Music of the Day

[hectorm]

Getting in the mood for the weekend.
Maurice Chevalier´s song takes a seat in second row in this funny scene.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YNiedDhsAs

[davidhuh]

Saw this tonight, same cast, but concertante. Concerto Köln, 4 counter tenors, 1 tenor. Excited audience, I felt in Napoli

http://youtu.be/f2h3-B8kkvE

[NJS]

Was reminded of this recording by the David Jacobs' programme on BBC Radio 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8J2Gb-hMIY

NJS

[davidhuh]

Mr Brubeck is no more, the tune will stay with us

http://youtu.be/faJE92phKzI

[schmayck]

Brubeck was a great one...RIP! I remember listening to "Take Five" after getting my first decent pair of headphones. Nice smokey, sleek sound.

[davidhuh]

One of last centuries greatest voices left us today. Lisa Della Casa was probably the greatest Arabella ever, unrivaled as Ariadne auf Naxos and Chrysothemis in Elektra. She is one of the few who did all three female parts in Rosenkavalier - Marschallin, Octavian and Sophie. A part from Strauss, she was also famous for her Mozart interpretation.

Listen to hear in Ah! Chi mi dice mai under Furtwängler's direction in Salzburg
http://youtu.be/l-cu7Qg6pJs

And here as Arabella
http://youtu.be/hGeCjq3uYX0

Cheers, david

PS: Her family used to run a still existing restaurant in Bern, the "Della Casa". The place is quite an institution, got the first paint in 60 years last month and is well worth a visit.

[davidhuh]

Seems December is affecting too many great musicians

Also Galina Vishnevskaya left us yesterday. She was the primadonna at the Bolshoj Theatre for 20 years, then fell into disgrace for supporting dissidents such as Solzhenitsyn. She was married with Mstislaw Rostropovitch, they decided to leave the Soviet Union in 1974.

I got to know her voice through the War Requiem where Britten wrote the soprano role for her. A little tribute to an exceptional artist, Tatjana's letter scene from Eugene Onegin http://youtu.be/WYrDKYspv3o

cheers, david

[hectorm]

One of last century´s greatest voices left us today. Lisa Della Casa

Thank you David for a great post. It made me "discover" Lisa Della Casa and enjoy her superb heroine voice. I just spent the last hour on YouTube watching her different clips. Beyond her outstanding singing, she´s also really beautiful and her acting is not bad either.

[davidhuh]

One of last century´s greatest voices left us today. Lisa Della Casa

Thank you David for a great post. It made me "discover" Lisa Della Casa and enjoy her superb heroine voice. I just spent the last hour on YouTube watching her different clips. Beyond her outstanding singing, she´s also really beautiful and her acting is not bad either.

Thank you for your feedback Hectorm! She was a beautiful lady indeed, and known for her aristocratic presence on scene - something you may note in the Arabella clip I posted. On her acting: well spotteed - she started her career not as a singer, but as an actor in popular films.

Cheers, David

[schmayck]

Check out Edward Yudenich - 7-year-old Conductor. Even if you don't love classical music you can certainly appreciate this. I find it amazing! Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=BN ... &vq=medium

[uppercase]

My sentiments exactly:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyM-j_49nk0&sns=em

[hectorm]

UC,
you are........human.

[couch]

Even in 1965 Mr. Watts remains unruffled in jacket and tie performing what Rolling Stone magazine called in 2004 the second greatest rock and roll song of all time . . . . "Never accept a job that requires you to take your jacket off" was once fatherly advice to ambitious sons; I guess Charlie paid attention.

[uppercase]

Sir John Gielgud

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xj1ror ... Qa6uXwayK1

[NJS]

Richard Burton:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgMRD84MTQY

and, although I generally detest modern pop celebs and all their untalented blather, for some reason, these people really appeal:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSrPOGEQjFc