Tunes for the Trumpet & Flugelhorn: Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated back music hence recording solo to make it simple and effective. If someone does enjoy the tunes all the better.
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My Journey with the Trumpet: We are the Champions (Composed by: Freddie Mercury)
Tunes for the Trumpet & Flugelhorn: Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated back music hence recording solo to make it simple and effective. If someone does enjoy the tunes all the better.
Read MoreMy Journey with the Trumpet: Nabucco (Composed by: Giuseppe Verdi)
Tunes for the Trumpet & Flugelhorn: Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated back music hence recording solo to make it simple and effective. If someone does enjoy the tunes all the better.
Read MoreThe Music Hour: Young Inspirations
I came across this clip and thought to share – though a bit old – of a brilliant young trumpet talent playing a complex movement of a trumpet concerto by one of my favourite all time composers Mozart; truly an inspiration. From the clip description the trumpet was made for […]
Read MoreMy Journey with the Trumpet: Memory (Composed by: Andrew Lloyd Webber)
Tunes for the Trumpet & Flugelhorn: Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated back music hence recording solo to make it simple and effective. If someone does enjoy the tunes all the better.
Read MoreMy Journey with the Trumpet: Hey Jude (Composed by: Paul McCartney & John Lennon)
Tunes for the Trumpet & Flugelhorn: Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated back music hence recording solo to make it simple and effective. If someone does enjoy the tunes all the better. Continue to have a nice […]
Read MoreMy Journey with the Trumpet: Hallelujah (Composed by: Leonard Cohen)
Tunes for the Trumpet & Flugelhorn: Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated back music hence recording solo to make it simple and effective. If someone does enjoy the tunes all the better. Have a nice weekend!
Read MoreThe Music Hour: The Pressure of Pleasure
One of my all time music idols Leonard Bernstein here working with young José Carreras in rehearsing for the musical the West Side Story. You can feel the pressure in the air, but others would suggest it to be more about dedication, perfection and most important the love and respect for […]
Read MoreMy Journey with the Trumpet: Time to Say Goodbye (Composed by: Francesco Sartori)
Tunes for the Trumpet & Flugelhorn: Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated back music hence recording solo to make it simple and effective. If someone does enjoy the tunes all the better. Inspiration from one of the […]
Read MoreMy Journey with the Trumpet: Heal the World (Composed by: Michael Jackson)
Tunes for the Trumpet & Flugelhorn: Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated back music hence recording solo to make it simple and effective. If someone does enjoy the tunes all the better.
Read MoreMy Journey with the Trumpet: We Are the World (Composed by: Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie)
Tunes for the Trumpet & Flugelhorn: Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated back music hence recording solo to make it simple and effective. If someone does enjoy the tunes all the better.
Read MoreMy Journey with the Trumpet: The Godfather Tunes (Composed by: Nino Rota)
Tunes for the Trumpet & Flugelhorn: Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated back music hence recording solo to make it simple and effective. If someone does enjoy the tunes all the better. Inspiration from the Maestro & […]
Read MoreMy Journey with the Trumpet: The Way We Were (Composed by: Marvin Hamlisch)
Tunes for the Trumpet & Flugelhorn: Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated back music hence recording solo to make it simple and effective. If someone does enjoy the tunes all the better.
Read MoreMy Journey with the Trumpet: Love Changes Everything (Composed by: Andrew Lloyd Webber)
Tunes for the Trumpet & Flugelhorn: Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated back music hence recording solo to make it simple and effective. If someone does enjoy the tunes all the better.
Read MoreMy Journey with the Trumpet: from The Immigrant by An Immigrant (Composed by: Nino Rota)
Tunes for the Trumpet & Flugelhorn: Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated back music hence recording solo to make it simple and effective. If someone does enjoy the tunes all the better.
Read MoreMy Journey with the Trumpet: Serenade for Violin (Composed by: Franz Schubert)
Tunes for the Trumpet & Flugelhorn: Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated back music hence recording solo to make it simple and effective. If someone does enjoy the tunes all the better.
Read MoreMy Journey with the Trumpet: Bolero (Composed by: Ravel)
Tunes for the Trumpet & Flugelhorn: Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated back music hence recording solo to make it simple and effective. If someone does enjoy the tunes all the better.
Read MoreMy Journey with the Trumpet: You Raise Me Up (Composed by: Rolf Løvland)
Tunes for the Trumpet & Flugelhorn: Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated back music hence recording solo to make it simple and effective. If someone does enjoy the tunes all the better.
Read MoreThe Music Hour: All That Brass!
Great music by the Belgian Brass accompanied by the extremely talented American Trumpeter Adam Rapa a true inspiration to watch. I was actually considering posting my newest musical efforts on the Trumpet, but now I am not so sure 🙁 Not to worry, I mean “Worry” cause I will do just […]
Read MoreDance your worries away
It doesn’t get much better than this, in my view, watching street music, and the full package too; music, song & dance. No stage, no costumes, no loud speakers, or make up, just great performers having a blast with their audience surrounding them within touching distance. This was a big […]
Read MoreRemembering James Last & Orchestra
I continue to post music from one of my favourite orchestra’s here at a Concert in Berlin in 1987 – also happens to be a special year for me. Great music and brilliant dancing. Hope you enjoy
Read MoreSound the Trumpet
As some may know I am a big fan of brass instruments, particularly the Trumpet & Flugelhorn. I came across this clip today of a performance – based on Google translation (blame it on Google if wrong) – in a student musical competition in Japan. Now I have to admit I […]
Read MoreMy Journey with the Trumpet: I Know Why (Glenn Miller)
Tunes for the Trumpet & Flugelhorn: Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated back music hence recording solo to make it simple and effective. If someone does enjoy the tunes all the better.
Read MoreMy Journey with the Trumpet: If We Hold on Together
Tunes for the Trumpet & Flugelhorn: Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated back music hence recording solo to make it simple and effective. If someone does enjoy the tunes all the better.
Read MorePure Tunes: O Sole Mio
Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated back music hence recording solo to make it simple and effective. If someone does enjoy the tunes all the better
Read MoreThe Music Hour: The Sicilian Clan
Another brilliant performance by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Here it is the story of The Sicilian Clan (released in 1969) with the musical genius Ennio Morricone. He always complained that people normally associate him with Western movies where in reality his musical repertoire covers a wide variety of genres/styles; a truly […]
Read MorePure Tunes: Cinema Paradiso
Tunes for the Trumpet & Flugelhorn: Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated back music hence recording solo to make it simple and effective. If someone does enjoy the tunes it would make it all the better.
Read MorePure Tunes: The Godfather Waltz
Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated back music hence recording solo to make it simple and effective. If someone does enjoy any of the tunes I publish well, who am I to complain 🙂
Read MoreThe Music Hour: Bohemian Rhapsody
I came across this great talent of a musician by the name of Jarrod Radnich playing one of my favourite tunes the Bohemian Rhapsody by Freddie Mercury (Queen). Great interpretation of this masterpiece and superb overall clip directing. I hope you enjoy the ride with this clip – because it […]
Read MoreThe Music Hour: An Interview with Maurice Jarre
Now I have to say that though I love all forms of music – western/eastern, classical, rock, easy listening etc. – when it comes to Film soundtracks/music I am a big buff. Names like Maurice Jarre, John Williams, James Horner – but to name a few – are true inspirations […]
Read MoreThe Music Hour: All That Jazz
As usual I continue to share some of my favourite music I come across on the web. This is one performance I came across lately of a jazz concert by; Candy Dulfer (saxophone) Jan Van Duikeren (flugelhorn) Improvisations are just awesome – great talent. In my view the saxophone is […]
Read MoreMy Journey with the Trumpet: La Paloma Blanca
My latest music video – mostly audio to make it simple – playing “La Paloma Blanca” a composition by Dutch composer George Baker. Still working my way through the learning curve of audio recording so bear with me – for best quality you can get please use a headphone – connected to the […]
Read MoreMy Journey with the Trumpet: I See the Light
My latest music video – mostly audio to make it simple – playing “I See the Light” a composition by Alen Menken. Still working my way through the learning curve of audio recording so bear with me. I am also hoping with the new (audio only) simpler setup I am […]
Read MoreThe Music Hour: Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Once in a while I like to share some of my favourite music I come across on the web. This is one performance I came across lately of a very popular composition by the Spanish composer Francisco Tarrega called “Recuerdos de la Alhambra” – translated to “Memories of Alhambra”. Alhambra (Qalat […]
Read MoreWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major
One of my all time favourite clarinet concerto’s performed brilliantly by; Iceland Symphony Orchestra Cornelius Meister, conductor Arngunnur Árnadóttir, clarinet The concerto was written in October 1791 for the clarinetist Anton Stadler. It consists of three movements, in a fast–slow–fast succession. It was also one of Mozart’s final completed works, and […]
Read MoreThe Godfather Conducts his Extended Family
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 […]
Read MoreThe Music Hour: Heading East, again!
Here is another composition worth watching/hearing. It’s by the Nader Abbassi Orchestra a Swiss/Egyptian Conductor also with solid classical music conducting experience; his profile site here. The performance is of Egyptian movie scores; here a composition by Moudy Al Imam for a film named “A Message to the Governor”. Reason […]
Read MoreThe Trumpet & I – The Immigrant (from Godfather II)
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.
Read MoreThe Trumpet & i – Nature Boy
Now here’s my little story about me and the Trumpet. It all began in the early 1980’s when I was high on what’s sometimes referred to as “easy listening” orchestra’s like James Last & Paul Mauriat. It was actually through their musical interpretations that I was quite effectively introduced to […]
Read MoreMusic to Warm Your Christmas Eve
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 […]
Read MoreThe Beethoven Project
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 MoreAntonín Dvořák; Slovanic Dance
The Slavonic Dances are a series of 16 orchestral pieces composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1878 and 1886 and published in two sets as Op. 46 and Op. 72 respectively. Originally written for piano four hands, the Slavonic Dances were inspired by Johannes Brahms’s own Hungarian Dances and were orchestrated […]
Read MoreStories of the Violin: Sarasate Zigeunerweisen
Here is one of my all time favourite violin compositions and it comes with a short story. First time I ever heard this piece was when listening to my favourite pop/rock orchestra, James Last – bless his soul his music was the one that introduced me to classical music in […]
Read MoreStories of the Violin; Jules Massenet Meditation from Thaïs
The beautiful sounds/stories of the violin; will be posting some of my favourite works for the violin and more importantly my favourite interpretations of these works. Here is a great performance by dutch violinist Janine Jansen – her majestic performance/expressions certainly reflect the story of this beautiful composition; kind of makes […]
Read MoreMagic Sounds; The Oboe
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 MoreAli Ismail; A Great Egyptian Composer
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 MoreThe Music of James Horner: Legends of the Fall
In memory of a true master of film scores James Horner who died June 2015 in a plane crash in California. His compositions are unique and so is his use of unusual instruments that he is able to mould into divine musical textures. As with many great composers his memory lives on […]
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