Adagio & Furioso - Gypsy Devils

Albinoni - Adagio, Brahms - Hungarian Dances Nos. 5 and 12, Dvořák - Slavonic Dance No. 8, Haydn - Rondo a l'Ongarese, Paganini - Capriccio No. 24, Sarasate - Zigeunerweisen, etc.The Slovak cimbalom band Cigánski diabli (Gypsy Devils), artistic director: Ernest ŠarköziIn Roma fairy tales, it is usually the devil who imbues Gypsy music with its inimitable vivacity. And when listening to Cigánski diabli, you cannot help but believe it. The popularity of this Gypsy orchestra has crossed the borders of their native Slovakia into Moravia, Bohemia and much further afield. Of late, they have been giving concerts abroad with in creasing frequency - Germany (including at the Berliner Philharmoniker Hall), England, France, Canada, etc. The ensemble, made up of eight professional, classically trained musicians, has already received three platinum discs.A traditional cimbalom band? Well, yes and no. They have, so to speak, many more strings to their bow: folk music (ranging from Slovak to Jewish)