Those fabulous Hungarians

November 16, 2011 at 4:53 PM

Here is the fabulous Illenyi family playing an arrangement of Paganini Caprice No. 24. Ferenc, the first man that you see, is a violinist in the Houston Symphony. His sister Katica seems to be quite popular in Hungary. Check out her other videos.

From Trevor Jennings
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 2:18 PM

If only Paganini had been Hungarian ...
There's a delightful and surprising harmonic transition at 2:36
This is now a permanent download on my computer – what more can I say.

From Corwin Slack
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 5:50 AM

Take a listen to some of the other Illenyi youtubes. Listen to Ferenc's cadenza to the Tchaikovsky concerto.

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