Articles on Hungarian culture which have appeared in past issues of CER.
15 January 2001
See You, Jimmy
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Working-class singer Imre "Jimmy" Zámbó is silenced forever.
4 September 2000
I Wrote For Myself
Interview with Pál Závada
CER's Gusztáv Kosztolányi talks with the best-selling author about his book, Jadviga párnája, Hungarian literature and life.
27 March 2000
From Beats to Bass
Blade Runner
with Gusztáv Kosztolányi
A Brief History of beat and rock Music in Hungary.
27 March 2000
Not For Dummies
Mel Huang
After Crying is one of the most innovative bands on the Hungarian music scene and stands at the forefront of "intelligent" music, not only in Hungary but as far as Venezuela.
18 October 1999
SUMMARY OF THE NEW EC PROGRESS REPORT
CER Staff
Summaries of the European Commission's annual Progress Report as a whole and as it pertains to each country in the region.
27 March 2000
World Music at Play: Egy Kiss Erzsi Zene
Andrew James Horton
Erzsi Kiss and her band draw on an eclectic range of sources to create a "virtual world music" which is both a mature and sophisticated synthesis of musical conventions and childishly good fun.
27 March 2000
Zoltán Kodály, Modernism and Hungarian Folk Music
Sue Bagust
Bartók became one of the 20th century's "canonised" composers for his blending of folk and art music. However, it is often forgotten that Zoltán Kodály, Bartók's collaborator in folk studies, laid a substantial foundation for modern music in Hungary in this respect.
27 March 2000
From Táncház to Concert Band
Paul Nemes
Ghymes started off as a small Hungarian folk ensemble in Slovakia and, feeling the need to speak to a broader audience, graduated on to becoming a concert band which has won international acclaim.
27 March 2000
Kurtág in Edinburgh
Rachel Beckles Willson
Last year, Kurtág was the featured composer at the distinguished Edinburgh festival. One of the more interesting events was the British premiere of Samuel Beckett: ...pas ŕ pas - nulle part.
27 March 2000
The Mind Is a Free Creature Hungarians Read Their Way To Success: The music of György Kurtág
Rachel Beckles Willson
Although Kurtág, Hungary's leading contemporary composer, is a taciturn man, his work is effused with the influence of words and speech.
6 December 1999
Hungarians Read Their Way To Success
Carolyn Chapman
The Hungarian publishing industry has undergone a complete transformation in the past ten years.
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