Christmas in Vienna 2013: Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, ‘Wiener Singakademie’ choir, and the ‘Wiener Saengerknaben’ choir at the Wiener Konzerthaus. Soloists: Ursula Langmayr (soprano), Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo-soprano), Joel Prieto (tenor) and Luca Pisaroni (bass-baritone). Conductor: Erwin Ortner.
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Malagueña [Pink Martini]
The “Little Orchestra” from Portland, Oregon; Pink Martini performs Malagueña. Written in 1928 by the Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona, it was originally the sixth movement of Lecuona’s Suite Andalucia. Live in Portland, December 31, 2005.
José Carreras sings Midnight in Moscow
Accompanied by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the famous Spanish tenor José Carreras sings “Midnight in Moscow” in Spanish (A la luz de luna azul). Conductor: Christian Kolonovits. Recorded at the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Carreras and Vienna Symphony’s “Around the World” concert.
Ramírez: Misa Criolla [José Carreras and Mercedes Sosa versions]
Misa Criolla is the most famous work of the Argentine composer, pianist, and music director Ariel Ramírez (4 September 1921 – 18 February 2010). The Misa, a mass for tenor, chorus, and orchestra, is based on folk genres such as chacarera, carnavalito, and estilo pampeano, with Andean influences and instruments. It is also one of …
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Fritz Wunderlich sings Granada
The great German lyric tenor Fritz Wunderlich sings Granada, a song written in 1932 by Mexican composer Agustín Lara, in German. It was the fashion during Wunderlich’s career for German theaters to perform operas in the local rather than the original language. Symphonie-Orchester Graunke conducted by Hans Carste. Munich, May 31, 1965.
Christina Pluhar and L’Arpeggiata: Via Crucis [2010 album]
Clips from Via Crucis, the 2010 album of L’Arpeggiata, a European early music ensemble led by Christina Pluhar, the Austrian theorbist and conductor. Guest singers are Nuria Rial, Philippe Jaroussky, Marco Beasley, The King’s Singers, and Barbara Furtuna Corsican male voice quartet. Published by Virgin Classics.
L’Arpeggiata and Barbara Furtuna: Maria
European early music ensemble led by the Austrian theorbist and conductor Christina Pluhar, L’Arpeggiata and Barbara Furtuna perform “Maria”, a creation of the Corsican male vocal ensemble Barbara Furtuna and is based on the melody of La Carpinese, a traditional shepherds’ song from Carpino. The text of the song hints at the sorrows of the …
Beniamino Gigli sings “La Paloma”
The most famous tenor of his generation, Beniamino Gigli (March 20, 1890 – November 30, 1957) sings “La Paloma” (English: the dove), a popular Spanish song which was composed and written by the Spanish composer from the Basque region Sebastián Iradier (aka Sebastián Yradier – 20 January 1809 – 6 December 1865) after he visited …
Plácido Domingo sings Bésame Mucho [Wiesbaden, 2007]
Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo sings Bésame Mucho (English: Kiss me a lot), a song written in 1940 by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez (August 21, 1916 – January 22, 2005). Recorded at the Open air Gala – Bowling Green, Wiesbaden in 2007.
Juan Diego Flórez sings Bésame Mucho, Cielito Lindo, and Granada
Peruvian operatic tenor Juan Diego Flórez sings three Mexican songs with guitar: Bésame Mucho, Cielito Lindo and Granada. On the occasion of the Eurovision Song Contest, a matinée was held in the Vienna State Opera on May 17, 2015: “Pop meets Opera”. On stage were opera stars such as Juan Diego Flórez, the ensemble “The …
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