15/11/2025
Rimsky-Korsakov - Flight of the Bumblebee
arr. Max Leth
Daniel Kåse & Daniel Norberg marimba
of Kungliga Filharmonikerna
Recorded at Konserthuset Stockholm
A true signature piece for showing off speed and technique, here arranged for two marimbas by Max Leth. This isn’t your ordinary performance… Two percussionists play on the same marimba, trade places, walk behind each other’s backs, play upside down, and still keep that bumblebee flying at full speed!
This film excerpt is from one of the 5 episodes of the documentary series Mankind and Music, produced by Yellow Tone in 2023. Available for free streaming world wide on www.konserthuset.se/en/play/theme/mankind-and-music/
Why does music exist? What happens to us when we make or listen to music? In this series, we explore answers to these questions together with musicians, listeners and researchers.
DP David Tarrodi
Operator Erik Vallsten
Gaffer Rolf Carlbom
1st AC Joel Brunskog
Sound by Håkan Ekman
Shot on Arri Amira with Angenieux Optimo provided by Ljud och Bildmedia Bt AB
Post production by Tone Post