Thursday, March 2, 2023

Conquest of Paradise


Conquest of Paradise · Vangelis 1492 ℗ 1992 Warner Music UK Ltd Performance, Producer: Vangelis Arranger, Composer, Lyricist: Vangelis Auto-generated by YouTube.


Puccini: Gianni Schicchi - "O mio Babbino caro"


Puccini: Gianni Schicchi - "O mio Babbino caro" · BBC Concert Orchestra · Barry Wordsworth Vissi d'Arte - Opera for Orchestra ℗ 1997 Universal International Music B.V. Released on: 1997-11-04 Producer: Anna Barry Studio Personnel, Balance Engineer: Dick Lewzey Studio Personnel, Editor: James Brown Composer: Giacomo Puccini Author: Giovacchino Forzano Author, Original Text Author: Dante Alighieri Arranger, Work Arranger: G. Alexander Auto-generated by YouTube.


13-year-old Ukrainian refugee plays poignantly on public piano, one year since the war began

Alisa Bushuieva performed at the Liverpool ONE shopping centre this morning

Alisa Bushuieva performed at the Liverpool ONE shopping centre this morning. Picture: Alamy

By Sophia Alexandra Hall

The young musician fled Ukraine at the start of the war last year, taking only the belongings ‘near her hands’. 

13-year-old Ukrainian refugee Alisa Bushuieva performed a selection of ‘sad songs’ on a piano in a Liverpool shopping centre this morning, marking one year since Russian forces invaded her home country.

Bushuieva and her mother, Svitlana, fled their home country of Ukraine after Russian forces began dropping bombs on their hometown of Kharkiv on 24 February 2022.

The teenager and her mum subsequently spent time in Ukrainian and Polish refugee camps, where Bushuieva would play the piano to lift the spirits of those around her.

Now living in Wirral in the UK, Bushuieva was invited to play the piano in the city centre of the Liverpool ONE shopping centre this morning, exactly one year after the invasion of her home country began. Listen to a clip of her moving performance below. 

Bushuieva was asked to perform by the Place Strategy Director of Liverpool ONE shopping centre, Donna Howitt, who saw her musical talents.

Howitt told PA News: “Inviting [Bushuieva] to perform felt a respectful way to support her passion and join on the solidarity with the Ukrainian community on this day.

“I had the privilege of being able to visit Alisa and hear her play and I was totally moved – she is an incredibly talented young lady and has obviously done so much to support her friends and indeed her community too.” 

Before playing for the crowd that gathered around her piano, the teenager said, “this will be a very memorable occasion for me and something I will never forget”.

After performing a selection of slow and reflective pieces, the teenager marked a one minute silence, which was held across the UK at 11am to mark one year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Following the silence, Bushuieva played the Ukrainian national anthem, a work that has taken on a new meaning of hope and perseverance over the last year, with many musicians across the world performing the melody.

Alisa Bushuieva marks the anniversary of the beginning of the war in Ukraine

Alisa Bushuieva marks the anniversary of the beginning of the war in Ukraine. Picture: Alamy

According to reports, Bushuieva’s performance carried an extra meaning to herself and her mother, who had recently learned that a close family friend had been killed amidst the fighting at home.

While living in Ukraine, the teenager studied at a music school, and has continued her lessons online since arriving in the UK.

Despite adjusting to life in the UK, Bushuieva shared with the Liverpool Echo that she “very much [wants] to go home”.

She told the local newspaper that she decided to perform in the city centre today because by her own testament, “music helps people feel better. It saves lives and I need to make people feel better.”

She added: “I’m very proud of my country that for a year during this hard time it still stands very strong. I hope that soon [the war] will be [over]”.

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

The Best of Abel Korzeniowski | Some of the best movie soundtracks


As sad as these pieces might sound, they bring you a lot of feelings besides tragedy.. You live so many memories and dreams, upsetting and happy ones. The creativity of the variety of emotions poured into those tracks is absolutely beautiful and i hope you guys enjoy this amazing composer's beauty with me.. Soundtrack Playlist: 0:01 - 2:59 Dance For Me Wilz - W.E 3:00 - 7:12 Letters - W.E 7:13 - 10:25 Table For Two - Nocturnal Animals 10:26 - 13:06 Wayward Sisters - Nocturnal Animals 13:07 - 15:51 My Sons are Alive - Tickling Leo 15:52 - 19:05 Melting Waltz - Penny Dreadful 19:06 - 22:45 Stillness of the Mind - A Single Man 22:46 - 26:01 A Song for the Little Sparrow - KAAS 26:02 - 29:13 Flying with Whales - Battle For Terra 29:14 - 31:23 Gates of Tomorrow - Escape From Tomorrow 31:24 Come, Gentle, Little Go - Romeo and Juliet

Monday, February 27, 2023

John Williams Conducts 50 Years A Salute to Film Composers


Conducted and Arranged by John Williams. Boston Pops Orchestra, Boston, 2002. 00:00 : Speech (John Williams) 00:30 : Warner Bros. Fanfare 00:37 : As Time Goes By (Casablanca) - Max Steiner Adaptation 00:50 : Citizen Kane (Bernard Herrmann) 00:57 : 20th Century Fox Fanfare (Alfred Newman) 01:06 : Star Wars Main Title (John williams) 01:15 : SeaHawk (Erich Wolfgang Korngold) 01:34 : Spellbound (Milklos Rozsa) 01:42 : Titanic (James Horner) 01:54 : Psycho (Bernard Hermann) 01:59 : Jaws (John Williams) 02:07 : The Pink Panther (Henry Mancini) 02:16 : Exodus (Ernest Gold) 02:27 : Out of Africa (John Barry) 02:43 : Dr Zhivago (Maurice Jarre) 02:55 : Bridge on the River Kwai (Musical Direction : Malcom Arnold) 03:05 : Patton (Jerry Goldsmith) 03:14 : Rocky Theme (Bill Conti) 03:18 : The Magnificient Seven (Elmer Bernstein) 03:34 : The Natural (Randy Newman) 03:39 : Cinema Paradiso Love Theme (Andrea & Ennio Morricone) 04:00 : The Godfather Theme (Nino Rota) 04:11 : E.T The Extra-Terrestral (John Williams) 04:21 : Gone with The Wind (Max Steiner) Remastered / Upscaled in 1080p by Martyprod. Thanks to Xtream to have Helped with his RTX.

Big Band Symphonic Medley - John Wilson Orchestra (Arr. Andrew Cottee)


Quando, Quando, Quando - Gimnazija Kranj Symphony Orchestra and Soloists


Gimnazija Kranj Great Christmas Concert 2017 - Invitation to the Dance. Gimnazija Kranj Symphony Orchestra and United Choirs performed this stunning music under the baton of maestro Nejc Bečan. The Orchestra sold out two consecutive nights, december 18th and 19th, 2017 in Gallus Hall, Cankarjev doma, Ljubljana, Slovenia, EU. They played as usual with great spirit and musical excelence. Concert master is Nejc Avbelj. Our youth orchestra set another musical milestone. Concert and film director: Primož Zevnik "Quando, quando, quando" (pronounced [ˈkwando ˈkwando ˈkwando]) is an Italian pop song from 1962, in the bossa nova style, with music written by Tony Renis and lyrics by Alberto Testa. The song, originally recorded in two different versions by Tony Renis and Emilio Pericoli, competed in the Sanremo Music Festival in 1962, where it placed fourth, and later became a commercial success in Italy, topping the Musica e dischi singles chart. arrangement: Jaka Pucihar Solo vocal: Lovro Krišelj and Neža Čadež

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major op. 58 | Y. E. Son




Sunday, February 26, 2023

Charles Aznavour - La bohème (Official Lyrics Video)



Official lyrics video of La bohème by Charles Aznavour Commandez et écoutez: https://aznavour.lnk.to/AlbumSaVie100... Auteur : Jacques Plante Compositeur : Charles Aznavour Éditions Musicales Charles Aznavour

Stairway to Heaven with Amazing Gimnazija Kranj Symphony Orchestra



NEW in 2019!!! Stunning New World Symphony: https://youtu.be/O_tPb4JFgmw Stunning Trombone Solo with Symphony Orchestra (Always on my mind) https://youtu.be/iK7N2hle6CI Gimnazija Kranj Great Spring Concert 2012 in Gallus Hall, Cankarjev dom. 20.th concert anniversary. Music, Rhythm and Dance. 10 years of Gimnazija Kranj Symphony Orchestra. Also a celebration of 20th year of our lead sponsor: Hranilnica Lon bank. They performed legendary rock ballad: Stairway to Heaven. Arrangement: Marjan Peternel. Sold out concert and amazing performance. Sponsor: Hranilnica Lon d.d., Kranj. Conductor: Nejc Bečan; concert direction: Primož Zevnik; glasba: Led Zeppelin

Love is in the Air - Gimnazija Kranj Symphony Orchestra


Gimnazija Kranj Great Spring Concert 2012 in Gallus Hall, Cankarjev dom. 20.th concert aniversary. Music, Rhytm and Dance. 10 years of Gimnazija Kranj Symphony Orchestra. Also celebration of 20th year of our lead sponsor: Hranilnica Lon bank. They performed disco legend: Love is in the Air. Arrangement: Nejc Bečan. Sold out concert and amazing performance. Sponsor: Hranilnica Lon d.d., Kranj. Conductor: Nejc Bečan; concert direction: Primož Zevnik; glasba:

Haydn Symphony No. 49 in F minor ' La Passione '



Orchestra of St. John's, Smith Square, London - John Lubbock, conductor Visit Musical musings at http://muswrite.blogspot.com/