"This is a great selection. It begins with a sacred song, continues with historical ballads and the archaic folk songs sung in the Hungarian womens' choruses; on a cathartic path all the way to the drama and poetic surrealism sung in the ballad of Kata Kádár's fatal love story.” - Ferenc Kiss

Klára Bodza – voice
László Helyey – poems
Csaba Blaskó – violin
István Rumen Csörsz – lute, kobza, voice
Ákos D. Dióssy – electronic organ
Ferenc Ladányi – flutes, kaval

"Celebrating the anniversary of Klára Bodza's 40 year career, archival and new footage has been gathered together to make the DVD entitled “Flowers of the Soul”. It offers glimpses of important moments, events, and festive occasions in Klára Bodza’s art and life. She masterfully performs songs from every part of the Hungarian language area; playful, cheerful, sad and devout songs which demonstrate the colorful variety of both the music tradition and Klára Bodza’s knowledge and artistic sensitivity. We see her performing, as she often does, with her favorite students – a wonderful demonstration of her work as outstanding educator. In excerpts
from interviews, she talks about what folk song and her teaching means to her, also relating a few memories. Through her husband, László Czid ra, Klára also stays in contact with historical music and has performed in concert with the Camerata Hungarica Ensemble. The DVD also bears witness to her connnection to Hungarian poetry with her recitations of choice Hungarian poems with close ties to folk song.
Former and present students, admirers, friends of Hungarian folk song and folk culture all celebrate the career of this artist and teacher, and wish her continued success in her work!" - Dr. Katalin Paksa – folk music researcher

Performers:
Klára Bodza - voice, lute, poem
Csaba Blaskó - violin
Zoltán Bobár - double bass
László Czidra and the Camerata Hungarica
László Helyey - poem
Ferenc Ladányi - kaval, flute
Hungarian Statel Folk Ensemble
Méta Group
Zsolt Nagy - viola
Tátika Group
Klára Bodza's students