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Out of shame for Israel's perfidious actions in Palestine, no doubt.
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"This video has been removed by the uploader."
Out of shame for Israel's perfidious actions in Palestine, no doubt.
Careful with that waltz, Eugene...
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The composer, born in Morocco, lived and worked in Paris, wrote it in remembrance of the Holocaust in the late 1970's for his French/Jewish choir, in Paris.
He only moved to Israel in his later life, a year before he died in 2018.
Ennio Morricone used the choir's recording of Gam Gam in the Holocaust film 'Jonah who lived in the Whale'.
Ennio Morricone wasn't Jewish, but was heavily influenced with jewish culture and provided music for several Holocaust films.
I think it's silly to conflate the current genocidal actions by Israel with music, the work of musicians who are long gone, or the Holocaust.
Many things relating to the ongoing genocide in Palestine are removed on the flimsiest pretext these days. Some folk can't take the truth of their misplaced allegiance to a corrupt regime.
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Grieg's Piano concerto now on.
It always reminds me of Eric Morecambe and Andre Prevue (sic)
It always reminds me of Eric Morecambe and Andre Prevue (sic)
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After the Classic FM playing I watched the sketch again. I laughed so much it brought tears to my eyes.It never gets old.
It gets better with age I think.
The reaction of the orchestra makes it better - the look on their faces when Eric gives the maestro a little slap is priceless.
Mozart was baptised Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart.
Call him 'Theo'.
Then again, the movie wouldn't have the same ring to it.
Call him 'Theo'.
Then again, the movie wouldn't have the same ring to it.
The first classical piece I ever loved was Beethoven's 8th symphony. It's so tight and structured, yet also great fun—it really packs a wallop in a small package. Sir Charles MacKerras reinvented it with this 1990s recording, adding new energy and power. First movement below, but the whole symphony is only just over twenty minutes:
Long before The Animals wrote an updated version, this classic Medieval folk tune was performed by wandering minstrels across Europe. Taken to the New World by immigrants and played to customers as they waited at the bar...
This version by Hilde v.Blingen features a sweet songstress who can rival a nightingale.
This version by Hilde v.Blingen features a sweet songstress who can rival a nightingale.
