Lento Ad Astra ensemble recorded the album Made in SK, featuring interpretations of compositions for saxophone by Slovak composers. It includes pieces commissioned by the ensemble from Viliam Gräffinger: Danza, Ľuboš Bernáth: Partita for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (inspired by French impressionist music), and Egon Krák: Carnivore II, A Piece for Baritone Sax and Recording. […]
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A classical music concert dedicated to the fusion of opera with singer Karol Csino and the Lento Ad Astra ensemble (Zita Sopková – piano, Erik Rothenstein – saxophone). In this unconventional combination, compositions from world opera literature, adapted for this ensemble, will be performed alongside instrumental works by Slovak composers commissioned specifically by the Lento
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We are working on new recordings of Debussy & Gräffinger. In the meantime, you can listen to two new compositions. An arrangement of the 3rd movement of Claude Debussy’s Bergamasque Suite and Solitude by our friend and composer Viliam Gräffinger. The guest guitarist on both compositions is Pavol Bereza.
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Playing „Šach“ with Mr. Bach We attempted to create something worthy of one of the greatest composers of European music, inspired by his motifs, while reflecting contemporary times through our own perspectives and views. We commissioned three contemporary composers to write pieces whose central theme would be the legacy of Johann Sebastian Bach. They were
Interview recording link (Ars Musica) 04 December 2013 About recent albums of Slovak musicians with guests – Erik Rothenstein,, V. Gräffinger and P. Hammel
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