Description
Galaxy Music: Al Di Meola - Horgas Eszter - O es Carmen - Live Concert CD
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Product Details:
- Product Type: Live Concert CD
- Label: Galaxy Music / Danubius Music
- Artists: Al Di Meola, Horgas Eszter
- Genre: World Music / Classical Crossover / Latin Jazz
- Catalog Number: GL001
- Barcode: 7314068793216
Product Features
- Format: CD (Digibook / Hardcover sleeve)
- Tracks: 12
- Total Running Time: 68:56
- Condition: New - Factory sealed in original shrink wrap
- Language: Instrumental (with Hungarian liner notes)
- Packaging: Premium hardcover digibook
Overview
Al Di Meola is one of the most technically accomplished acoustic guitarists alive. Horgas Eszter is a Hungarian flutist with a classical foundation and the instincts of a jazz improviser. Putting the two of them on the same stage, with Bizet's Carmen threading through the program, was either an inspired gamble or an obvious match — depending on how you look at it.
This live recording captures what happened when it worked. The concert opens with Cseke Gabor's nine-minute "Exordium" and builds through four Piazzolla arrangements — Cafe 1930, Double Concerto, Fugata, Libertango — that Di Meola has long made his own. The Carmen material surfaces through Bizet's Habanera, the Entr'Act, and a closing Finale built on Carmen's Gypsy Dance, arranged by Horgas herself.
The playing is precise without being cold. Di Meola's right hand and Horgas Eszter's flute find a register that's genuinely rare: acoustic, intense, and unhurried all at once. The digibook packaging reflects the same care — hardcover, premium printing, a presentation more book than jewel case.
If you already know Al Di Meola's work with Paco de Lucia and John McLaughlin, this will feel like a natural expansion of that world, with a Hungarian voice added to the conversation.
Interesting Facts
- Al Di Meola became the youngest musician to top the Guitar Player magazine poll at age 21, a record that stood for years.
- Horgas Eszter is one of Hungary's most decorated flutists, with a career spanning solo recordings, chamber work, and international collaborations.
- The album weaves music from Astor Piazzolla, Georges Bizet, and original compositions by Hungarian musicians Cseke Gabor and Hars Viktor into a single coherent program.
- Bizet's Carmen was first performed in 1875 in Paris; its themes have since crossed into flamenco, tango, and jazz repeatedly - this recording adds a Hungarian-American chapter.
- Piazzolla's "Milonga del Angel" (track 7) is one of his most melancholy compositions, originally written for the 1962 play El jucio and considered among his finest works.
- The concert was supported by multiple Hungarian cultural sponsors including the National Cultural Fund (NKA) and the Ministry of Culture (OKM), reflecting its status as a prestige national arts event.
Track Listing
- Cseke Gabor: Exordium - 9:55
- Astor Piazzolla: Cafe 1930 (ar. by Meola) - 5:50
- Astor Piazzolla: Double Concerto (ar. by Meola) - 7:22
- Astor Piazzolla: Fugata (ar. by Meola) - 6:18
- Georges Bizet: Entr'Act (ar. by Cseke - Meola) - 2:52
- Al di Meola: Misterio - 7:00
- Astor Piazzolla: Milonga del Angel - 7:14
- Hars Viktor: Dance Part 1. (based on G. Bizet's theme) - 3:18
- Horgas Eszter - Hars Viktor: Dance Part 2. - 2:34
- Georges Bizet: Habanera - 7:36
- Astor Piazzolla: Libertango (ar. by Meola) - 5:21
- Georges Bizet: Finale (based on Carmen's Gypsy Dance, ar. by Horgas) - 3:34
Total: 68:56
Publishers
Released on Galaxy Music. Management by Danubius Music (www.danubiusmusic.com). Manufactured in Hungary.
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