Csárdás

Csárdás (pronounced) Czardas by Vittorio Monti is a traditional Hungarian folk dance played by Seán McGuire R.I.P.

Its origins can be traced back to the 18th century Hungarian verbunkos, used as a recruiting dance by the Hungarian army.

Csárdás is characterized by a variation in tempo: it starts out slowly (lassú) and ends in a very fast tempo (friss, literally "fresh"). There are other tempo variations, called ritka csárdás, sűrű csárdás and szökős csárdás. The music is in 2/4 or 4/4 time. The dancers are both male and female, with the women dressed in traditional wide skirts, usually colored red, which form a distinctive shape when they whirl.

Classical composers who have used csárdás themes in their work include Emmerich Kálmán, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms, Johann Strauss, Pablo de Sarasate, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and others. Probably the best-known csardas is the eponymous composition by Vittorio Monti written for violin and piano. This virtuosic piece has 5 tempo variations.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Czardas
• Csárdás
• Hungarian
• Dance
• Hungary
• Folk

[kapasakos]

Hungarian are not Gypsies.This is a fact.

please, cant call we gipsies.

[Budapestitest]

áááááááááá not again anytime I see a nonHungarian posted csárdás video on youtube it is always this song. not that I dont like it Vito Monti was a great composer full respect etc.. but there are other I'd say better songs in csárdás worth listening to.

so I suggest dear csárdás-oriented people of the world look for them

[KasapMK]

@kapasakos, of course you are not! The gypsies are spread all over the world, and the biggest gypsy town is in Republic of Macedonia. It is called Shuto Orizari, A.K.A. Shutka

[GeminiAmbience]

My uncle used to play this at family picnics or holidays on the accordian. Man do I miss those days. :)

[pastore0506]

Awesome performance!

[StevenShields29]

It sounds bizarre with a guitar. Never heard it like this.

[umcaca]

sit

[patmcginleys]

Ah,sure what more does one expect from Sean Mc Guire.His music shall orbit the earth for eternity!!!!!!

[comhaltas1]

lovely post clarebannerman.pleasure to watch such a talented musician.thank you for all the recent posts.comhaltas1.

[Wanderwd]

How lovely! I must have some gypsy blood somewhere!