Classical Music

You should look into "The Bride!". With Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Peter Sarsgaard, Jake Gyllenhaal, Annette Bening and Penélope Cruz, directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. I like a good story.

Probably my only post for today, Yuja Wang playing Prokofiev's Toccata. But I want you to look at the orchestra (Berliner Philharmoniker) watching her absolutely mesmerised. That's it, have a great day!

This might be the only post for today but I decided to delight you with Sabine Devieilhe in Blonde's aria "Durch zärtlichkeit und schmeicheln" from Mozart's "Die Entführung aus dem Serail".

To end the day, Seong-Jin Cho performs Ravel's "Le tombeau de Couperin", M. 68, 1st movement, Prelude. Even if it sounds playful, it's written in memory of a friend lost in the WWI, but he considered that "the dead are sufficiently sad". Have a good evening!

It reminded me of Yuja Wang. View quoted note →

Mozart's Turkish March, street music edition. She seems to be a pro but I don't know who she is.

While this isn't my favourite version, I have to respect the author's choice to write it for piano. Here, played by Boris Berezovsky. View quoted note →

I was looking for Albéniz's Asturias in different versions and found this video from Orquesta de Guitarras de Albacete. 👏👏👏

Did you know that Richard Pryor, the actor, used to sing? He was opening shows for Bob Dylan and Nina Simone, and this should mean something. To close the day, let's hear him singing "Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out". (1966) Have a good evening!

I don't know how many people know about Benamor but here we go. It's a Spanish operetta by Pablo Luna, first performed in Vienna at the Music Theater an der Wien on January 26. Initially, I didn't want to post it but if it has the result of bringing more people into opera, why not...