Miklos Sugar - Pulsations (2010)

In the expanding oeuvre of Miklós Sugár (*1952) features prevailing for decades can be found.
They include folk music reminiscences for—as the composer admitted in an interview—folk music represents a crystallized musical idiom for him. It functions as a kind of “skeleton”, a supporting pillar and, at the same time, appears as a souvereign musical world within which the traditional but by no means conservative harmonic world of instrumental folk music is of particular importance. On the other hand, the influence of repetitive music increased the emphasis on rhythm and the immense potential of electronics provided opportunities of sound impossible to realize by traditional instruments.


01 Two Chapel Flowers 8′33″
Trió Lignum (Csaba Klenyán, Lajos Rozmán – clarinets, György Lakatos – bassoon)

02 Dimensions 10′33″
Csaba Klenyán – clarinet, Antal Babits – contrabass clarinet, István Horváth – electronic effects

03 The Tyger (W. Blake) 7′15″
Musica Nostra Choir conducted by Zsuzsánna Mindszenty,
István Horváth - electronic effects

04 Memories 7′34″
György Lakatos – bassoon, István Horváth / electronic effects

05-08 Pulsations 9′15″
I. 2′37″
II. 3′21″
III. 1′33″
IV. 1′44″
István Matuz – flute, Samu Gryllus - bass guitar, Béla Faragó - synthesizer, István Horváth – electronic effects

09 Kaleidoscope 11′01″
Ágnes Szakály – cimbalom, Nagyváry String Quartet

10-14 Studies for Piano 8′20″
No. 1. Leggiero 0′54″
No. 2. Sostenuto 2′24″
No. 3. Delicatemente 1′37″
No. 4. Moderato 1′31″
No. 5. Allegro 1′54″
Gábor Eckhardt – piano

15 Electrokarina 3′06″
Márk Fülep – ocarina, István Horváth, Gyula Pintér – electronic effects

16-17 Tilinkó Song 2′28″
I. 1′33″
II. 0′55″
Márk Fülep – tilinkó, István Horváth, Gyula Pintér – electronic effects

18 Miniconcert 8′28″
Anna Mérey – violin, György Gulyás Nagy – viola, Balázs Kántor – cello, István Matuz – flute,
Csaba Klenyán – clarinet, Anna Beleznai - bassoon, István Horváth electronic effects
conducted by Miklós Sugár


NOTE : No cd rip = No log.
But timings seem to indicate there are 2 second gaps (between each work, not each track) included in flac files already