Emigration

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In a bright blend of modern composition and folk material, electronics and folk instruments, Cserepes composed and realized a modern folk opera about Hungarian emigration to the Americas at the turn of the century. Since its original release, some of the electronic sounds may seem a little dated, but the execution and completion of the project is still quite solid--a seamless mixture of new and old that allows a chiming synth gamelan to glide effortlessly under Márta Sebestyén's folk songs and ragtime piano to mesh tooth to tooth with the duda (bagpipe). Even though the songs are all in Hungarian, there is a beauty and an edge to the music that allows the listener to understand the old proverb embodied in this marvelous recording: "To emigrate is sad. To return is no joy either." This sometimes bittersweet, sometimes funny musical says it eloquently. --Louis Gibson

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Average customer rating: Definitely something to remember "The Secret Agent" by Philip Glass

Secret Agent Philip Glass Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Glass | Glass, Philip | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Minimal Techno | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Illusionist Notes on a Scandal: Original Soundtrack Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters (1985 Film) Roving Mars Philip Glass : Les Enfants Terribles ASIN: B000005J4I Release Date: 1996-12-03

Tracks:

1. The Secret Agent: Secret Agent
2. The Secret Agent: Winnie Remembers
3. The Secret Agent: Verloc And The Russian Embassy
4. The Secret Agent: Blood On The Stairs
5. The Secret Agent: The First Meridian
6. The Secret Agent: Emigration
7. The Secret Agent: Trust
8. The Secret Agent: Winnie?
9. The Secret Agent: Explosives
10. The Secret Agent: All The Money
11. The Secret Agent: Simple
12. The Secret Agent: Roast Beef
13. The Secret Agent: Safe Journey
14. The Secret Agent: Ossipon Is Tempted
15. The Secret Agent: Winnie Goes To The Sea
16. The Secret Agent: Secret Agent Ending

Customer Reviews:

Definitely something to remember.......1999-11-01

I watched the movie, and remembered it BECAUSE of the music. Superb !!! Exquisite combination of cello and oboe makes the central theme (and track) something to be remembered for your whole life. I really recommend it !

"The Secret Agent" by Philip Glass.......1999-06-16

This, in my humble opinion, is one of Glass' most ingenoius works. Set to the athmospheric surreality of 19th century london, this album seamlessly juxtaposes traditional melodic harmonies with colorations that are distinctively Glass. I ould recommend this record to any audionphile or Glass aficionado

Average customer rating: Incredible

Farewell to Eirinn: Music and Songs of Emigration From Ireland to America Dolores Keane , John Faulkner , and Eamonn Curran Manufacturer: Wunder Tute ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Ireland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: Brokenhearted I'll Wander Sail Óg Rua ASIN: B00000B4E3 Release Date: 1981-01-01

Tracks:

1. Farewell to Ireland/Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore
2. Edward Conners
3. Kilnamartyr Emigrant
4. Staten Island/The Greenfields of America
5. Sliabh Gallion Braes
6. Cragie Hills
7. Farmer Micheal Hayes
8. Maid of Mount Cisco/Farewell to Connaught/Farewell to Ireland
9. Green Fields of America

Customer Reviews:

Incredible.......2005-03-15

I took this CD out of my library just today and decided I have to own it. I have never heard harmonies like this - they sound almost medieval; minor and major weave together in a musical tapestry that makes you want to weep. Listen to this as you read, "Irish Hunger" and you just may feel the presence of your celtic ancestors whispering in your ear.

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Hans Werner Henze: Voices Manufacturer: Berlin Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Henze | Henze, Hans Werner | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Henze: Undine, ballet in three acts (complete) ASIN: B0000035QN Release Date: 2005-10-01

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Out Of Ireland: The Story Of Irish Emigration To America - Original Film Soundtrack Donna Long , and John Doyle Manufacturer: Shanachie ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Out of Ireland Michael Collins ASIN: B000000E8E Release Date: 1995-06-20

Tracks:

1. Timothy Cashman Theme: 'The Bogs Of Shanaheever'/'The Carraroe Jig' - Jerry O'Sullivan/Mick Moloney/John Doyle/Seamus Egan/Eileen Ivers/John Williams/Tommy Hayes
2. Devereux Brothers Theme: 'The Old Foggy Dew'/'The Rattling Boys Of Ballymote' - Mick Moloney/John Doyle/John Williams/Tommy Hayes
3. Optimism Theme: 'North Amerikay' - Mick Moloney/John Doyle
4. Mary Rush Theme: 'An Drimin Donn Dilis' (The Dear Brown Cow) - Eileen Ivers/Seamus Egan/Gerry O' Sullivan/Tommy Hayes/Jimmy Keane
5. T. McIntyre Theme: 'The Pretty Girls Of Mayo' - Eileen Ivers/Seamus Egan/John Williams/Tommy Hayes
6. William Murphy Theme: 'Fig For A Kiss' - Jerry O'Sullivan/Mick Moloney/John Doyle/Seamus Egan/Eileen Ivers/Jimmy Keane/John Williams...
7. Discrimination Theme: 'The Rights Of Man' - John Williams/Mick Maloney
8. Richard O'Gorman Theme: 'The Men Of The West'/'The Bold Fenian Men' - Eileen Ivers/Eugene O'Donnell/Mick Moloney/Seamus Egan/Jimmy Keane/John Williams...
9. Mary Ann Rowe Theme: 'Low Back'd Car'/Believe Me If All These Endearing Young Charms' - Eugene O'Donnell/Donna Long/Eileen Ivers/Seamus Egan/Jimmy Keane/Jerry O'Sullivan
10. Tom Brick Theme: 'The Farewell Reel'/'The Wind That Shakes The Barley' - Eileen Ivers/Jimmy Keane/Mick Moloney/John Williams/Seamus Egan/John Doyle...
11. Religion Theme: 'The Tidy Woman'/'Faith Of Our Fathers' - Eileen Ivers/Eugene O'Donnell/Jimmy Keane/Mick Moloney/John Williams/Seamus Egan...
12. Tim O'Brien Theme: 'The Doon Reel'/'The Old Thatched Cabin' - Eileen Ivers/Jimmy Keane/Mick Moloney/John Williams/Seamus Egan/John Doyle...
13. Closing Credits: 'Speed The Plough'/'The Four Courts' - Eileen Ivers/Jimmy Keane/Mick Moloney/John Williams/Seamus Egan/John Doyle...

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A Taste of Ireland, Emigration (Import) Tom Donovan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000ULL28I

Product Description

Spancil Hill/Carrickfergus/Moonlight in Mayo/Gortahork/My Dublin Bay/Hills of Kerry and many more. Total of 16. COVER: Decorative initial N implanted with knotwork serpents, mirrored birds and tiled patters, and surmounted by four interlocked birds at the top and two at the bottom. This begins the summary of St Matthews Gospel in the preliminaries of the Book of Kells.

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Stranded in the USA: Early Songs of Emigration Various Artists Manufacturer: Trikont ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Calypso | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music Greece | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music Bulgaria | Eastern Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music Finland | Scandinavia | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Scandinavia | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00065VTD6 Release Date: 2005-05-16

Tracks:

1. I'm Leaving Tipperary (Ich Verlasse Tipperary) - Pat White
2. Lannen Lokari (The Western Logger) - Hiski Salomaa
3. Ponoc Kad Dodje (When Midnight Comes)
4. M' Ekapses Ameriki (America, You Ruined Me) - Rita Abatzi
5. Poor But Ambitious
6. Fado Do Emigrante (Fado of the Immagrant) - Antonio Menano,
7. Dziewczyna Z Chicago - Polka (The Girl from Chicago)
8. Irish Farewell (Ein Irischer Abschied) - Frank Quinn
9. Galitziana Ball - Larry Alpert, , Jerry Lieberman
10. Discriminacion (Discrimination)
11. Little German Ball (Kleines Deutsches Fest)
12. Poor Pilgrim of Sorrow - I.D. Beck, , , I.D. Beck
13. Li Fimmini Cu Lu Lipstick (The Women with Their Lipstick) - Leonardo Dia
14. Ole (A Norwegian Emigrant Arrives in the USA)
15. U Daljini (In the Distance) - Milan Verni Tamburitza Orchestra
16. O Gero Amerikanos (The Old American) - Dimitris Perdicopoulos
17. Siirtolaisen Ensi Vastuksia (The Immigrant's First Difficulties)
18. Jibaro en Nueva York (A Puerto Rican Peasant in New York) - El Conjunto Tipico Ladi,
19. Dzieci W Krateczki (Children in Squares) - Wladyslaw Polak
20. Urkainske Weselia W Ameryci (A Ukranian Wedding in America) - Pawlo Humeniuk,
21. Die Griene Cusiene (The Female Greenhorn Cousin)
22. Lacrime 'E Cundannate (Tears of the Condemned) - Alfredo Bascetta
23. Oi! Kuinka Engeliksi Mielin (The Preacher and the Slave)
24. Heimwehlied der Schweiz-Amerikaner (Song of Homesickness)
25. Gr Die Daheimgebliebenen (Greetings to the Loved Ones Left Behind - Lydia Schaschko
26. Herrlich, Herrlich (Glorious, Glorious)

Album Description

An outstanding encapsulation of the immigrant experience. Raise a glass to the obsessive compulsive, music lover. On a trip to Rockford, Illinois, archivist Christoph Wagner was led to room after room of teetering boxes, stacks and sheer mountains of old 78s. `Here in these catacombs`, he writes, `the whole ethnic underground of America was deposited.` From them came 'Stranded in the USA', an indispensable, broad-ranging, exhaustively researched view of the immigrant experience. Recorded between 1922 and 1959, the songs are sung in the languages of virtually every major national group that arrived in the New World. At turns playful and plaintive, they bemoan the sorrows of leaving home, of lost hopes and tenacious dreams, of despair and optimism, and they tell of discrimination and opportunity, city slickers and country bumpkins, romantic conquests and the inevitable clash of cultures. This is social history from the ground up: two- and three-minute distillations of the human spirit served up by th likes of Irish orchestras, fado musicians, Scandinavian folk groups, Puerto Rican conjuntos, calypso singers, Greek bouzoukis and Balkan strings - to name but a few examples. A labour of love-cum-audio documentary, Stranded is enhanced by extensive notes containing biographical data, musician rosters, photos, illustrations and partial song translations - plus two substantial essays by Wagner that place the music and the time into crystalline perspective. Librarians, ethnomusicologists, archivists, music lovers - take note. Stranded is a goldmine that provides education and entertainment in equal measure. It deserves an award. Trikont. 2005.

Album Details

Emigration is a Basic Experience of the Modern Ages. Between 1800 and the First World War More Than 60 Million People Left Europe. Ireland, Germany, Poland, Italy and Switzerland Had the Highest Quote of Emigrants, but also Bohemia, Serbia, Croatia, Finland, Norway and Greece Had to Complain an Exodus of their Population. Most of the Emigrants Moved to the USA. From the Melange of Multiple Cultures of the Old World Melting with New Influences, Emerged Own American Traditions. The Emigrants Made their Very Own Experiences to the Topics of their Songs, Reflecting the Whole Range of Human Emotions, from the Unbounded Hope to the Deepest Grief of Homesickness. There Are Songs Depicting the Farewell as a Traumatic Experience, Others Are of Exuberating Optimism and Cheat in a Snooty Way with the Clumsiness of the New-comers, the Greenhorns.

Average customer rating: very diverse music

Emigration Karoly Cserepes Manufacturer: Hungaroton ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Hungary | Eastern Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000307M Release Date: 1996-09-17

Tracks:

1. In Istvandi - Anna Cserepes/Marton Dobszay/Krisztian Fodor/Tamas Hules/Rita Kurtos/Eva Szalay
2. Cheap Is Now The Shepherd - Hobo/Attila Kolcsenyi
3. Don't Go, Sweetheart - Anna Cserepes/Marta Sebestyen
4. In Fiume - Hobo/Laszlo Lugosi-Lugo/Budapest Ragtime Band/Kalman Balogh
5. Bagpipe Blues - Hobo/Karoly Cserepes
6. Thirty-Three Boilers - Hobo
7. My Sweetheart's Left - Anna Cserepes/Marta Sebestyen/Karoly Cserepes
8. The Young Girls Of Trenton - Hobo/Laszlo Des/Gabor Eredics/Karoly Gyori/Csaba Okros/Andras Dobay
9. In An Alien Land - Hobo/Gabor Eredics/Andras Dobay
10. IN Nograd - Anna Cserepes/Marton Dobszay/Krisztian Fodor/Tamas Hules/Rita Kurtos/Eva Szalay/Peter Balazs

Amazon.com

In a bright blend of modern composition and folk material, electronics and folk instruments, Cserepes composed and realized a modern folk opera about Hungarian emigration to the Americas at the turn of the century. Since its original release, some of the electronic sounds may seem a little dated, but the execution and completion of the project is still quite solid--a seamless mixture of new and old that allows a chiming synth gamelan to glide effortlessly under Márta Sebestyén's folk songs and ragtime piano to mesh tooth to tooth with the duda (bagpipe). Even though the songs are all in Hungarian, there is a beauty and an edge to the music that allows the listener to understand the old proverb embodied in this marvelous recording: "To emigrate is sad. To return is no joy either." This sometimes bittersweet, sometimes funny musical says it eloquently. --Louis Gibson

Customer Reviews:

very diverse music.......2005-10-11

This is a very strange album. It's got Marta Sebestyen singing love songs, what sounds like a chorus of Hungarian youths rapping in unison, a couple great industrial dance pieces, and strange yet appealing ragtime & honky tonk pieces with people talking in the background. I loved all the Muzsikas albums with Marta Sebestyen singing (for all us non-Hungarians out there, I think it's pronounced SHEH-behsht-yain, where yain rhymes with plain) so I got this one because it had her name on it. The two Sebestyen songs on it turn out to be on other albums, and they were some of the soft love songs I'm not as fond of, but I think the album is very cool, and I'm glad I have it anyway. It's supposed to be a description of the Hungarian emigrant/American immigrant experience, as they go over the sea, come to the new land, and work and generate fusion musical forms in it (this is where the ragtime and jazz & industrial come in). Since the styles are so varied, there's probably at least one song on the album that anyone will like (although I won't guarantee about the rest), but they still all seem like the work of one person or group, I mean they don't sound completely random. They're just all very different. I still love 33 Boilers and the other track like it, they sound like people hitting a bunch of pipes in a fast and exciting way, almost similar to crystalline music. In fact, hearing those two tracks first got me into goth industrial music and now I'm a huge fan of Apoptygma Berzerk, Alan Replica, and Assemblage 23. So if you're a fan of industrial or eurodance, check out this album and Muzsikas' album The Prisoner's Song, with Marta's pure, almost crystalline voice, the lovely blaring bagpipes (they've got extra vibrations all over them just like synthesisers and organ music), and Peter Eri's nice, low, almost growly voice. Enjoy!

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A Taste of Ireland, Emigration Tom Donovan , Brendon Moriarty , Marika , Liam Donnelly , and Dick Delaney ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000ULOXYI

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Enorgana, Vol. 1 Manufacturer: Orata ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Wedding Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000000UDV Release Date: 1995-12-01

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Out of Ireland - The Story of Irish Emigration to America Mick Maloney , Eileen Ivers , Seamus Egan , Jerry O'Sullivan , John Doyle , Jimmy Keane , Tommy Hayes , Eugene O'Donnell , Donna Long , and John Williams Manufacturer: Shanachie ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000K675J8

Product Description

Out Of Ireland - The Story Of Irish Emigration To America/Original Film Soundtrack// Featuring: Mick Maloney, Eileen Ivers, Seamus Egan, Jerry O'Sullivan, John Doyle, Jimmy Keane, Tommy Hayes, Eugene O'Donnell, Donna Long, John Williams// 1. Timothy Cashman Theme: The Bogs Of Shanaheever/The Carraroe Jig 2. Devereux Brothers Theme: The Old Foggy Dew/The Rattling Boys Of Ballymote 3. Optimism Theme: North Amerikay 4. Mary Rush Theme: An Drimin Donn Dilis(The Dear Brown Cow) 5. T. McIntyre Theme: The Pretty Girls Of Mayo 6. William Murphy Theme: Fig For A Kiss 7. Discrimination Theme: The Rights Of Man 8. Richard O'Gorman Theme: The Men Of The West/The Bold Fenian Men 9. Mary Ann Rowe Theme: Low Back'd Car/Believe Me If All These Endearing Young Charms 10. Tom Brick Theme: The Farewell Reel/The Wind That Shakes The Barley 11. Religion Theme: The Tidy Woman/Faith Of Our Fathers' 12. Tim O'Brien Theme: The Doon Reel/The Old Thatched Cabin 13. Closing Credits: Speed The Plough/The Four Courts

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