Traditional Romanian and Hungarian folk music Klezmer (chek our klezmer space: JESZENSKY - DE CECCO DUO)
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"Once again the music, made alive by the duo formed by Leonardo Jeszensky (violin) and Giovanni De Cecco (piano), offered an extraordinary sound scenery of the traditions of the regions of Romania, with improvisations and compositions on Romanian, Romany, Hungarian and Jewish themes. Leonardo Jeszensky, Hungarian with cosmopolitan musicality, enraptured the audience with his bright sensibility, encompassing styles and forms. Formal excellence and expressive intensity gave way to the enthralling flowing of the sound, typical of that music. We were impressed by the hybrid sonority of ‘vioara cu goarna’, violin with horn. A violin-type chordophone with a trumpet which amplifies the sound instead of the sound box. Powerful and feral or lyrical and vibrating, whenever necessary, and perfectly in harmony with the violinist’s executive verve, was the sound of De Cecco’s piano. The young musician from Udine is bringing to the world the sensual heartbreaking music of Eastern Europe (the duo have just arrived from Istanbul and are about to leave for Stockholm). There was a long applause by the large deeply moved audience." Marco Maria Tosolini (Il Gazzettino, 01/24/2008)
"[...] De Cecco and Jeszensky, two talented musicians with a classical
background, but who have developed a passion for kletzmer music, as well as
that of Romania's and in general the Balkans' "lautari", including also
authentic Gypsy music. In their recent concert at Tonitza hall of [Cluj's]
Art Museum, the two musicians performed, in the piano - 'vioara cu goarna'
and piano - violin formulas, well-known as well as inedited pieces, showing
an interesting approach full of magic, animated more by emotion than by
stylistic virtuosity; thus nearer to life, joy and at the same time
suffering." Michaela BOCU (transl. into English from "Faclia, ziar indipendent de Cluj", 3 Feb. 2008)
Az elso estét a Jeszensky – De Cecco Duo klezmer muzsikája zárja, utólag nagyon hálás vagyok a társaságomban lévo bennfentes hölgyeknek, amiért tétovázás nélkül az elso sorba navigálnak. Két ragyogóan tehetséges, szellemes, kirobbanóan felszabadult és eredeti, fiatal muzsikus magyarországi debütálásának lehetünk tanúi, az olasz zeneszerzo és zongorista Giovanni De Cecco a klasszikus zene felol közelít (némi punkzenész múlttal), a brazíliai-magyar hegedus, Leonardo Jeszensky pedig elsosorban népzenész (némi metálos múlttal), és mindketten megszállottjai a romániai tradicionális zsidó muzsikának. Ahogy kettejük eltéro zenei világa találkozik, ahogy dobálják egymásnak a stílusjátékokat, ötleteket, zenei gegeket, az a szabadságnak, a könnyedségnek olyan foka, amellyel nagyon ritkán lehet találkozni. Giovanni De Cecco egy szemérmes virtuóz: olyan elegánsan szörföl a stílusok között, mintha csak nyakkendot cserélne, és mindegyik elképesztoen jól áll neki, Leonardo Jeszensky pedig a szívét adja bele, csak úgy zuttyan. Ennyi érzelem, rafinéria, humorérzék, zenei alázat és pimaszság, eredetiség egy tucatnyi zenésznek is elég lenne, ok viszont, az elvetemültek, ketten osztoznak az egészen.
Tóth Ágnes Veronika (http://kultura.hu)
2008 18 November: Wien, Austria - KlezMORE Festival (Gemeindezentrum der IKG) 16 November: München, Germany - Ars Musica im Stemmerhof 15 November: Stuttgart, Germany - Jazzclub Kiste 13 November: Gelsenkirchen, Germany - Bleckkirche 12 November: Kassel - Theaterstübchen 11 November: Duiburg - Steinbruch
18 September: Györ, Synagogue, Hungary 27 March: Café Blue, Venice 24 March: Taverna "Campiello del remer", Venice 23 March: Teatro Centro Giovanni XXIII, Belluno, Italy 9 February: Steinbruch Café, Duisburg, Germany. 8 February: interview and gig on german TV channel STUDIO 47 31 January: Bathory Istvan Liceum, Cluj Napoca, România. 31 January: Muzeul de arta, sala Tonita, Cluj Napoca, România. 29 January: "Ai masnadieri" restaurant, Mestre, Venice. 24 January: Italienska Kulturinstitutet i Stockholm "C.M. Lerici", Stockholm, Sweden. 22 January: Palazzo Antonini, Udine University 21 January: Udine, private party. De Cecco - Jeszensky duo. 15 January: "A più voci" on RadioRaiUno FVG
2007 12 November: radio session and interview for italian national RadioRai1 F.M. 94.9 . Radio program "Il suono di Pan" ("Pan's sound") 20,19,18 October: Istanbul Jazz Center, Istanbul, Turkey 28 July - 5 August: hotel Manoir Mignon, Câmpulung Moldovenesc, România.
LEONARDO JESZENSKY: violin, stroh violin (vioara cu goarna), braci jeszensky@hotmail.com
A 32-year-old violinist of Hungarian - Brazilian extraction, Leonardo Jeszensky graduated in Composition from the University of Campinas, Brazil; he attended for 4 years the Magyar school of popular music "O'budai Népzenei Iskola", Budapest; he is attending the course of traditional Hungarian music at the music conservatory of Nyiregyhàza.
He played in the Youth Orchestra of Sao Paulo for 10 years.
He composed some pieces for contemporary dance and for the theatre, which were performed in Campinas.
In Brazil he performed for 5 years with guitarist Eduardo Agni and his ensemble.
With the traditional Transylvanian music ensemble "Furészelo Banda", he performed in many places in Hungary and recorded a CD ("Furészelo Banda").
He did organological research on string instruments in the world and on the French composer Francois Bayle.
He has been visiting Romania for five years, and has made thousands of recordings in Transylvania, in the Campia areas; his interest is mainly focused on the comparison of the dance genre called "de a lungu".
With Giovanni De Cecco he is touring in many cities and countries (Italy, Romania, Hungary, Sweden, Germany, France, Turkey...), playing mostly gypsy and klezmer music from Romania. The duo recorded the album "Traditional music from Romania", now available from september 2008.
He graduated in Philosophy and in Piano in Venice.
In Romania he absorbed from Tzigane bands many of the themes which he loves to reinterpret in the concert halls. This love was reciprocated by the artists and the Romanian government, who often invited him to perform and represent Romania together with Romanian artists: he performed in the presence of the former President of Romania Iliescu in the Presidential Palace, Bucharest; in 2004 at the Teatro dell'Opera, Rome, he performed in the special concert held to celebrate the National Holiday of Romania (broadcast live on Telepace channel and National Romanian television TVR Cultural); in Vienna for the upcoming entrance of Romania into the European Union; in Prague at the Romanian Embassy and Saint Nicolas’ church; in Japan in the presence of new Romanian President Basescu for the international Aichi Expo in June 2005 (broadcast live on Japanese Radio I) and in Nagoya and Tokyo in September 2005.
He also performed in other important concerts at Reduta Jazz Club in Prague, and recently with Jeszensky in Istanbul (Istanbul Jazz Center), Italian Cultural Centre in Stockholm, Art Museum in Cluj Napoca Romania.
just got the CD last week. i love it! i am so happy with the ample songs and genuine arangement of all the classic Romanian songs. people listen to this music now and can do nothing but paint!
O calor é pra lembrar um pouco aqui da terra "brazilis". Parabéns pra vc pelo ótimo trabalho tb! Boas gravações e no aguardo do novo trabalho! Posso lhe enviar o CD do grupo? Manda um mail! Abraços!!
