The Ensemble La Volta from Switzerland knows very well how to present the plucked instruments of the world and the typical music for those instruments in their concerts. When you visit a concert by La Volta you can hear and see all kinds of plucked instruments. Every member of the group plays several instruments, and …
Some great video clips from a recent concert with Oliver Waitze, Marijke and Michiel Wiesenekker and special guest Tim Connell: WOW, what a wonderful evening with great musicians and a wild audiance!! The concert was on 13th July at the New Acoustic Gallery (www.n-a-g.net) in Germany. The whole concert was also filmed. Watch out for …
Some time ago I have found a video with five mandolins playing together, probably when I searched for videos with Mike Marshall who was one of the five mandolin players. Now I have found that there are four videos from this special performance, I have collected all 4 in my playlist. In the 3rd and …
Five Mandolins – A Special Performance at the Art of Sound Music Festival Read More »
Once again I have found some fantastic videos from Japan. This time the Setouchi Mandolinenquintett plays music from the 18th century, but also some Irish music. Thous videos were made during the preparation for a trip to the Korea Mandolin Festival. Mandolins: Miyatake Shiyougo, Wakiya Kazuyo Mandola: 穏 香 Tominaga Guitar: Miyatake Tizuko Mandoloncello: Itsumi …
setouchiMANDOLINEquintet – A Great Mandolin Quintet from Japan – V. Roeser / L. Mozart Read More »