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Hudba inak: Óda na počúvanie mesta Rozhovor: Ryo Noda: Som herec každej epochy či štýlu Hudba farieb: Skriabin a tajomstvo jeho synestézie Koncerty: Slovenská filharmónia – Štátna filharmónia Košice – VENI ensemble – ŠKO Žilina Hudobné divadlo: Rozprávková Opera SND? (SND) - Zvyk, dar či prekliatie? (Teatro Real, Madrid) - Basso continuo v technoklube (Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz, Mníchov) - Vykopávka s repertoárovým potenciálom (Oper Frankfurt) - Horúčka zvaná Norma (Theater an der Wien – Štátna opera Viedeň) Auris interna: Zvuky a vône jari Z organového kokpitu: Platení vetrom Jazz: Jazz v emigrácii: Matej Korbelič Hovory T: Od Louisa Armstronga po Dizzyho Gillespieho (J. Bartoš) Poviedka: V. Rozenbergová: Tumarkinova kríza Recenzie CD Editoriál: Hudba nejestvuje v jasne ohraničenom koncepte. Prelieva sa a získava rôzne „tvary“. Reaguje na život azda vo všetkých jeho podobách a so všetkými súčasťami – živými, neživými, hmotnými, duchovnými. Svedčí o tom aj zaujímavá zostava tretieho tohtoročného čísla Hudobného života. „Zvuk vnímame často len ako doplnok vizuálneho vnemu, ktorý považujeme za objektívny. Počúvanie je však mäkšie, plné pochybností, neisté, ale aj pohlcujúce a prežívané naplno. Odohráva sa v prítomnom okamihu a ponúka nový spôsob chápania súvislostí,“ píše vo svojom texte o zvukoch, ktorými človek (ako živočíšny druh) ovplyvňuje svoje životné prostredie, Eva Vozárová. Učí nás počúvať mesto, všímať si, ako sa v ňom menia aj prírodné zvuky pod vplyvom dlhodobých zásahov človeka. Zdá sa, že vnímanie hluku cez estetické kategórie je možno cestou, ako sa zmieriť s akustickou nepohodou v mestskom prostredí. Do podnetných interdisciplinárnych vôd sa ponára aj text Michala Pavlíka, kladúc si otázku, či bola synestézia Alexandra Skriabina autentická. Cez prehľad dejín a druhov fenoménu prepojenia viacerých zmyslov sa dostávame k zdrojom synestéziou ovplyvnenej tvorby charizmatického skladateľa, ktorého život a dielo sa napájali zo žriediel inšpiratívnej mytológie a ktorý sa zrejme sám stal objektom mýtu. Japonský skladateľ Ryo Noda navštívil nedávno Bratislavu a Haimoni Balgavej rozprával o zaujímavých muzikoterapeutických výsledkoch pri práci s ľuďmi, trpiacimi rôznymi duševnými a neurologickými problémami. Hudba a pohyb liečia... V jazzovej rubrike pokračujeme v seriáli z histórie jazzovej trúbky, dej o krok ďalej posúva Juraj Bartoš. Autentický vhľad do prežívania formatívnych okamihov na kľukatej ceste hudobníckej kariéry prináša monológ mladého trubkára Mateja Korbeliča. Opäť prinášame pohľady na koncertný a operný život, nahrávky domácich i zahraničných interpretov a autorov. Nezabudnite sa prelistovať až na záver Hudobného života, k poviedke Vandy Rozenbergovej, v ktorej sa mladá hrdinka pretancuje v rytme argentínskeho tanga k svojmu šťastiu. A na záver k próze (Hudobného) života: V minulom čísle sme vás informovali o problémoch s novým celoštátnym administratívno-účtovným systémom, pre ktoré sa nám nedarilo vydať časopis včas aj v tlačenej forme. Už tlačíme, no nedostatky spomínaného systému nás brzdia v distribúcii časopisu do predajní a problém máme aj s predajom tlačenej verzie cez e-shop Hudobného centra. Veríme, že nás v týchto časoch neopustíte... Andrea Serečinová

Something strange is going on with the wildlife in Firelight Ridge… As a scientist, Lachlan McGowan is trained to notice changes in his surroundings, but the presence of gorgeous newcomer Maura keeps distracting him. Ever since she turned him down, he’s been determined to be her friend. Clearly, she needs one—something drove her to this remote wilderness outpost, and whatever it is, it’s a secret. When wild creatures from moose to wolves start behaving oddly, he jumps at the chance to team up with Maura to figure out why. Teacher Maura Vaughn’s life has gone from ordinary to utter chaos all thanks to one obsessed man. Taking refuge with her grandfather in Firelight Ridge is a desperate move, but she feels safe in this tiny Alaska outpost where winter storms keep visitors away. And then there’s Lachlan…something about the wildly attractive, dreamy scientist helps her trust again. Is it safe to imagine a future where she isn’t on the run?But safe may be the wrong word once they start peeling away the mysteries of nearby Wind Valley. It’s so foreboding that it has no road and no trail…so why did a professor move his family there ten years ago? What did they discover, and what does it have to do with the strange occurrences Maura and Lachlan are tracking? To uncover the stunning truth about Wind Valley, they’ll face danger from all sides…and time may be running out for all of them, human and animal alike. WIND VALLEY is a small town, friends to lovers romantic suspense, where a woman on the run falls in love with a scientist who will do whatever it takes to protect her.

Forget about 007. This heroine has her own brand of spycraft' - Washington Post New York City, 1962. Vera Kelly is struggling to make rent and blend into the underground gay scene in Greenwich Village. She's working night shifts at a radio station when her quick wits, sharp tongue, and technical skills get her noticed by a recruiter for the CIA. Next thing she knows she's in Argentina, tasked with wiretapping a congressman and infiltrating a group of student activists in Buenos Aires. As Vera becomes more and more enmeshed with the young radicals, the fragile local government begins to split at the seams. When a betrayal leaves her stranded in the wake of a coup, Vera learns war makes for strange and unexpected bedfellows, and she's forced to take extreme measures to save herself. An exhilarating page turner and perceptive coming-of-age story, Who is Vera Kelly? introduces an original, wry and whip-smart female spy for the twenty-first century. 'Who Is Vera Kelly? is the twisty, literary, woman-driven spy novel you've always wanted to read' - Amy Stewart, New York Times bestselling author of Girl Waits with Gun 'Knecht's novel is a slow-burn espionage thriller, a complex treatment of queer identity, and an immersive period piece all rolled into one delectable page-turner' - Entertainment Weekly 'Gripping, magnificently written... This is a cool, strolling boulevardier of a book, worldly, wry, unrushed but never slow, which casts its gaze upon the middle of the last century and forces us to consider how it might be failing us still' - New York Times Book Review

When duty clashes with desire, only one will survive.  On their last night together, Highland soldier Duncan MacDonell swore to love his Jenny, and she him, giving themselves to each other with only the Highland moon as their witness. Now, with her true love away serving the king, Jenny faces an impossible choice. Her father arranges a marriage for her and ensures that she cannot say no. Left with no choice, she must betray her true love, and he’ll never know why.  When Duncan returns, the sight of Jenny in another man’s arms sears his scorned heart. As Jenny struggles to honor her duty to family, she can no longer deny her heart’s longing. Jenny takes a stand to win Duncan back. But how can their love be enough to overcome the heartbreaking fate that now keeps them apart?

What would you risk to find love? Mackenzie Cooper has had it with romance. On her way home from another blind date arranged by her well-meaning sister, she is caught in a snowstorm. While maneuvering the twists and turns of the icy road, Mackenzie loses control of her car and crashes into the rocky hillside. When a rugged Scotsman pulls her to safety, Mackenzie is sure she must be hallucinating. Through the storm’s fury, he takes her to shelter in one of the mysterious stone chambers scattered throughout Putnam County, New York. Snowbound, Mackenzie must wait out the storm with this strange, kilted man who claims to be a Highlander from eighteenth-century Scotland. By morning, she not only believes Ciarán MacRae’s story but has also lost her heart just in time for him to kiss her, promise his love—and then vanish. Unable to forget him, Mackenzie returns again and again to the stone chamber, hoping to unlock the secret of Ciarán’s disappearance. But if she does, she will have to decide whether her fierce feelings for Ciarán are worth abandoning all that she knows to travel through time to find her gallant Scotsman. If you enjoy a timeless Scottish romance, get your copy of Highland Passage today!

Violet Quinn's life changes forever when a lightning storm sends her back in time.  Caught in a thunderstorm, cyclist Violet Quinn takes shelter in an ancient stone chamber, where a lightning strike sends her back in time. Landing in the frenzy of the Scottish Reformation, her life is at risk. Mysterious knight errant Robert de Mallay is on a mission to safely deliver an ancient Knights Templar secret. But when he encounters a beguiling young woman in peril, his daring rescue puts them in the path of danger.  Together, Violet and Robert must battle enemies and their own growing feelings as they strive to complete the mission. But, with danger around every corner, will they be able to complete it and find a way back home? If you enjoy a timeless Scottish romance, get your copy of Knight Errant today!

It starts with a stolen kiss under an English sky, and it ends with a walk down the aisle. It starts with the President sending his best friend to woo me on his behalf, and it ends with my heart split in two. It starts with buried secrets and dangerous desires…and ends with the three of us bound together with a love sharper than any barbed wire. My name is Greer Galloway, and I serve at the pleasure of the President of the United States.

A simple mistake, a surprising proposal, and a choice that will change everything Allie’s at her fourth wedding this summer — a painful reminder that her love life is stagnant — when a surprising encounter with a possible soulmate leaves her breathless. Minutes later, her boyfriend proposes to her in front of the other guests. As she struggles to answer, a phone recording captures her predicament. It quickly becomes a viral sensation, throwing her sensible life into chaos. Join Allie on her heartwarming quest to discover whether love at first sight can survive the upheaval it causes.

They have nothing in common — except falling in love. Zoey Beckett, still haunted by the loss of her parents in a plane crash, has closed herself off from relationships and pours herself into her teaching. But when the school board implements changes that would hurt her students, Zoey resigns. Foreign news correspondent Tyler Farrington has seen too much violence. When the facts he reports are suppressed, he resigns. Desperate to recharge, he buys a mountain cabin in the small town of Cedar Creek. When Tyler and Zoey meet while volunteering at the town’s historic theater, their chemistry is undeniable. But so are their polar opposite lives. The two broken souls could complete one another if they dared. But it will take a leap of faith, and that might be one leap too many.

Dive into a world of seductive pleasure where passion is fueled by the fire of dragons… Grigori - Book 1: A mythology professor visits Russia in hopes of proving dragons were real, only to discover her theory is all too real when a living, breathing, sexy dragonshifter kidnaps her to be his mate. Mikhail – Book 2: A gemologist brought to England to examine a discovery of Elizabethan era jewels finds herself facing off with a sexy jewel thief that turns out to be a dragonshifter. When he steals the jewels and her…she learns she might just be his one true mate. Rurik – Book 3: The younger sister of a pair of supernatural hunters wants to prove she can catch a dragon so her brothers will let her join their secret hunter organization, but when she targets the Barinov family battle dragon, she is taken prisoner. When her brothers come to rescue her, she finds herself torn between the dragon she’s learned is her mate, and her own family. The Lost Barinov Dragon – Book 4: A young woman exploring the Swiss Alps is trapped in a cave with a sleeping dragon during a snowstorm. When her touch awakens the sleeping and injured beast, she discovers a love that will span centuries as she helps heal this wounded dragon’s heart.

"The Quiet Day" follows Suzanne O’Connell, a female firefighter in a small town, where her days are either calm or chaotic. When a dangerous situation unfolds with two men, Harold Waters, her old flame and local law enforcement officer, and Toby Chandler, a fellow firefighter known for his reliability, Suzanne finds herself in a life-threatening predicament. As trust becomes a critical factor, she must navigate a deadly game where making the wrong choice could put her life at risk.

In "The Return of the O'Connells," life for the O'Connell family remains uncertain after the upheaval caused by a murder charge. With their father's surprising return from the dead, they come to realize that justice isn't always fair. As they prepare for the arrival of a new grandchild and adjust to their new identity, a lingering sense of trouble looms. A shadowy new enemy threatens the close-knit family, jeopardizing the strong bond between siblings and pushing them to contemplate cutting ties with each other. Will they find a way to overcome the challenges and restore their family unity, or will this new threat tear them apart forever? Dive into this gripping tale of resilience, love, and the unbreakable O'Connell spirit.

Romance and suspense collide in this haunting romantic thriller.  When special forces operator Luke O’Connell meets a woman he never expected to see again, he uncovers the dangerous secret she is hiding and realizes the lengths someone will go to stop him from uncovering the truth. Luke never in a million years expected to see Misty Bates again after a weekend of no strings and no names. But when his family introduces him to the nice girl next door, who turns out to be his mysterious fling, he soon figures out that the small-town girl is running from something, and uncovering it could destroy his chance at love.

Andrew by pro Thomase udělal cokoliv. Možná i zabíjel. Andrew Perrault nachází útočiště ve spletitých pohádkových příbězích, které píše pro jediného člověka na světě, jenž ho dokáže vrátit do reality — Thomase Rye, chlapce s rukama věčně umazanýma od inkoustu. Zatímco Andrew se rád ztrácí ve slovech, Thomas tráví volný čas kreslením. Po návratu do školy se ale s Thomasem děje něco podivného. Jeho násilničtí rodiče, s nimiž neměl dobrý vztah, záhadně zmizeli. Thomas o podivných událostech zarytě mlčí, a kdykoli se ho Andrew pokusí něco zeptat, uzavře se ještě víc do sebe. Vyjde najevo, že Thomasovy kresby nejspíš ožily a zabíjejí každého, kdo jim zkříží cestu. Chlapci chtějí zabránit dalším obětem, a tak každou noc s příšerami tajně bojují. Jenže jak roste jejich vzájemná posedlost, sílí i moc příšer a Andrew se začíná obávat, že jediný způsob, jak je zastavit, by mohlo být zničení jejich stvořitele…

Být porodní bábou není nikdy lehké. Rozhodně vám situaci neulehčuje ani německá nadvláda a neustálé kontroly gestapa. Ale Klára s Hanou se s tím umějí vyrovnat. Pomáhá jim i fakt, že žijí na samotě daleko za vesnicí. Jenže o jejich hájovnu se začíná zajímat podezřele moc lidí. Co chtějí? Proč by někdo kroužil kolem dvou opuštěných žen a starého domu? Zdá se, že bohatá minulost Königovy hájovny se začíná drát na povrch.

Hon na vraha začíná V luxusním pražském klenotnictví je nalezen mrtvý majitel. Vypadá to na nepovedenou loupež s tragickým koncem, jenže detektivové už řeší další dvě podobná násilná úmrtí a mezi případy by mohla být spojitost. Nového vyšetřování se ujímá komisař, kterému nikdo neřekne jinak než Drak. Ostřílený detektiv s bystrým úsudkem krok za krokem skládá mozaiku ze zdánlivě nesouvisejících detailů, starých křivd i dávno zapomenutých vazeb a postupně zjišťuje, že pravda je prostá – ale také nebezpečná. Všechna skrytá tajemství zanechávají stopy, stačí je jen správně přečíst

Rozhovory: Komponovanie – spôsob ako čeliť svetu (Idin Samimi Mofakham) Adamčiak na osemnásť spôsobov (Eva Šušková) Osobnosť: Akceptovať žiaka ako jedinečnú osobnosť (Emília Dzemjanová) Koncerty: Synagóga v Nitre – Slovenská filharmónia – Opera SND – Pražská jar – Štátna filharmónia Košice, Koncertný špeciál Roberta Kolářa Súťaž: Schneidrovka plná prekvapení Hudobné divadlo: Wertherov návrat (Košice), Retro s nadčasovou pointou (Bratislava, VŠMU), Hamlet ako psychologický triler (Theater and der Wien), Sugestívne spojenie Mozarta a Ullmanna (Parížska filharmónia) Udalosť: Hlasy holokaustu Auris interna: Poďme pekne od začiatku Z organového kokpitu: Aj ty vieš improvizovať! Jazz: Hovory T: Od Milesa Davisa po Toma Harrella Poviedka: V. Rozenbergová: Absolventský Recenzie CD „Ak je prítomný strach už v tejto fáze, aké to bude, keď nasta- ne nejaká oveľa vážnejšia situácia?“ Zmienku o speváčke Eve Šuškovej začínam citátom, ktorý reflektuje spoločenské traumy a zároveň príznačne ilustruje dôležitý rozmer umelkynej osobnosti – chuť prejaviť sa aj vo veciach verejných. Umeleckú cestu Evy Šuškovej charakterizuje výber aj nevychodených trás, pre mnohých azda zaprášených, z ktorých ale prináša pre poslucháčov i odbornú komunitu zaujímavé plody. Robert Kolář ju v rozhovore zachytáva vo fáze, keď sa vrátila z dvoch „výletov“ do veľmi odlišných končín a všimla si ich aj porota tohtoročných cien Rádiohlavy. Jej pozornosťou najviac zatriasol projekt, v ktorom sa Eva Šušková predstavuje ako autorka. Zhudobnenie grafickej poézie Milana Adamčiaka je zásadným a premiérovým aktom, no nebolo to v žiadnom prípade len prvenstvo, ktoré priviedlo Evu Šuškovú k hlavnej cene. Zaujal jej spôsob uchopenia materiálu, v ktorom zúročuje svoje skúsenosti v teréne novej hudby, ale aj hravosť a spontánnosť prameniaca z jej pedagogických aktivít na poli elementárnej hudobnej výchovy. Adamčiakovské Konštelácie / Permutácie sú personifikáciou Šuškovej rozko- šatenej tvorivosti i odvahy, ktorú prejavuje naprieč životnými situáciami. Veľmi tešia aj dva ďalšie veľké rozhovory v piatom tohtoročnom čísle. Jana Zelenková kládla dôležité otázky organovej pedagogičke Emílii Dzemjanovej, ktorá sa tohto roku lúčila s učiteľskou profesiou. Okrem inšpiratívneho čítania pripomína tento rozhovor aj fakt, že z košického Konzervatória, práve vďaka Emílii Dzemjanovej, vzišlo najviac medzinárodne úspešných slovenských organistov posledných desaťročí – Monika Melcová, Bernadetta Schlichting Šuňavská, Tomáš Mihalik či Marek Vrábel. Aj o potrebe vytrvalosti a húževnatosti v ťažkých časoch hovorí iránsky skladateľ Idin Samimi Mofakham: „Navzdory obme- dzenej inštitucionálnej podpore sa čoraz viac iránskych hu- dobníkov presadzuje na medzinárodnej scéne – ako skladate- lia, interpreti alebo dirigenti. A to svedčí o odolnosti iránskej umeleckej komunity.“ Áno, spomeňme na frustrácie a stresy rôznych minulých časov a verme, že tvorivá miazga si vždy nájde svoju cestu von. Aj keď kôru jej stromu načas opáskujú znefunkčnené umelecké fondy či barbarské zásahy do kultúrnych inštitúcií. K próze nášho Hudobného života, žiaľ, patrí aj neustále sa vyrovnávanie s časových sklzom, ktorý nám začiatkom roka spôsobilo zavedenie zle pripraveného celoštátneho finančno-administratívneho systému. Okrem meškania vo vydávaní sme dlhodobo bojovali aj s nemožnosťou predávať tlačenú verziu časopisu. Verím, že tento deficit vyrovnávala internetová verzia Hudobného života, ktorú neustále vylepšujeme a napĺňame aj obsahom, ktorý sa nedostane do tlačeného časopisu. Ďakujeme za pochopenie a vernosť... Andrea Serečinová

From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Jennifer Bernard comes a new sizzling suspense series set in the Alaskan wilderness.   From childhood misfit to successful attorney, Molly Evans wouldn’t be the strong, independent force of nature she is today without the support of her three best friends—and one of them is missing. On a mission to find answers, she tracks Lila all the way to Firelight Ridge, Alaska, a wild outpost where Molly sticks out like a sore thumb in her designer duds and desperate search for Wi-Fi. Regardless, just days after arriving, she can’t resist getting sucked into the mystery surrounding a local’s death, a group of reclusive settlers…and a surly but undeniably attractive pilot. Sam Coburn has carefully cultivated a lone-wolf persona since moving to Firelight Ridge, necessary for a job he’s reluctantly agreed to take on. Then Molly Evans steps onto his plane, and he just knows the gorgeous redhead is about to make his life interesting. She’s as fierce as she is feisty…and it’s not long before she inadvertently provides him access to an isolated wilderness family he’s tried and failed to get close to for over a year. But it turns out they are excessively interested in Molly…a potentially dangerous turn of events Sam didn’t see coming.Throw in a teen runaway, a shooting, sexual attraction as dazzling as the endless Alaska sky, and a potentially catastrophic event, and Sam and Molly’s breathtaking adventure could end up either life-altering…or life-ending.v

Is being the heir to a witch coven something to murder for?  Amy and Ambrose are pulled into a case that hits a little close to home. A witch heir to a coven line has been murdered and it is causing chaos. The more suspects and witnesses they interview, the more it becomes clear that nobody cares about her death. Everyone just wants to know who will replace her.  Can Amy and Ambrose find out who killed the heir?  -  Heirs And Spares is book fourteen of Amethyst's Wand Shop Mysteries, an urban fantasy murder mystery series featuring a quirky witch, a serious detective, a slow burn m/f romantic subplot and a standalone crime.   If you love quirky main characters, the murder of the week format, light-hearted back-and-forth, magic, and murder mystery, start the Amethyst's Wand Shop Mysteries series today!