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Czardaz on Oud- Gypsy music on oud

katakofka - 3-29-2009 at 01:03 PM

Dear all,
I am posting my version of Czardaz on Oud, a music that I always loved and have been for many years trying it. Thanks for Fadel he reminds me of that music when he posted Salem Abdel karim playing it recently.
It's not perfect in my hands; I hope seeing other players performing it in a better way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3VfO5ljZhU
Best
Souheil

Masel - 3-29-2009 at 09:15 PM

Very nice Katakofta. Who was Vittorio Monti? I guess he composed classical music? Opera?

katakofka - 3-30-2009 at 06:19 AM

Thanks Masel
Monti was an Italian composer. The only famous piece he arranged is this one, Czardas, which is originally a gypsy folks.

Karo Hayrapetyan

katakofka - 3-30-2009 at 01:57 PM

The first time I heard this Czardas was a long time ago from an Armenian Violist Karo Hayrapetyan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-UE_exC1KI

For whom who likes this kind of music, the gypsy style, Karo is a great violist. A great repertoire played by him as seen below
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=Karo+H...

Oudism - 3-31-2009 at 10:09 AM

Hi Kata this music sound a lot like Lounga. No wonder trying them on the oud
I liked that but it's far away from my level:D

katakofka - 3-31-2009 at 03:42 PM

yep...they sound like lounga and I thing that loungas are derived from gypsy balkan music, not sure tho.

katakofka - 4-1-2009 at 02:22 PM

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Originally posted by Oudism
I liked that but it's far away from my level:D


:) If you like, you practice. I've been trying to get Czardas for years and still not good enough.

I liked those too from the gypsy repertoire and just began trying them on the oud.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUxScsuz6x0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mewXOCPKJQ
both have lovely melody

katakofka - 4-2-2009 at 06:41 AM

Moldovakan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9SeYhfvbDk

katakofka - 4-10-2009 at 06:01 AM

CARDAS--ARİF AZERTÜRK on tar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30I6doSrd9k&NR=1

katakofka - 4-10-2009 at 06:06 AM

Rufat Hasanov

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyCZ758QeJg

Luttgutt - 4-10-2009 at 02:56 PM

Well done Katakofka :applause:

I am wandering wether you are playing from notes or by ear.

Her is Cardas a must for all musicians no matter if you play classical or rock :')

Rufat Hasanov

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyCZ758QeJgs

I wander why not arabs take the oud to these levels!?

Trying again

Luttgutt - 4-10-2009 at 02:59 PM

I ment this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd0TuMlW9Co&feature=related

katakofka - 4-10-2009 at 03:59 PM

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Originally posted by Luttgutt
I am wandering wether you are playing from notes or by ear.


Notes at the beginning afterwards it's a matter of practice and fingers position. Then you develop your own Cardas..lol.. for example the Major part of the piece I am playing it Rast and not Major on G.

katakofka - 4-10-2009 at 04:54 PM

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Originally posted by Luttgutt


Rufat Hasanov

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyCZ758QeJgs

I wander why not arabs take the oud to these levels!?


You mean technically or playing with orchestra?

paulO - 4-10-2009 at 05:17 PM

Hi katakofka,

This one: Rufat Hasanov & Elnare Mecidova - Cardas ; is teriffic. I don't know jack about Tar players, only heard a couple of Armenian ones when I was a kid, and they didn't have technique like this by any means. This guy's a master, and Elnare is kicking it on piano as well. I'd love to hear this fellow try his hand at bluegrass, that could be a trip. Thanks for the link.

Regards...PaulO

katakofka - 4-11-2009 at 06:48 AM

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Originally posted by paulO
Hi katakofka,

This one: Rufat Hasanov & Elnare Mecidova - Cardas ; is teriffic. I don't know jack about Tar players, only heard a couple of Armenian ones when I was a kid, and they didn't have technique like this by any means. This guy's a master, and Elnare is kicking it on piano as well. I'd love to hear this fellow try his hand at bluegrass, that could be a trip. Thanks for the link.

Regards...PaulO


Yepppppp...Rufat hassanov is amazing

katakofka - 4-11-2009 at 06:49 AM

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Originally posted by Luttgutt
Her is Cardas a must for all musicians no matter if you play classical or rock :')


Agree 100%

Luttgutt - 4-11-2009 at 01:41 PM

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Then you develop your own Cardas..lol.. for example the Major part of the piece I am playing it Rast and not Major on G.


I noticed ;) that was partially why I asked! Loved the touch.
I played it only from notes, and it was not that alive:rolleyes:
also, a couple of time it sounded as if you are playing violin. Very nice!

Luttgutt - 4-11-2009 at 01:48 PM

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Originally posted by katakofka

You mean technically or playing with orchestra?


Well, I mean that it seems to me that arabs don't take the oud that "siriously", if you know what I mean. I think that should come first!
I guess technique and playing with orchestra "go together".

In my opinion, and to my knowledge, Jamil Bashir was the only one who tried to go in that direction. But I don't think the arab listeners liked that style (they only want "tarab"!). And the guy never become as famous as he should have been (this is my personal opinion).

P.S. now I am almost afraid of expressing my opinion in here ; )

katakofka - 4-11-2009 at 03:12 PM

Jameel was the disciple of Targan, the founder of the iraki oud school. Targan music repertoire is full of technically difficult pieces. Both Targan and Jamil tried to write oud music to say that the instrument is similar to any other orchestral instrument and not for singing only. Apart from the technique, many people didn't like that music because it's mainly on Major or minor scale and similar to orchestral music.
I guess that gypsy music is much more similar to our music, nice melodies and technically difficult which make it suitable to be feasible on oud and could be a great source to improve our technical skills on the oud.

katakofka - 4-12-2009 at 06:32 AM

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Quote:
Originally posted by Luttgutt


I noticed ;) that was partially why I asked! Loved the touch.
I played it only from notes, and it was not that alive:rolleyes:
also, a couple of time it sounded as if you are playing violin. Very nice!


Just saw that. Glad you liked the rast ..llooll
I used to play it as it is, from notes, a la lettre, but as you know these pieces require lot of time to be controlled and well played. when you say it sounds a couple of time like a violin it should be sounding like the violin all times to be well played;)

Luttgutt - 4-12-2009 at 07:12 AM

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when you say it sounds a couple of time like a violin it should be sounding like the violin all times to be well played;)


Hey, that's the spirit:xtreme:

Good luck with that ;)

charliewisky - 3-1-2010 at 04:04 AM

Here you can find me playing Czardas on Ukelele (4 strings Guitar)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDcemge5eDg

Charlie Rishmawi