Sonny Rollins and Leonard Cohen had a great collaboration in 1989 with "Who By Fire". Nobody was sure it would work, but they wrote a history page.

Gli Incogniti, a baroque ensemble, playing Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 during rehearsals in the Royal Palace of Caserta, Italy.

Xufei Yang and Maria Vega performing Albeniz's Asturias. I found a fragment of this in a festival ad and enjoyed it quite a lot.

Since June 21, Edward Clug's "Ein Sommer Nachts Traum" ("Midsummer Night's Dream") has been performed again by the Staats Ballett Berlin. The main reason I'm interested is because of the visuals, someone went above and beyond to create a big leap.

Yoko Kanno's "Goodnight Julia" might be enough to make me watch Cowboy Bebop.

I wish you a good night with this video from Paris with Robert Glasper performing Radiohead's "Everything in Its Right Place". Robert Glasper, Piano Vicente Archer, Bass guitar Damion Reid, Drums Jahi Sundance, DJ

On Friday, I decided to have a morning visit to Juan-Les-Pins to see the place for the Jazz festival, under the excuse of getting some bakery products. I also took a picture with B. B. King's 1994 imprint and, as you can see, you can listen to everything from the beach, for free. Initially I didn't want to post the pictures, because not everyone gets easily excited like me, but maybe someone will smile. View quoted note →

Yesterday evening, in Piazza San Marco in Venice, Teatro La Fenice organised "Ennio Morricone Night". Here is a short video with "Il Clan dei Siciliani", the 1969 cult noir with Alain Delon, Jean Gabin and Lino Ventura.

I posted at some point about Klangkünstler's concert in Lyon, but I can't find it, because this is how Nostr works, tho here's the result.

Same place, barely some audio. View quoted note →

Two Sundays ago, in the Basilica of St. Alexander and Theodore of Ottobeuren (Germany), Sir Simon Rattle managed to finish Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius, Oratorium für Soli, Chor und Orchester, op. 38, a few seconds before the church bells started.

Testing a big file (Takuya Nakamura - DJ Set - Elevator Music)

The trailer for Wagner's "Die Walküre", which had its premiere a few days ago, from Bayerische Staatsoper (Munich).

I've been a bit erratic lately, but I happen to listen to anything other than "conventional" classical music. The last days of school for the little one, combined with the latest heatwave, don't help either, so maybe I should take a small break. Until then, the Dave Brubeck Quartet with their "Koto Song". (1964, Belgium) From the album "Jazz Impressions of Japan" Dave Brubeck, Piano Paul Desmond, Alto Saxophone Joe Morello, Drums Eugene Wright, Bass

I found this short interview with Wolfgang Schrödl from Liquido telling the story behind "Narcotic", and I found it amusing enough to share it. Liquido is a band from the 90s that had a single song, tho for me it was absolutely amazing. (I added the song too.)

What would probably be considered unacceptable today, in 1991 Plácido Domingo played as Otello.

In my perception, Cecilia Bartoli is one of the most underrated opera singers. Let's fix this by starting the day listening to her singing Händel's "Lascia la Spina".

It's impossible not to smile while imagining Shakespeare in a parallel universe watching Kurosawa's interpretation of Macbeth in "Throne of Blood". Fun fact: In the archers' scene (@ 3:33), there were real archers shooting arrows. Clearly, very good archers, but that's dedication nonetheless.

Another history page from 1962 with Arturo Benedetti Michelagneli playing Debussy's Children's Corner. View quoted note →

I can argue that this week will have a great start if we listen to Langston Hughes II, who brings some Jazz spirit to The Beatles' "Yesterday".