Gheorghe Zamfire

Gheorghe Zamfir's success story delivers bold headlines and record-breaking statistics. Over 200 albums released, over 40 million records sold, 90 gold and platinum records and numerous tours through all five continents. Together with his friends, Edward Simoni - Pepe Solera - Daniela de Santos and Ulrich Herkenhoff, the big pan hits can be heard on a 3-CD.

The pan flute holds a significant place in Romanian folk music, with Gheorghe Zamfir pioneering flute techniques in the '80s, elevating it to a concert level worldwide. In the hands of Zamfir, the pan flute becomes an instrument equal to traditional orchestral instruments, offering endless expressive colours and technical capabilities for playing modern music.

Thanks to countless TV ads hawking collections of his music, Zamfir is almost universally recognized as the "Master of the Pan Flute." While that title may be cause for smirking in some quarters – whether because of its overexposure or a general distaste for easy listening music – it's true that Gheorghe Zamfir was single-handedly responsible for popularizing an ancient, traditional Eastern European instrument that was in danger of dying out for lack of interest. Made of bamboo, reeds, or wood, the pan flute (also known as the pan pipes or the nai) consists of a series of tubes, each of which sounds one individual note, and are fastened together side by side.

This volume deals with extensions of special relativity, general relativity, and their applications in relation to intragalactic and extragalactic dynamics.

One of France and Europe's most distinguished film composers, Vladimir Cosma scored more than 150 films and TV productions. Although he enjoyed almost immediate success in comedies, he continued to experiment with different styles and genres, and this versatility brought him wide international acclaim.