Gergely Sárközy
Encyclopedia
Gergely Sárközy is a Hungarian
musician who plays guitar
, lute
, lute-harpsichord
, viola bastarda
, and organ
.
etc.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
musician who plays guitar
Classical guitar
The classical guitar is a 6-stringed plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones...
, lute
Lute
Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back, or more specifically to an instrument from the family of European lutes....
, lute-harpsichord
Lautenwerck
The lautenwerck , or lute-harpsichord , was a European keyboard instrument of the Baroque period. It was similar to a harpsichord, but with gut rather than metal strings, producing a mellow tone....
, viola bastarda
Viola bastarda
Viola bastarda refers to a highly virtuosic style of composition or extemporaneous performance, as well as to the altered viols created to maximize players' ability to play in this style. In the viola bastarda style, a polyphonic composition is reduced to a single line, while maintaining the same...
, and organ
Pipe organ
The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurized air through pipes selected via a keyboard. Because each organ pipe produces a single pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ranks, each of which has a common timbre and volume throughout the keyboard compass...
.
As soloist
- J.S. Bach on Viola Bastarda, Lute and Lute-Harpsichord (double CD) (Hungaroton Classic Ltd, 1980, 1984, 1991)
- Gergely Sárközy plays Scarlatti Sonatas on guitar, lute, lute-harpsichord, viola bastarda, organ (Hungaroton Classic Ltd)
- Chaconne & Passacaglia (Purcell, Bach) (Hungaroton Classic Ltd)
- Famous Concerti (Amadis) (alt.)
etc.
External links
- Official Homepage www.gergely-sarkozy.com
- The baroque LUTE-HARPSICHORD: A Forgotten Instrument (more information from Tihamér Romanek)
- mp3: Prelude-Presto from Lute Suite No. 1 (Lute-Harpsichord)
- mp3: Bourree from Lute Suite No. 1 (Lute-Harpsichord)
- mp3: live recording (2004) - Gaspar Sanz (info)
- Photo (2)
