FERENC FARKAS (1905-2000): Hybrides, Exercitium Tonale, MIKLÓS KOCSÁR (b.1933): Ballad, SÁNDOR SZOKOLAY (b.1933): Sonatina da chiesa, Op. 128, BÉLA VAVRINECZ (1925-2004): Lament, MÁTÉ HOLLÓS (b.1954): Pastorale for Violin and Cimbalom (Anita Horváth [violin]), Music for any kind of the cimbalom, LÁSZLÓ DUBROVAY (b.1943): Solo No. 15.

Description: The first of two releases for quite unusual instruments (at least this one you can touch), brings a wide variety of works from Hungarian composers for their national folk instrument (which English-speakers also call the "Hungarian hammered dulcimer"). Farkas' works are transcriptions of solo guitar pieces but the remainder were written for the soloist here, ranging from atonality to the neo-baroque work by Szokolay. Viktória Herencsár (cimbalom).