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To mark the 150th anniversary of Leoš Janáček's birth, a new version of Janáček's famous opus inspired by folk songs was performed at the Concentus Moraviae festival of South Moravian towns in 2004. The new version is the work of Iva Bittová, Vlado Godár, and the Škampa Quartet and is one of the most interesting creations in Czech music in recent times. Leoš Janáček's famous opus in a new version by Iva Bittová, Vlado Godár, and the Škampa Quartet from the Concentus Moraviae 2004 festival in Kyjov.
For the 'Are'are people of the Solomon Islands, the most valued music is that of the four types of panpipe ensembles. With the exception of slit drums, all musical instruments are made of bamboo; therefore the general word for instruments and the music performed with them is "bamboo" ('au). This film shows the making of panpipes, from the cutting the bamboo in the forest to the making of the final bindings. The most important part of the work consists in shaping each tube to its necessary length. Most 'Are'are panpipe makers measure the length of old instruments before they shape new tubes. Master musician 'Irisipau, surprisingly, takes the measure using his body, and adjusts the final tuning by ear. For the first time we can see here how the instruments and their artificial equiheptatonic scale-seven equidistant degrees in an octave-are practically tuned.
Six part TV series where Karpo Godina filmed common folk, showing the world of people who have filled their lives with hobbies and skills of their own making. It features gold panners on the river Pek, a shepherdess who plays music on a leaf, a football fan, a potter, and an unusual orchestra.
Lovely overview of traditional Slovak Christmas.
Recording of the concert, which took place on the occasion of the round anniversary of the founding of the Kandráčovci group. Performers: Kandráčovci, Monika Kandráčová, Anna Poráčová, Veronika Rabadová Šoltysová, Tereza Mandzáková, Duo FARSA, Orchestra of Jules Selčan, Choir of St. Cecilia at the Cathedral of St. Elizabeth.
Living in forests untouched by man, these gracious and mysterious fairies use their magical powers to send blessings upon Earth. Do not take their kindness for granted. Especially on the night when the sky opens.
Recording of the 61st Folklore Festival Východná 2015 - Greetings from the Hron - the programme is dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Horehron Days of singing and dancing, during which many generations of inhabitants of this region took turns on the stage in Heľpa.
"Who plays me, hears my voices”, shows a recent moment in the life of Gaston Lafourcade, a classical pianist and harpsichordist who, at the age of 83, enters a recording studio for the first time in his life to record a solo album and to join his daughter, Natalia Lafourcade, who during a recess period in her career, decides to embark on this adventure as a love letter to her father and as a way to enjoy what brings them together, beyond blood ties: their deep love for music.
