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Valdis Muktupavels' recordings
film music, audio - CDs,
MCs, LPs
2004
- Latvijas
novadu valoda. Latgale [The
language of Latvian provinces. Latgale] Film music for a documentary TV film, producer
Ginta Kaldava.
2003
- Skanosie
gadalaiki. Valda Muktupavela celojuma piezimes [The sonorous seasons. Valdis Muktupavels' travel
remarks] The Latvian
version of the film "Lettland ...", for Latvian TV,
producer Uldis Cekulis and Beatrix Stoepel. Broadcast on September
6, 2003.
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- Lettland.
Wildnis zwischen Russland und Riga
[Latvia. Wilderness between Russia and Riga] Film music for a documentary film of
the Wildlife
and Environmental Film Productions (Vides
Filmu studija) for NDR, producer Uldis Cekulis and Beatrix
Stoepel. Broadcast in Germany NDR
on May 28 and WDR on October 14, 2003.
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- Latvijas
novadu valoda. Kurzeme [The
language of Latvian provinces. Courland] Film music for a documentary TV film, producer
Ginta Kaldava.
2002
- Valdis Muktupavels.
Kokles.
UPE CD 043. A double CD,
published by UPE.
The 1st disk contains my compositions for the Baltic psaltery
kokles, solo and in ensemble with other instruments - sarod,
violin, cello, bass guitar, hornpipe, overtone whistle, and with
overtone singing. Three songs are sung by Ruta (my wife) in her
clear, soft and touching voice. The 2nd disk contains traditional
kokles music from Courland (Western Latvia) and Latgale (Eastern
Latvia).
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- The bagpipes
of Latvia. ARC Music Productions.
EUCD 1692. A licenced copy of the CD "Dudas Latvija".
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- Malu magija [The magic of clay] Film music for a documentary TV film,
producer Ginta Kaldava.
2001
- Lubans. Cina
par centimetriem [Lake Lubans.
Fight for centimetres] Film
music for a documentary film by Vides Filmu studija, producer
Uldis Cekulis.
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- Balta [The white] Film music for an animation film by, producer Edmunds
Freibergs.
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- Latviesu
tautas dziesmas [Latvian
folk songs] Film music
for a documentary film, producer Zigurds Vidins.
2000
- Dudas Latvija.
Bagpipes in Latvia. UPE
CD 017. A CD compilation of Latvian bagpipe music of different
styles.
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- Zilie kalni [The blue mountains] Film music for a documentary TV film,
producer Ginta Kaldava.
1997
- Tanz-Bilder
des Weges Four tracks on a CD, which is a supplement
to a book by Maria Gabriele Wosien "Tanz-Bilder des Weges".
Linz: Veritas.
1995
- Lettonie.
Musiques des rites solaires. Ensemble RASA. Inedit. W 260062. A CD version of the cassette
"saule deva savu meitu janits jaja katru gadu".
1994
- Koklu speles
pasmaciba [Teach yourself
kokles]. Riga: Tautas
muzikas centrs. A cassette with comments and easy steps to learn
the traditional style; in Latvian.
1993
- RASA. saule
deva savu meitu janits jaja katru gadu [The Sun married off her daughter Yanis was riding
every year] A cassette,
recorded by RASA ensemble. Riga: Latvijas Radio, Micrec. MRCC
072.
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- Valdis Muktupavels.
Zelta kokles [Golden kokles]
A cassette of traditional
kokles music. Riga: Latvijas Radio, Micrec.
1991
- Brali Muktupavels.
Vinegrets [Brothers Muktupaveli.
Mixed salad with vinegar] A
cassette of Latvian traditional music. Sydney, author publication.
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- Latgolas
dzismes [Latgalian songs]
The side A of this LP
is music by KOMBULI ensemble. Riga: Ritonis. 3-001-C-3.
1989
- Piesni Latgalii
(Inflant Polskich) [Latgalian
songs]. Earlier publication
in Poland of the same LP as "Latgolas dzismes". Warszawa:
Poljazz. PSJ 231.
1985
- Musical Art
of the Peoples of the USSR. Estonian/Latvian Instrumental Music.
The side B of this LP has basically Latvian traditional music,
where I play on 6 tracks of 10. A project of a LP of Latvian
traditional instrumental music was started in Riga, by Ethnographic
Open-air museum. The Melodija publishers in Moscow promised to
publish the LP, in fact, they never did it. Instead, half of
the recorded material was without any permission included into
the above LP. Melodija, Le Chant du Monde. C90 23253-23254; LDX
74006.
1983
- Latviesu
folklora. Gadskartu dziesmas
[Latvian folklore. Songs of calendar celebrations] Film music for a semi-documentary, semi-artistic
film, producer Andris Slapins.
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