The Virtual Gramophone is a site where thousands of recordings from the early 20th century from Canada can be found as podcasts or for immediate download. Welcome to the Library and Archives of Canada’s Virtual Gramophone, a multimedia website devoted to the early days of Canadian recorded sound, providing an overview of the 78-rpm era [...]
The Canadian musician Jayme Stone has travelled to Mali to research the history and origins of the banjo in Africa. There he met Mansa Sissoko, a “griot” and storyteller. In this concert of the CBC you can hear both musicians together – creating something new from two different cultures. Jayme Stone / Mansa Sissoko at [...]
Today i have selected some videos of the concerto for lute, violins and basso continuo in d major by Antonio Vivaldi. This concerto is played quite often by different ensembles. I have played this many years ago together with the mandolin orchestra of Baden (Badisches Zupforchester). The first video has just been added to youtube. [...]
The Orquesta de Plectro La Orden de la Terraza conducted by Carlos Blanco Ruiz has given a concer in december with the winner compositions of the Concurso Internacional de Composición para formaciones de Plectro “José Fernández Rojas” 2010 and of previous years. The complete concert is available in the following playlist: Playliste: Concierto de presentación [...]