KISS Ferenc

Label: Etnofon

Year of release: 2009

Item number: ER-CD 100

Length: 54:10

Genre: world music

Construction: digipack

"As one who was baptized in Debrecen by the 'stiff-necked calvinists' more than half a century ago, when mulling over the upcoming anniversary of Calvin's birth, it seemed to be the moment to explore the invisible, though conceivable, tunnels between hungarian calvinist hymns, hungarian folk song, historic epic song and music from the middle ages, renaissance and baroque periods. This was a great oppurtunity to update the religious music, brilliantly highlihting it, while also making it more useful today. It was also a chance to acquaint the music appreciating audience with the exciting results of hungarian musicology. This was my quest in writing this piece for vocal-chamber music in nine movements. When performing Hungarian Cantionale, we share our agonies and hopes with the heavens, in a poetic and musical language that modern hungarians can relate to, by preserving many centuries of musical language memory, while also performing it. Upholding and honoring the traditions, while updating the sound of the instrumentalization. Reinforcing and supporting man's desire for faith, community and connection."

Ferenc Kiss

Szilvia Bognár - voice

Károly Babos - percussion

István Csörsz Rumen - lute, kobsa, psaltery, fiddle, crumhorn, voice

Mihály Huszár - double bass, voice

Ferenc Kiss - kobsa, violin, voice

Dávid Küttel - synthesizer, accordion

Zoltán Szabó - tarogato, clarinet, turkish clarinet, bagpipe, wooden flute, kaval, bass-prim tambura

The Movements

XC. ZSOLTÁR / PSALM 90

1. Tebenned bíztunk

FOHÁSZ / SUPPLICATION

2. Ne szállj pörbe énvelem

3. Ne hagyj elesnem

XXXIII.ZSOLTÁR / PSALM 33

4. Nosza, istenfélő szent hívek

BÚCSÚ / FAREWELL

5. Kaszás e földön a halál

6. Halottas

7. Megszabadultam már

8. Búcsút vennem el kell mennem

ISTEN ELLEN / AGAINST GOD

10. Zúgódik, dúl

HARAG NAPJA / DAY OF RAGE

11. Az nap harag napja lészen

FÉNYLIK TITKA KERESZTFÁNAK / SHINNING SECRET OF THE CROSS

12. Apokrif

13. Jeruzsálem utca

14. Mária-siralom

15. Királyi zászlók lobognak

VIGASZ / SOLACE

16. Krisztus feltámadott

LXXV. ZSOLTÁR / PSALM 75

17. Dicsérünk téged, Isten

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CD's price: 18.50 USD

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