Flórez sings La Flor de la Canela
The famous Peruvian operatic tenor Juan Diego Flórez sings La Flor de la Canela (The Cinnamon Flower), a vals criollo (or Peruvian Waltz ) song composed by Peruvian singer-songwriter Chabuca Granda.
Pink Martini – Taya Tan
Taya Tan is a beautiful Japanese song from Pink Martini’s 2007 album “Hey, Eugene!”. It is originally recorded in 1969 by Saori Yuki, a Japanese singer, and actress.
Albinoni: Adagio in G Minor [Copernicus Chamber Orchestra, Horst Sohm]
Conducted by Horst Sohm, the Copernicus Chamber Orchestra performs Tomaso Albinoni‘s Adagio in G Minor. Recorded in a live concert during the Festival de Musica de L’Escala, 2011.
Yasmin Levy sings Adio Kerida
Adio Kerida (Spanish: “Adios, querida”, English translation: “Goodbye, beloved”) is a Sephardic song. Here is a beautiful version is sung by Israeli singer-songwriter Yasmin Levy. Levy’s father, Isaac Levy is credited as one of the writers of the song’s lyrics.…
Françoise Atlan sings Durme Querido Hijico
Durme Querido Hijico is a traditional Sephardic song. Here is a beautiful version which is sung by the French-born Sephardic Jewish singer Françoise Atlan.
Hora Staccato [Dinicu]
Hora Staccato is a short, very fast violin piece in a Romanian hora style, composed by Romanian composer and violinist or violin virtuoso Grigoraș Dinicu. It is Dinicu’s most famous and often-played virtuoso violin showpiece. Dinicu is widely regarded as…
Luis Mariano sings Mexico
Luis Mariano sings “Mexico”, a song from the Le Chanteur de Mexico (The Singer from Mexico), a French film directed by Richard Pottier starring Luis Mariano and Bourvil, released in 1957.
Plácido Domingo sings Malagueña
Famous Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo sings Malagueña, a song by Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona, written in 1928. Malagueña was originally the sixth movement of Lecuona’s Suite Andalucia.
Lisitsa plays Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata
Valentina Lisitsa plays Ludwig van Beethoven’s The Piano Sonata No. 14 “Quasi Una Fantasia” Opus 27 No. 2, also known as the “Moonlight Sonata”. Completed in 1801 and dedicated in 1802 to his pupil, Countess Giulietta Guicciardi, it is one…
Moustaki sings Le Flamenco (Guitar: José Pisa)
Georges Moustaki sings “Le Flamenco, una España sin Franco” (The Flamenco, a Spain without Franco), in French. The guitars are played by the Spanish flamenco guitarist José Pisa.
John Williams plays Koyunbaba (Carlo Domeniconi)
John Williams plays Carlo Domeniconi‘s most well-known 1985 piece Koyunbaba. Carlo Domeniconi (born 1947) is an Italian guitarist and composer known as a concert artist in both the classical and jazz idioms.
Pavarotti sings “Caruso”
Luciano Pavarotti sings “Caruso”, a song written by Italian singer-songwriter Lucio Dalla (4 March 1943 – 1 March 2012). The song is about the last days of the great Italian tenor Enrico Caruso. Orchestre de Paris conducted by James Levine.…