Music of the Day

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“I put a spell on you”
Written and performed by Screamin Jay Hawkins,

https://youtu.be/PwXai-sgM-s

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[davidhuh]

Dear Michael,

thank you for digging this beautiful recording out of the dust - one of a few Schwarzkopf songs I was not aware of.

Two other interesting interpretations:
Lotte Lehmann & Richard Tauber, 1924
https://youtu.be/JaiAFl9u9Uk

Tenor Josef Schmidt, 1933
https://youtu.be/f2berfUCRe8

And while I'm at it, you should probably not miss another beautiful song from the same Korngold opera.
Pierrots Tanzlied with Hermann Prey, 1957
https://youtu.be/lVNrgob0L2w

Cheers, David

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David

It is a real beauty.

I have always loved this aria and all of Korngold's music. I grew up on it. First Korngold, then Morricone.

I love ES singing Strauss too. Crystalline sound, elegance of expression and a massive beating heart underneath: The Marschallin and The Last Four Songs sans pareil; and Mozart, Mozart, Mozart, lest we forget some real ES masterpieces.

Cheers

PS Richard Tauber is amazing too

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Dear Michael,

I have always loved this aria and all of Korngold's music. I grew up on it. First Korngold, then Morricone.

Lucky you. Nobody knows Korngold these days. What is most unbelievable to me is that he wrote Die tote Stadt at the tender age of 22...

I love ES singing Strauss too. Crystalline sound, elegance of expression and a massive beating heart underneath: The Marschallin and The Last Four Songs sans pareil; and Mozart, Mozart, Mozart, lest we forget some real ES masterpieces.

I always liked her, since I was a boy. Today, in some interpretations, I think she is a little too much "Her masters virgin" - (a sweet reference to her husband W Legge). I discovered the older Lotte Lehmann later, and I think she often beats ES because she is more natural. And we should not forget Christa Ludwig, Morgen! https://youtu.be/Pe_b13Ihp3s

Cheers, David

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A beautiful summer tune: Gran Vals by Francisco Tárrega
https://youtu.be/uSQzUx3QW2Y

(If you pay attention, you might hear the Nokia tune...)

Cheers, David

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Two days ago in Lucerne: Alborada del Gracioso, by Betrand Chamayou
https://youtu.be/xdzWNAVgics

Compare it with Richter: https://youtu.be/OePeT12EJ14

And Dinu Lipatti: https://youtu.be/CuZOVSL5woo

Not to forget Alicia de Larrocha: https://youtu.be/2upEuqpqA6M

Cheers, David

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Gilda Butta, a Sicilian pianist, who plays the Ennio Morricone concerts almost exclusively delights us with a hauntingly beautiful piece by the Master.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMmDWr0ZOok

(I am working on this piece on the cornet, but only my neighbors get to hear it (from far away) now. )

Cheers

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Jessye Norman is no more... what a loss, and what a Lady she has been!

Two examples of her extraordinary voice:
https://youtu.be/Wnf00mj6NFw
Vier Letzte Lieder by Strauss, life recording, directed by Celibidache 1992

https://youtu.be/HarvxxqPjjQ
Poulenc, Les chemins de l'amour

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Masterpieces by Ennio Morricone as we send all our thoughts, encouragement and love to our friends in Italy today!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oag1Dfa1e_E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-N9MmzRluU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFHNr2t ... c&index=15