A wonderful moment where the Godfather finally decides to conduct his family playing themes from the Godfather movie; though it seems they don’t always agree. Or is it Danny DeVito doing the conducting? Could go both ways, but hope you enjoy anyway this weekend and don’t you forget to order […]
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My latest music video playing – or attempting to play – The Immigrant from Godfather II. A few glitches along the way but happy with overall progress. It’s a start and certainly a way for me to record progress. Hope you enjoy.
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Now that I’ve returned to Trumpet playing as a hobby, one of my favourite tunes among the many film scores is the music of the film Lawrence of Arabia by the French composer Maurice Jarre. I also love the film and while browsing I came across this interview about the […]
Read More Now that I’ve returned to Trumpet playing as a hobby, one of my favourite tunes among the many film scores is the music of the film Lawrence of Arabia by the French composer Maurice Jarre. I also love the film and while browsing I came across this interview about the […]
Read More Here is some great music by a young and talented Harpist Amy Turk from the South of England playing Johann Sebastian Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor; a superb interpretation of this musical masterpiece. Hope you enjoy the music as I have and make sure to visit Amy’s website to learn […]
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This is in every sense of the word my all time favourite movie ever. The film was released in 1984 and directed by Miloš Forman, adapted by Peter Shaffer from his stage play Amadeus. The story, set in Vienna, Austria, during the latter half of the 18th century, is a […]
Read More Another one of my all time favourite Composers, Niccolò Paganini an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer (1782–1840). He was the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time. A truly transformative composer when it comes to violin compositions – what one would call in the world of technology nowadays “Disruptive” […]
Read More I came across this video clip on YouTube published by Deutche Welle TV in 2013. Though a few years old I chose to post the first part of the program because it reflects my deep passion not only for classical music and great composers like Beethoven but also to the […]
Read More Celebrating this year 2017 as the Year of the Oboe in Germany what better way to do so than with “Gabriel’s Oboe” composed by one of great composers of our time Ennio Morricone. The piece is performed by Danish musician Henrik Goldschmid who makes it look simple when in actual […]
Read More Beautiful film music composed by an Egyptian icon Aly Ismail (1922-1974); one of the great composers of our time. This is a small tribute to this genius whose music speaks of Egypt pure and simple. The film is essentially a comedy that tells a beautiful story of a man who […]
Read More Preface I’ve always been captivated by cinema – particularly older movies; I one that has no problem watching movies multiple times. A big part of any movie of course are the actors, so I decided to post documentaries of some of my favourite ones. Anthony Quinn This is certainly one […]
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A true icon of comedy/entertainment. He will be sorely missed but not forgotten. Condolences to family & friends. God bless! Link to original article here
Read MoreOh, yes indeed Mr. David Davis; start the negotiation with a completely disingenuous/arrogant tone from the outset suggesting there would be “a deal like no other in history”, oh really? This is the exact arrogant mindset that got us onto the BREXIT train wreck in the first place and it […]
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An excellent classic sketch on Europe by the great talents of the late John Fortune and John Bird. They have entertained us with their wonderful sketches through the years, but now we turn to them to find out what the hell went wrong with BREXIT-that’s how desperate some of us […]
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I was very sad to hear the news of the death of this icon of comedy Don Rickles. He never stopped making us laugh and will continue to make us laugh through his work that will live on. My deepest condolences to his family and friends. Here is one of […]
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Gorgeously Passionate Meryl Streep: Loosing her voice but giving us a sense of direction, in her own way.
Read MoreA wonderful interview with Eli Wallack (recorded 2005), one the greatest actors of all time. He died in 2014 but his stock of great works live including 2 of my favourites; The Magnificent Seven (1960) and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
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