Village music from Romania

'A set of three compact discs compiled from recordings made in 1933-1943 in Romania by the ethnomusicologist Constantin Brăiloiu and his assistants. As a follow-up to the "World Collection of Recorded Folk Music" and the collection of "Swiss Folk Music", the present set is the third of a series through which the International Archives of Folk Music (AIMP) at Geneva pay tribute to their founder. Dedicated to Oltenia (A), Moldavia (B) and Transylvania (C) respectively, the three CDs may be purchased either separately or in a coffer which contains in addition an extensive illustrated booklet. Apart from a detailed presentation of the music, its context and the conditions of its collecting, the latter providesa glossary of Romanian musical terms as well as the songs' lyrics and their translation. The musical material was compiled from the sound archives of the Institute for Ethnological and Dalectological Studies (ICED) at Bucharest. Our edition owes much to the valuable assistance of the ethnomusicologist Dr. Speranța Rădulescu and her colleagues at ICED. It was also made possible thanks to the support of the Société des Amis of the Geneva Ethnographic Museum and Radio Suisse Romande, as well as through the courtesy of Artexim and Electrecord at Bucharest.' Laurent Aubert, AIMP, 1988