I'm having a glass of Cremant watching the sunset and listening to Chet Baker's "So what" on repeat. (1964) Have a fine evening! 🥂

A short archive video with Bela Bartók playing his own "Allegro barbaro". This is the only video of him playing the piano. Filmed in New York, 26 September 1942, audio recorded by Bartók in Budapest on 5 November 1929.

It's all I have for today. I'm travelling, and the weather in Verona is bad, so I only have two average pictures of the Arena, which marks 2000 years of existence in 2026. View quoted note →

And this should be the last one. I tried different formats with the new Amethyst to see which ones are suitable for most apps. Just in case somebody is wondering, I listen to everything that I uploaded, and I enjoy it too. 😂 If you have any suggestions, upload them as a reply to this post (no links). I should organise a contest, some while ago we had a daily one for the most zapped video with a prize of 2100 Sats if I remember correctly. Would anyone be interested?

I lied, two more tests. Ignore hard.

Last test, ignore

Test/ignore/(G, das ist für dich 😂)

Test/ingore/u2gigi

Test/ignore

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I don't know how popular Takuya Nakamura is, so I take a small detour to introduce him to you. He blends trumpet with jazz, as well as drum & bass and techno. I uploaded a short "presentation" video and added the YouTube link for the whole performance. Have an excellent day!

I want to catch your attention with an old trailer from 2010 for Verdi's Aida, taking place at Arena di Verona and directed by Franco Zeffirelli. Starting July 30, it's back with 7 events. I attached the link for tickets too.

Aida di Zeffirelli Arena 2026 | Arena Opera Festival

Nel 2026 all'Arena di Verona torna la maestosa Aida nell'iconico allestimento di Franco Zeffirelli. Scopri la programmazione e prenota i tuoi posti!

Have you ever wondered how "Bohemian Rhapsody" would sound if Liszt wrote it? If yes, Peter Bence has the answer. Have fun!

For today's lunch break, I propose Midori Goto playing Pablo de Sarasate's Zapateado, Op. 23 No. 2, Spanish Dance No. 6, together with Robert McDonald. ☕

I wish you all a great week with Evgeny Kissin playing Bach/Kempff's Siciliano like no other.

A classical guitar moment for the noon coffee with Ana Vidović playing Scarlatti's Sonata in E major, K 380. Have a fine Sunday!

From the Metropolitan Opera, a clip from the final dress rehearsal with Michael Spyres and Lise Davidsen in Wagner’s "Tristan and Isolde".

Always a good choice to start the day, the equivalent of an extra coffee, Vittorio Monti's Czardas. Clara Cernat, violin, and Thierry Huillet, piano. Have an excellent day!

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!

A video from a week ago with Martha Argerich rehearsing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in Lugano, Switzerland.