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Valentin Clastrier

Valentin Clastrier has been played on NTS in shows including Geologist Presents: The O'Brien System, featured first on 2 May 2018. Songs played include Stridulations, Viell'mania and Au Fond Des Temps 1.

French musician Valentin Clastrier (born 1947) is one of the few performers in the world specializing in contemporary music for the hurdy-gurdy; before Clastrier, the instrument was used primarily in the performance of European Medieval and folk musics.

He began his career as a guitarist, and was introduced to the hurdy-gurdy in 1970. His instrument has 27 strings rather than the conventional six.

Clastrier's strikingly original compositions for the instrument (in both acoustic and electroacoustic…

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Stridulations
Valentin Clastrier
Innacor Records2013
Stridulations
Valentin ClastrierInnacor Records2013
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Viell'mania
Valentin Clastrier
Innacor Records2013
Viell'mania
Valentin ClastrierInnacor Records2013
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Au Fond Des Temps 1
Valentin Clastrier
Innacor Records2013
Au Fond Des Temps 1
Valentin ClastrierInnacor Records2013
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Migrations 2
Valentin Clastrier, Les Philharmonistes De Châteauroux
Auvidis1986
Migrations 2
Valentin Clastrier, Les Philharmonistes De ChâteaurouxAuvidis1986
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Sine Sole Nihil
Valentin Clastrier
Silex1992
Sine Sole Nihil
Valentin ClastrierSilex1992
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Comme Dans Un Train Pour Une Étoile
Valentin Clastrier
Silex1992
Comme Dans Un Train Pour Une Étoile
Valentin ClastrierSilex1992
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Cigada Synthética (Improvisation)
Valentin Clastrier
Auvidis1984
Cigada Synthética (Improvisation)
Valentin ClastrierAuvidis1984
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Madranque
Valentin Clastrier
Auvidis1984
Madranque
Valentin ClastrierAuvidis1984
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Rituel II
Valentin Clastrier
Auvidis1987
Rituel II
Valentin ClastrierAuvidis1987
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Et La Roue De La Vie
Valentin Clastrier, Michel Godard, Jean-Louis Matinier, Michael Riessler, Carlo Rizzo, Gérard Siracusa
Silex1994
Et La Roue De La Vie
Valentin Clastrier, Michel Godard, Jean-Louis Matinier, Michael Riessler, Carlo Rizzo, Gérard SiracusaSilex1994
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