Franz Ruzitska (aka François Rouschitzki, 1793-1865): Excerpts from "Musique orientale" (1834)

Описание: Václav Růžička (1757-1823) was a Moravian musician who made a career at the imperial court in Vienna, where he germanized his name to "Wenzel Ruzitska". He was one of the earliest teachers of Franz Schubert, and he had three sons, Franz, Wenzel and Georg, who also became musicians. In 1830, Franz set up a military band in Iaşi, the Moldavian capital. Four years later, he published one of the first collections of its kind, piano arrangements of Moldovan, Wallachian, Greek and Turkish songs and dances. In this French-language publication he romanized his name to "François Rouschitzki"; Romanian sources also spell him "Rouszitzka" and "Rujiţki".

Extraits de "Musique orientale. 42 chansons et danses moldaves, valaques, grecs et turcs traduites, arrangées et dediées à son Excellence Monsieur de Kisseleff" (Iaşi 1834)

Excerpts from "Oriental music. 42 Moldovan, Wallachian, Greek and Turkish songs and dances translated, arranged and dedicated to His Excellency Monsieur de Kisseleff" (Iaşi 1834)

1. No. V: Ajungă-ţi, puiule (Enough, my child) 0:00
2. No. VI: Lună, Lună, mult eşti plină (Moon, Moon, you are very full) 0:49
3. No. XV: Cânticu lui Bujor tâlhar (Song of Bujor the robber) 2:08
4. No. XVIII: Cumetriţă dragă (Dear cousin) 2:42
5. No. XXIII: Vecinică, vecinică (Eternal, eternal) 3:16
6. No. XXXV: Arde-mă, frige-mă (Burn me, freeze me) 3:51
7. No. XXXIX: Elenuţa de la Piatra (Elenuţa from Piatra) 4:34
8. No. VII: Cântec grecesc (Greek song) 5:10

played by Moldovan pianist Raimonda Şeinfeld (*1951, https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raimond... )

image: Amedeo Preziosi, Market in Bucharest (June 27, 1869)