The Artist:
An Italian composer, violinist, mandolinist and conductor. His most famous work is his Csardas, written around 1904 and played by almost every gypsy orchestra.
Info:
"Csardas" (or "Czardas") is a composition by Italian composer Vittorio Monti. A rhapsodical concert piece written in 1904, it is a well-known folk piece based on a Hungarian csardas. It was originally composed for violin, mandolin or piano. There are arrangements for orchestra and for a number of solo instruments. The duration of the piece is about four and a half minutes.