Today I say goodbye with a magnificent Gil Shaham performance of Pablo de Sarasate’s Carmen Fantasy together with the Berlin Philharmonic and Claudio Abbado. Beyond impressive. 👏👏👏
Have a fine evening!
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A video from a week ago with Martha Argerich rehearsing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in Lugano, Switzerland.
For today's coffee and cigarette break, a bit of melancholy with Pinchas Zukerman playing Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, II. Adagio, together with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Zubin Mehta.
Have a wonderful day! ☕
Come on, let's have some fun with Mahavishnu Orchestra, performing live at BBC "You Know, You Know". (1972, I think)
A very late start today with Samson François improvising before playing Rachmaninoff’s arrangement of Liebesleid.
The footage is believed to be from a 1968 cruise, this being the only known instance of him playing Rachmaninoff.
Have a quick noon espresso with an 18-year-old Krystian Zimerman playing Chopin's Mazurka at the 1975 Chopin Piano Competition. He also won the competition, thus becoming the youngest winner of the first prize. ☕
I kick the day off with a more dramatic start, with Anna Lapwood playing the final movement of Saint-Saëns' Organ Symphony No. 3 Finale on the Royal Albert Hall's grand organ.
Have a great day!
Initially, I wanted to post "Hush Little Baby", so here it is. So nice to rediscover this Yo-Yo Ma & Bobby McFerrin collaboration!
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When the first Three Tenors concert took place, on July 7, 1990, in Rome's Terme di Caracalla, Luciano Pavarotti delivered a cry for lost love with Vincenzo de Crescenzo's "Rondine al nido". This is also a tourist suggestion for those of you who'll visit Rome. I wish you all a great day!
For lunch break, between an espresso and a cigarette, I propose Rossini's "The Barber of Seville", Act I Finale, with Joyce DiDonato as Rosina and Juan Diego Flórez as Count Almaviva.
Did you know that the premiere (February 20, 1816, in Rome) was a complete bust? Only after that did it start to gain traction and become the success we all know it to be.
For your morning coffee, a short moment with Bobby McFerrin and Yo-Yo Ma playing Rimsky-Korsakov’s "Flight of the Bumblebee". If you want to take a deeper dive into this, their collaboration began with their 1992 album "Hush" (more than two years at the top of the Billboard Classical).
For today, a flamenco moment with Carlos Montoya performing "Farruca".
Starting tomorrow, I should be back with more frequent posting.
I was in the mood for Vivaldi and decided to share with you a moment with Esther Abrami playing "Winter". 🥂
For today, an excerpt from a 1971 live performance of Ahmad Jamal, “Extensions”, and a few pictures with the Mediterranean Sea from the South of France.
Have a beautiful weekend!
Possibly my only post for today, Keith Jarrett playing "I Fall In Love Too Easily" at the Lugano Estival Jazz in 1986.
Have a great day!
My only post for today, maybe a bit dark, Gabriel Fauré's "Élégie" performed by Yo-Yo Ma and Patricia Zander in 1983, in Tokyo.
Have a great day!
A few pictures from Juan-Les-Pins, where every year there's "Jazz à Juan", a famous festival that dates back to 1960. This year, it takes place from July 9 to July 19. If you have kids and don't want to pay the tickets, the venue is right at the park and you can listen to the music for free, with a bottle of wine, while the little ones are having a good time too.
Probably my only post for today, Sonny Rollins and Rufus Harley (with bagpipes!) playing "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" in 1978, London.
Have a fine day!
Today I say goodbye with Narciso Yepes playing Bach's Prelude (Passaggio, Presto) and Bourrée BWV 996 on his 10-string guitar for the Spanish Television in 1976.
A few pictures from Saint Paul de Vence, France, which was home to Marc Chagall.
(I'll add a few more as a reply to this post.)
