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1.
Most / Bro 04:23
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Lyrics: Slovak traditional, Norwegian traditional Ej, čí to domčok Ej, čí to domčok na tom vŕšku? Išiou bi ja doňho trošku. Ej, išiou, išiou, aľe beda, ťečie vedľa ňeho voda. Ej, ťečie, ťečie na dve strani, uš sa ten muoj frajer žeňí. Ej, keď sa žeňi, nak zdrau buďe, o rok o dva vdoucom buďe. Liti Kjersti Liti Kjersti ho va seg så fagert eit viv, — Det rigner og det blæs — ho ri nord i bergom på gangaren kvit. — For djupt onde' hello, langt nord i fjello der leikar det. Men som ho no kom seg åt bergo dei blå Då høyrer ho frå haugo det spelar og læt.
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Hymnus 05:06
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3.
Usni 04:39
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Økludule 02:59
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5.
Var 06:39
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Sullarkrakk 04:49
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Bygdedans 02:56
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Neviem 03:36
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Variť alebo objednať 04:45
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Huskesnor 04:37
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Solsnu 05:23
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12.
Endspev 01:36
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The Norwegian-Slovak project building bridges develops relationships through music. Building a bridge enables us to make contact with an opposite bank, with worlds unknown; distant people become acquaintances, acquaintances become friends. By building bridges, you create a space that is not just for yourself but also for others: a community, city, country, perhaps the entire world. It was in Oslo that I first met Nils Økland, the phenomenal musician, composer and improviser. When he played a few melodies on his Hardanger fiddle, I began to realise that an exciting new adventure lay ahead of us, together with the accordionist Boris Lenko and the clarinettist Braňo Dugovič, both of whom move easily in a variety of genres and styles. The singers Åsne Valland Nordli and Gabriela Kováčiková, and the double bass player Róbert Ragan, joined us in the course of our journey. Rehearsals, concerts and recordings became an exploration of new musical worlds, where our experiences, styles and temperaments met and complemented one another, creating magical soundscapes: lands of freedom, beauty, memories and shared discoveries. We know that we cannot change the world with this project. But we can contribute to change; we can inspire and encourage. If music could do more to shape our everyday coexistence, our lives would be better. We live in uncertain times, and mutual understanding is what we need the most. 

Jozef LUPTÁK · cellist, bridge-builder 

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bridge over a divided world ​

The building bridges project links written themes, with an open space for improvisation. Music is born from intuition; form appears out of nothing. Musicians respond to one another. If they are to respond honestly, they must attune themselves to the emotion of music that is still only emerging. The listener’s situation is similar. To enter the music, listeners must pay attention to all the elements of its sounding architecture. The poet T. S. Eliot wrote that, if we listen to music deeply, we are the music while the music lasts. In music, the human being expresses and experiences the transcendental dimension of humanity. We go beyond ourselves towards the eternal and infinite. Music can liberate us from our restricted situation. This dimension of freedom and awareness of transcendental meaning gives us the energy to resist the malign forces that deform our humanity.

Daniel PASTIRČÁK
(The complete essay is included in the booklet.)

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released July 12, 2024

Artists:
Åsne VALLAND NORDLI (NO), voice
Gabriela KOVACIKOVA (SK), voice
Nils ØKLAND (NO), hardanger fiddle
Jozef LUPTAK (SK), cello
Boris LENKO (SK), bandoneon, accordion, piano
Braňo DUGOVIC (SK), clarinet, bassclarinet
Robert RAGAN (SK), double bass

Arrangements:
Building Bridges: Nils Økland, Jozef Lupták, Boris Lenko, Branislav Dugovič, Robert Ragan, Åsne Valland Nordli, Gabriela Kováčiková

Credits:
recorded on 17th — 20th March, 2024 at the Empire Theatre in Hlohovec, Slovakia
recording and mix: Audun Strype
mastering: Audun Strype at Strype Audio, Oslo, Norway
music producer: Daniel Salontay
booklet editor Andrej Šuba, Mária Boháčová
photos: Róbert Ragan
design & layout: Zuzana Číčelová
production manager: Lea Majerčáková
executive producer: Jozef Lupták
Building Bridges Project Leader: Jozef Lupták, Andrej Šuba, Lea Majerčáková / Konvergencie
Building Bridges Project Partner: Kjell Kalleklev / Kalleklev Management AS

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The album was created thanks to the project BUILDING MUSIC BRIDGES - Developing Intercultural Dialogue and Trust through Music which benefited from a 'grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants. The project has been co-financed from the State Budget of the Slovak Republic.

-- Working together for a green, competitive and inclusive Europe --
#eeagrants #BuildingBridges

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Konvergencie Chamber Music Festival Bratislava, Slovakia

Konvergencie is about coming closer. Chamber music has to do with convergence and communication: between the artists and between performers and the public. It is like a conversation which, once commenced, doesn't end but keeps on developing. Listening to chamber music, just like communication, develops the human being inwardly: our sensitivity to the world, to the others, and to our own selves. ... more

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