The Making of 'The Peasant Girl': Documentary and recording session footage

Released in the summer of 2011, Viktoria Mullova’s genre defying recording 'The Peasant Girl' was released to critical acclaim and much media coverage.

This DVD charts the making of the recording at London’s prestigious Abbey Road Studios, and the camera catches Viktoria and the Matthew Barley Ensemble performing complete tracks, and relaxing and talking between sessions. The documentary is a moving insight into the 'Peasant Girl' project, why and how it all came together.

This is music making of the highest order. Viktoria’s rural origins in Ukraine are reflected in the programme that combines elements of classical music and jazz and reflects the phenomenal influence that the gypsies have had on swathes of 20th century music.

'The Peasant Girl' is blissfully free from the misleading shackles of genre.

Music:
- DuOud arr. Barley: For Nedim
- John Lewis/Bratsch arr. Barley: Django
- Florian Hermann arr. Barley: Dark Eyes
- Bratsch arr. Barley: Er Nemo Klantz with Bartok Duos
- Weather Report (Joe Zawinul) arr. Barley: The Peasant
- Bartok: 7 Duos with improvisations
- Barley: Yura
- Bratsch arr. Barley: Bi Lovengo
- Weather Report (Joe Zawinul) arr. Barley: The Pursuit of the Woman with the Feathered Hat

Matthew Barley Ensemble:
- Matthew Barley [cello]
- Julian Joseph [piano]
- Paul Clarvis [drums & perc]
- Sam Walton [marimba, vib & perc]