Phantom Gypsies - Phantom Gypsies - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Various Artists - Lowrider Oldies, Vol. 10 [COMPACT DISCS] date 05/21/2002

One of the first stereo audiophile recordings of the gypsy sound, InchThe Gypsy WanderlustInch released in 1958 was one of the best recorded representations of an authentic gypsy ensemble to hit the market at that time. Although little is known about the InchphantomInch musicians; the vocals and musicianship are top notch and the album contains many classic gypsy themes including InchDark Eyes,Inch InchHora Staccato,Inch InchTwo GuitarsInch and other fare typical of the idiom. All selections newly re-mastered.

Every instrument's repertoire is usually rich in works composed in very idiomatic ways and realized by authors often unknown to the general audience. Especially in the 19th Century it is possible to notice a very rich literature dedicated to the most different musical instruments able to satisfy the needs and requirements of the one who had to perform as a soloist. In the case of oboe the works we present are an example of a production that collects virtuosity and melodic pleasure. They are all by 19th Century Composers from all over the world - Spain (Escobés), France (Saint-Saëns, Stupuy), The Netherlands (Barth) and England (Walmisley)- everyone with their own peculiarities but united in the perfect agreement of the virtuosic and expressive resources of oboe. Enrico Calcagni is a keen scholar of his instrument repertoire both classic and contemporaneous (as you can see in Vermeer 40020 Henry's Adventure) and in this we have a tangible interpretation of instrumental brilliancy and vividness giving us back in their authenticity too long forgotten works.