Transylvanian Grace

A large-ensemble project built around the music of Romanian and especially Transylvanian folklore. The album draws on traditional songs from the Lăutari and village repertoire — music still heard at wedding celebrations and in village bars around the Carpathians — alongside original compositions written under the impressions of the musicians' shared travels through the Transylvanian highlands between 1997 and 2000. The orchestra grew out of the 'Interzone' collaboration between drummer Maurice de Martin and pianist Mircea Tiberian.

From the liner notes:

'The music on this album wants to reflect the great musical heritage of Romanian and especially Transylvanian folklore. The traditional songs are taken from the Lăutari and villagers' repertoire, which you can still hear at wedding celebrations and in the village bars around the Carpathians. The original compositions are written under the strong sensual impressions of our mutual trips through the Transylvanian highlands in the years 1997–2000. Enjoy the music!'

(— Maurice de Martin & Mircea Tiberian)