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Claron McFadden: Singing the primal mystery
Claron McFadden: Spieva o záhade jednoduchosti
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"Ľudský hlas: záhadný, spontánny, jednoduchý." S týmito slovami nás pozýva sopranistka Claron McFaddenová k odhaleniu záhad dýchania a spievania, zatiaľčo predvádza náročnú "Áriu" Johna Cagea.
Claron McFadden - Soprano
Amsterdam-based singer Claron McFadden sings many of the major oratorio works, but is perhaps best known for her readings of modern and contemporary music. Full bio
Amsterdam-based singer Claron McFadden sings many of the major oratorio works, but is perhaps best known for her readings of modern and contemporary music. Full bio
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Host: Folks, you've just met Claron McFadden.
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Hostiteľ: Diváci, práve ste videli Claron McFaddenovú.
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She is a world-class soprano singer
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Je svetovou sopranistkou,
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who studied in Rochester, New York.
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ktorá študovala v Rochestri v New Yorku.
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Her celebrated operatic roles
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Hrala mnoho operných postáv
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are numerous and varied.
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za ktoré dostala rôzne ocenenia.
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In August 2007,
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V Auguste 2007,
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Claron was awarded the Amsterdam Prize for the Arts,
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bola Claron ocenená Amsterdamskou cenou za umenie,
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winning praise for her brilliance,
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kde si získala priazeň za svoj nádherný,
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her amazing and extensively wide repertoire
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obdivuhodný a ohromne široký repertoár
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and her vivid stage personality.
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a živé vystupovanie na pódiu.
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Please welcome Claron McFadden.
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Prosím privítajte Claron McFaddenovú.
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Claron McFadden: The human voice:
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Claron McFaddenová: Ľudský hlas:
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mysterious, spontaneous,
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záhadný, spontánny,
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primal.
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a jednoduchý.
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For me, the human voice
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Pre mňa, ľudský hlas,
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is the vessel on which all emotions travel --
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je ako plavidlo, na ktorom sa plavia všetky pocity --
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except perhaps jealousy.
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možno okrem závisti.
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And the breath,
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A dych,
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the breath is the captain of that vessel.
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dych je jeho kapitánom.
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A child is born,
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Narodí sa dieťa,
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takes its first breath --
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po prvý raz sa nadýchne --
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(Breathing)
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(Dýchanie)
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and we behold the wondrous beauty
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a my sa prizeráme tej nádhernej kráse
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of vocal expression --
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hlasového prejavu --
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mysterious, spontaneous
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záhadného, spontánneho
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and primal.
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a jednoduchého.
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A few years ago, I did a meditation retreat in Thailand.
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Pred pár rokmi som odišla na meditáciu do Thajska.
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I wanted a place
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Chcela som miesto,
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that I would have total silence
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kde by som mala úplný kľud
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and total solitude.
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a úplnú samotu.
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I spent two weeks at this retreat
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Strávila som na tomto mieste dva týždne
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in my own little hut --
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vo svojej malej chatke --
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no music, no nothing, sounds of nature --
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bez hudby, bez všetkého, len zvuky prírody --
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trying to find the essence
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skúšajúc nájsť tú esenciu
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of concentration,
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koncentrácie
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being in the moment.
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bytia v danej chvíli.
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On my last day,
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V posledný deň,
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the woman who looked after the place,
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žena, ktorá sa o miesto starala,
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she came and we spoke for a minute,
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za mnou prišla a asi minútu sme sa zhovárali
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and then she said to me,
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a potom mi povedala,
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"Would you sing something for me?"
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"Zaspievala by ste mi niečo?"
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And I thought, but this is a place of total quiet and silence.
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A ja som si pomyslela, ale veď toto je miesto úplného ticha;
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I can't make noise.
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Tu rušiť nemôžem.
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She said, "Please, sing for me."
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Povedala, "Prosím, zaspievajte mi."
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So I closed my eyes,
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A tak som zavrela oči,
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I took breath
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nadýchla sa
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and the first thing that came up and out
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a prvá vec, ktorá zo mňa vyšla
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was "Summertime," Porgy and Bess.
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bola "Summertime," od Porgy a Bessa.
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♫ Summertime and the living is easy ♫
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♫ Summertime and the living is easy ♫
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♫ Fish are jumping and the cotton is high ♫
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♫ Fish are jumping and the cotton is high ♫
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♫ Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good-looking ♫
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♫ Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good looking ♫
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♫ So hush little baby ♫
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♫ So hush little baby ♫
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♫ Don't you cry ♫
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♫ Don't you cry ♫
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And I opened my eyes,
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A ako som otvorila oči,
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and I saw that she had her eyes closed.
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uvidela som, že ona má tie svoje zavreté.
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And after a moment, she opened her eyes
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Po chvíli ich otvorila,
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and she looked at me and she said,
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pozrela sa na mňa a povedala,
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"It's like meditation."
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"Je to ako meditácia."
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And in that moment I understood
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A v tú chvíľu som pochopila,
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that everything I had gone to Thailand to look for,
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že všetko, čo som prišla do Thajska hľadať
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to search for,
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a nájsť,
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I had it already in my singing --
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som už dávno mala vo svojom speve --
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the calm, but alertness,
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kľud, ale i ostražitosť,
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the focus, but awareness,
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sústredenosť, ale tiež vedomie
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and being totally in the moment.
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a úplne bytie v danej chvíli.
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When you're totally in the moment,
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Keď ste v tej chvíli,
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when I'm totally in the moment,
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keď som ja v tej chvíli,
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the vessel of expression is open.
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plavidlo vyjadrovania sa je otvorené.
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The emotions can flow
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Pocity môžu plávať
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from me to you
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odo mňa k Vám
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and back.
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a späť.
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Extremely profound experience.
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Veľmi hlboká skúsenosť.
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There's a piece by a composer,
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Existuje dielo od skladateľa,
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an American composer called John Cage.
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amerického skladateľa Johna Cagea.
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It's called "Aria."
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Volá sa "Ária."
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It was written for an amazing singer
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Bolo napísané pre obdivuhodnú speváčku
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called Cathy Berberian.
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Cathy Berberianovú.
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And the thing about this piece that's so special --
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A čo je na tomto kúsku tak významné je --
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if you see it behind me --
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ak to vidíte za mnou --
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it's not notated in any way.
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že to nie je nijako notovo usporiadané.
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No notes, no flats, no sharps.
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Žiadne noty, čiary, zvýšené tóny.
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But it's a kind of structure,
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No je to štruktúra,
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and the singer within this structure
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v ktorej má spevák
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has total freedom
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úplnú slobodu
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to be creative, spontaneous.
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byť kreatívny, spontánny.
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For example,
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Napríklad,
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there are different colors
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sú tam rôzne farby
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and each color gets a different type of singing --
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a každá farba udáva iný štýl spevu --
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pop, country and western, opera, jazz --
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pop, country a western, opera, jazz --
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and you just have to be consistent with that color.
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a vy sa len musíte držať tej farby.
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You see there are different lines:
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Vidíte, že sú rôznych dĺžok:
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you choose in your own tempo in your own way
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môžete si zvoliť svoju vlastnú rýchlosť a štýl
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to follow the line,
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ako sa ňou budete riadiť,
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but you must respect it, more or less.
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ale musíte ju rešpektovať, viacmenej.
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And these little dots,
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A tieto malé bodky,
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these represent
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tie predstavujú
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a sort of sound
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typy zvukov,
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that's not a vocal, not a lyrical way
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ktoré nie sú vokalizované, nie spôsobom,
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of expressing the voice.
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ktorým vznikajú hlásky.
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Using the body -- it could be sneezing, it could be coughing,
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Využitím tela -- môže to byť kýchnutie, môže to byť zakašlanie,
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it could be animals -- (cough) exactly --
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môže to byť zvieracie -- (kýchnutie) presne tak --
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clapping, whatever.
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tlieskanie, čokoľvek.
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And there's different text.
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A je tam rozličný text.
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There's Armenian, Russian,
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Je tam arménčina, ruština,
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French, English, Italian.
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francúzština, angličtina a taliančina.
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So within this structure one is free.
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V rámci tejto štruktúry má teda spevák slobodu.
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To me, this piece is an ode to the voice
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Pre mňa je tento kúsok ódou na hlas,
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because it's mysterious -- as we can see --
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lebo je záhadný -- ako môžeme vidieť --
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it's quite spontaneous,
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je vcelku spontánny,
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and it's primal.
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a jednoduchý.
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So I would like to share this piece with you.
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A tak by som sa s vami rada o toto dielo podelila.
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It's "Aria" of John Cage.
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"Ária" of Johna Cagea.
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(Singing)
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♫ No other way ♫
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♫ No other way ♫
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♫ Dans l'espace, so help ♫
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♫ Dans l'espace, so help ♫
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(Singing)
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♫ To have the fruits ♫
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♫ To have the fruits ♫
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(Singing)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Claron McFadden - SopranoAmsterdam-based singer Claron McFadden sings many of the major oratorio works, but is perhaps best known for her readings of modern and contemporary music.
Why you should listen
Claron McFadden is a soprano who studied voice at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Her celebrated operatic roles are numerous and varied. She sings many of the major oratorio works, but is also in demand for her interpretation of modern and contemporary music.
Her many recordings include Birtwistle's Paul Cèlan Songs, Haydn's Orfeo and Handel's Alexander Balus with the King’s Consort. In August 2007 McFadden was awarded the Amsterdam Prize of the Arts, winning praise for her brilliant coloratura, her wide repertoire ranging from Monteverdi to Bernstein and contemporary composers, and her vivid stage personality.
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