Description
Tibor Szemző & Péter Forgács: Örvény Oratórium / Free Fall Oratorio – Rare Multimedia CD
Made in Hungary
Product Details
- Product Type: Audio CD (Enhanced with Video Track)
- Composers/Creators: Tibor Szemző and Péter Forgács
- Title: Örvény Oratórium / Free Fall Oratorio
- Performer: The Gordian Knot Company
- Soloists: Ildi Fodor (vocals), László Kéringer (vocals)
- Conductor: Tibor Szemző
- Label: Fodderbasis / For-Creation Bt.
- Catalog Number: CD FB 21
- Genre: Contemporary Classical, Oratorio, Experimental, Soundtrack
- Style: Avant-Garde, Spoken Word, Minimalism
- Release Year: ℗ 2000
- Language: Sung in Hungarian
Overview
Örvény Oratórium / Free Fall Oratorio is a profound collaborative work by composer Tibor Szemző and media artist Péter Forgács. Performed by The Gordian Knot Company, this rare CD documents a haunting musical exploration of memory and history.
The work is part of the duo's "Private History" series, which seeks to illuminate a "lost world" through the use of personal archives, family photographs, and unwritten memories. The text and themes are heavily drawn from the tragic history of Hungarian Jewry during the mid-20th century, utilizing actual legal texts and decrees from 1938 to 1944. Originally marked "not for commercial sale", this disc is a significant collector's item for those interested in European avant-garde music and historical artistic documentation.
Product Features
- Multimedia Content: In addition to the audio tracks, the disc includes a video track titled "Free Fall.mpg".
- The Gordian Knot Company: Features a unique ensemble including voices, violins, violas, cello, acoustic bass, and prepared piano.
- Historical Narration: Includes narration by Péter Forgács and István Bálint, weaving spoken word with music.
- Artistic Philosophy: The liner notes describe the music as generating the feeling of an "objet trouvé" (found object), emerging from the joint efforts of the creator and the audience.
- Booklet: Includes English song titles and credits. 22 pages!
- The premier of the Oratorio at the Old Synagogue building, Szeged, 26th July 1999
Interesting Facts
- Historical Source Material: The track titles reference specific anti-Jewish laws and decrees from Hungary between 1938 and 1944 (e.g., "That is regarded to be Jewish," "The Law Maintains"), creating a chilling sonic timeline of the Holocaust in Hungary.
- Premiere: The premiere of the Oratorio took place at the Old Synagogue building in Szeged on July 26, 1999.
- Private History: Szemző and Forgács are renowned for their "Private History" projects, which often repurpose amateur films and home movies to reveal the intimacy of private lives against the backdrop of historical trauma.
- Rarity: The back cover explicitly states "This record is not for commercial sale," suggesting it was likely produced for promotional use, art exhibitions, or limited distribution, making it exceptionally rare.
Track Listing
- Szeged – introduction (4:53)
- Ilyen körülmények között... / Under the circumstances... (1938) (1:51)
- A sajtókamara... / In the chamber of press (1938/XVI.) (3:39)
- Zsidónak tekintendő az... / That is regarded to be Jewish (1939/IV/1) (1:33)
- A jelen törvény... / Under the application of this current Law (1939/IV./1-2) (4:21)
- Fekete szem parafrázis / Black Eye paraphrase – interlude (3:15)
- Tisztviselőként... / As civil servants... (1939/IV./5) (1:34)
- Zsidó nem lehet... / Jews shall not be (1939/IV./10-11-12) (2:23)
- Menekítés / Salvage (3:19)
- MUSZ / J.F.L.S. (3:06)
- A törvény fenntartja... / The Law Maintains... (1942/ind.) (2:24)
- Szeged, a Lengyel család / Szeged, the Lengyel Family (3:13)
- Vétséget követ el... / An Offense is Committed... (1941/XV./15) (3:21)
- Árak / Prices (1:34)
- ...sem közlekedés... / Nor for transport (1944/1240) (2:17)
- A jelen rendelet... / As of the enforcement of this decree – quasi canon (1:56)
- A tízezernél kisebb létszámú... / ...less than ten thousand inhabitants (1944/1610) (4:30)
- A megkülönböztető jelzés... / The distinguishing insignia (1944/1830) (1:58)
Video Track:
- CD + Free Fall.mpg – Vétséget követ el... – Árak / An Offense is Committed... – Prices (5:54)
Publishers
- Production: Fodderbasis / For-Creation Bt.
- Copyright: 2000 © Tibor Szemző - Péter Forgács
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