum Wien. In 2009, he received the Liszt Ferenc Prize, the highest honor in the field of music awarded by the Hungarian government.\nTokyo M Plus\u003c\/r\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hunnia Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52699441234209,"sku":"5999883042250","price":108.0,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/5999883042250.jpg?v=1779022654","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/en-pl\/products\/5999883042250","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}