Avsenik Brothers Ensemble

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Avsenik Brothers Ensemble
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Background information
Origin Begunje na Gorenjskem, PR Slovenia
Genres Oberkrain ethnic, polka, waltz, volksmusic
Years active1953–1990
Labels Telefunken, Teldec, Jugoton, Helidon
Past members Slavko Avsenik
Vilko Ovsenik
Lev Ponikvar
Franc Košir
Albin Rudan
Mik Soss
Franc Koren
Danica Filiplič
Ema Prodnik
Jožica Svete
Alfi Nipič
Joži Kališnik
Jože Balažic
Franci Teržan
Franci Ogrizek
Borut Finžgar
Mitja Butara
Igor Podpečan
Website avsenik.com

Avsenik Brothers Ensemble (Slovene : Ansambel bratov Avsenik) (German : Slavko Avsenik und seine Original Oberkrainer) were a Slovene Oberkrainer music band formed by the brothers Slavko Avsenik and Vilko Avsenik in 1953 in Begunje na Gorenjskem. The music for their repertoire of about 1000 songs was all written by Slavko and arranged by Vilko, an academic composer. Lyrics for their songs were written by Marjan Stare, Ferry Souvan, Ivan Sivec, Franc Košir, Tone Fornezzi, Vinko Šimek and others.

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The band changed the name several times. They started as a trio, then formed a quartet and finally formed a quintet with two or three singers. They were and remain particularly popular in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and the Slovene diaspora over the world. The band invented the Oberkrainer music, a new music genre of volksmusik and sold over 32 million records, which makes them the best selling Slovene music artists ever. They performed over 10,000 concerts all over the world, three times in the Berlin Philharmonic. Their biggest hit Na Golici (Trompetenecho) , written by Slavko Avsenik and released in 1955, is according to some the most played instrumental piece of music in history. [1] The band disbanded in 1990 due to Slavko's problems with his spine.

Discography

Singles

SongYearGermanEnglish
"Na Golici"1955TrompetenechoOn Golica
"Na Robleku"1957Na RoblekuOn Roblek
"Tam, kjer murke cveto"Tam, kjer murke cvetoWhere the European Orchids Flower
"Na mostu"Na mostuOn the Bridge
"Prelepa Gorenjska"1959Das schöne Land KrainBeautiful Upper Carniola
"Pastirček"1963HirtenliedThe Little Shepherd
"Mi se 'mamo radi"1965Mi se 'mamo radiWe Love Each Other
"E e k' je luštno"1966Ja, Ja, Das Ist LustigYes, Yes, it is fun
"Otoček sredi jezera"1968Small Island in the Middle of the Lake
"Na avtocesti"1970Auf der AutobahnOn the Highway
"Prijatelji, ostanimo prijatelji"1973Freunde Wir Bleiben FreundeFriends, Let's Stay Friends
"Slovenija, odkod lepote tvoje"1974Slowenien, Du Mein HeimatlandSlovenia, Where Your Beauties Come From
"Planica, Planica"1979Planica, PlanicaPlanica, Planica
"Pod cvetočimi kostanji"1980Unter Blühenden KastanienUnder the Flowering Chestnuts
"Samo enkrat imaš 50 let"1981You're 50 Only Once
"Prav fletno se imamo"1984We're Really Groovy
"Vse moje misli so pri tebi"1986All My Thoughts Are With You
"Lepo je biti muzikant"Es ist so schön ein Musikant zu seinIt's Nice to be a Musician
"Slovenski pozdravi"The Slovene Greetings
"Veter nosi pesem mojo"The Wind carries my Song
"Vlak drvi"Die kleine EisenbahnTrain is speeding

References

  1. "Festival Honours 60 Years of Avsenik Brothers Music". The Slovenia Times. 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2015.