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Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Desafinado





..del disco samba pa ti...un tributo a brasil.
Son Ana Belén, Carmen París, Lolita, Lucrecia y Pastora Soler (por orden de aparición).
Saludos!



Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto 2 Arcadi Volodos BBC Proms 1998 part 2



 
Arcadi Volodos is soloist with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Chailly (London Proms)





Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, op.18
Piano: Arcadi Volodos
Riccardo Chailly
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Royal Albert Hall, London



Volodos is one of the world's top piano virtuosos. The spontaneity of his playing and his ability to pull off impossibly difficult passages with seeming ease contribute to the popularity of his dazzling live performances. Arcadi Volodos, celebrated as a "keyboard genius", is without a doubt one of today's most outstanding and internationally interesting pianists. Whether in concert or on CD, his playing is always marked by a combination of breathtaking technical virtuosity and profound and expressive musicality.

'Arcadi Volodos, like Chailly and his orchestra, played to traditional strengths. Muscular and heroic, his account also found room for the poetic and wistful.'

Marvelous fireworks, great poetry!

Monday, September 24, 2007

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto 2 Arcadi Volodos BBC Proms 1998 part 1



Arcadi Volodos is soloist with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Chailly (London Proms)




Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, op.18
Piano: Arcadi Volodos
Riccardo Chailly
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Royal Albert Hall, London




Volodos is one of the world's top piano virtuosos. The spontaneity of his playing and his ability to pull off impossibly difficult passages with seeming ease contribute to the popularity of his dazzling live performances. Arcadi Volodos, celebrated as a "keyboard genius", is without a doubt one of today's most outstanding and internationally interesting pianists. Whether in concert or on CD, his playing is always marked by a combination of breathtaking technical virtuosity and profound and expressive musicality.

'Arcadi Volodos, like Chailly and his orchestra, played to traditional strengths. Muscular and heroic, his account also found room for the poetic and wistful.'

Friday, September 21, 2007

Randy Crawford - One Day I'll Fly Away




 

Street Life was her first hit single with the Crusaders. This one was also written by them and became a nr. 1 in the Dutch charts and number five hit in the UK. Strangely enough nothing happened in the States. Recording made by AVRO.
First broadcast: 28-8-78

Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto - Corcovado



 


From the 1964 verve album "Getz/Gilberto" featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim & Astrud Gilberto.

Stanley Gayetzky or Stanley Gayetsky (born February 2, 1927 June 6, 1991), usually known by his stage name Stan Getz, was an American jazz saxophone player. Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, his prime influence being the wispy, mellow tone of his idol, Lester Young

João Gilberto (born João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira on June 10, 1931 in Juazeiro, Bahia) is a Grammy Award-winning Brazilian singer and guitarist. He is credited with having created the bossa nova beat and is known as the "Father of Bossa Nova." His seminal recordings, including many songs by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, established the new musical genre in the late 1950s.

Astrud Gilberto (born March 29, 1940) is a Brazilian singer best known for her samba and bossa nova music, most famously as the vocalist on the Grammy Award-winning song "The Girl from Ipanema".

Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (January 25, 1927 in Rio de Janeiro December 8, 1994 in New York), also known as Tom Jobim, was a Grammy Award-winning Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist. A primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists within Brazil and internationally




Personnel; Stan Getz (tenor sax) Joao Gilberto (guitar, vocal) Antonio Carlos Jobim (piano) Tommy Williams (bass) Milton Banana (percussion) Astrud Gilberto (vocal)



Thursday, September 20, 2007

Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto - Corcovado




Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Celine Dion & Andrea Bocelli - The Prayer



 

I pray you'll be our eyes, and watch us where we go.
And help us to be wise in times when we don't know
Let this be our prayer, when we lose our way
Lead us to the place, guide us with your grace
To a place where we'll be safe

La luce che tu hai
I pray we'll find your light
nel cuore restera
and hold it in our hearts.
a ricordarci che
When stars go out each night,
eterna stella sei

The light you have
I pray we'll find your light
will be in the heart
and hold it in our hearts.
to remember us that
When stars go out each night,
you are eternal star
Nella mia preghiera
Let this be our prayer
quanta fede c'e
when shadows fill our day

How much faith there's
Let this be our prayer
in my prayer
when shadows fill our day
Lead us to a place, guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe

Sognamo un mondo senza piu violenza
un mondo di giustizia e di speranza
Ognuno dia la mano al suo vicino
Simbolo di pace, di fraternita

We dream a world without violence
a world of justice and faith.
Everyone gives the hand to his neighbours
Symbol of peace, of fraternity
La forza che ci da
We ask that life be kind
e il desiderio che
and watch us from above
ognuno trovi amor
We hope each soul will find
intorno e dentro se
another soul to love

The force his gives us
We ask that life be kind
is wish that
and watch us from above
everyone finds love
We hope each soul will find
around and inside
another soul to love
Let this be our prayer
Let this be our prayer, just like every child

Need to find a place, guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe
Need to find a place, guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe

E la fede che
hai acceso in noi,
sento che ci salvera

It's the faith
you light in us
I feel it will save us



Monday, September 17, 2007

Christina Aguilera & Andrea Bocelli




 


"Somos Novios (It's Impossible)" is a song written by the premier Mexican bolero composer Armando Manzanero in 1970. The song was translated into English immediately by Sid Wayne and first recorded by Perry Como the same year under the title It's Impossible. It is one of the most popular boleros of all time. Besides Como, it has been recorded by Elvis Presley, Andy Williams, The Three Degrees, Jerry Vale, Dennis Brown, and Andrea Bocelli. Tejano group Mazz recorded this as part of a meledy entitled "Canciones De Amor" which was on the album Para Nuestra Gente.

Andrea Bocelli has covered the song as a duet with Christina Aguilera, Katharine McPhee and Rimi Natsukawa in 2006.

Friday, September 14, 2007

Grande Polonaise Brillante Chopin - By Yundi Li




 

Sunday, September 9, 2007

Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1 - Argerich&Dutoit/OSR(1973Live)



 


Martha Argerich plays Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, B flat Minor, op. 23, with Charles Dutoit and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (Victoria Hall, Genève - Oct 24, 1973) LIVE

*best viewed at quality setting 360p or 480p*

Thursday, September 6, 2007

HOROWITZ AT CARNEGIE HALL Pt.6/7 Scriabin Op8-12 & Traumerei




 


VLADIMIR HOROWITZ
A TELEVISION CONCERT AT CARNEGIE HALL 1968
Pt.6/7 Scriabin Etude in D#m Op.8-12 & Schumann Traumerei Op.15-7

Sunday, September 2, 2007

Richter - Chopin - Ballade n. 4, op. 52 in F minor - Live Praga



 




A masterpiece played by a master.
Prague Feb. 21, 1960 recording

Saturday, September 1, 2007

Yundi Li - Chopin "Fantasie" Impromptu, Op. 66



 

Li Yundi (simplified Chinese: 李云迪; traditional Chinese: 李雲迪; pinyin: Lǐ Yúndí) (born October 7, 1982) is a Chinese classical pianist. He is also popularly known as Yundi and formerly Yundi Li. Born in Chongqing, Li is most well known for being the youngest pianist to win the International Frédéric Chopin Piano Competition, in 2000, at the age of 18. He currently resides in Hong Kong.



Of course no video collection would be complete without the cliche Yundi Li video of him playing Chopin's "Fantasie" Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Op. 66 No. 4.
This is one of my favorite pieces.

Did you know: Chopin hated this piece? He composed it when he was just 24 and regretted it ever after.