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https://youtu.be/rfziOwARKRk Nader Song2021New Age Samvel YervinyanNew AgeBorn: 25 January 1966, Yerevan, ArmeniaNationality: Armenian Samvel Yervinyan Yervinyan is a violinist and composer. He began his musical studies at the age of seven at the Spenderian Music School under the tutorage of Armen Minasian. Yervinyan won all the first place prices of all the competitions he was … Continue reading Nader Song by Samvel Yervinyan
https://youtu.be/V1vvNo1X4Xw Mi Anoush Tzayn2015New Age Samvel YervinyanNew AgeBorn: 25 January 1966, Yerevan, ArmeniaNationality: Armenian Samvel Yervinyan Yervinyan is a violinist and composer. He began his musical studies at the age of seven at the Spenderian Music School under the tutorage of Armen Minasian. Yervinyan won all the first place prices in all the competitions he … Continue reading Mi Anoush Tzayn by Samvel Yervinyan
https://youtu.be/LJ8uo8RDmqI Greensleeves1991New Age Loreena McKennittNew AgeBorn: 17 February 1957, Manitoba, CanadaNationality: Canadian Loreena McKennitt McKennitt is a singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist best known for Celtic and Middle Eastern-influenced world music. She is also known for her refined soprano vocals. McKennitt has sold over 14 million albums worldwide
https://youtu.be/6l-lBaP1GzM Santorini1986New Age YanniNew AgeBorn: 14 November 1954, Kalamata, GreeceNationality: Greek-American Yanni Yanni is a keyboardist, pianist, composer, and music producer best known for blending jazz, classical, soft rock, and world music to create predominantly instrumental works. Yanni has received international recognition for his concerts at historic monuments such as the Acropolis, the Taj Mahal, … Continue reading Santorini by Yanni
https://youtu.be/T5TOjHB5FDY Masques et bergamasques1919Romantic Gabriel FauréClassicalBorn: 12 May 1845, Pamiers, FranceNationality: FrenchDied: 4 November 1924, Paris, France Gabriel Fauré Fauré was a composer, pianist, organist, and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation with works such as Pavane, Requiem, and Sicilienne. Generally, his best-known works are from his early career … Continue reading Masques et bergamasques by Gabriel Fauré
https://youtu.be/7LRo_ZpVIpE La Donna é Mobile1973Opera José CarrerasOperaBorn: 5 December 1946, Barcelona, SpainNationality: Spanish José Carreras Carreras is an operatic tenor best known for his performances in the operas of Donizetti, Verdi, and Puccini. He made his operatic debut at age 11 as Trujamán n Manuel de Falla’s “El Retablo de Messe Pedro”. Carreras’ career encompassed … Continue reading La Donna é Mobile by José Carreras
https://youtu.be/Gb2D-fQiHLI Rainmaker2003New Age YanniNew AgeBorn: 14 November 1954, Kalamata, GreeceNationality: Greek-American Yanni Yanni is a keyboardist, pianist, composer, and music producer best known for blending jazz, classical, soft rock, and world music to create predominantly instrumental works. Yanni has received international recognition for his concerts at historic monuments such as the Acropolis, the Taj Mahal, … Continue reading Rainmaker by Yanni
https://youtu.be/U0qIL2ie-VE Fnugg2005Classical Øystein BaadsvikClassicalBorn: 14 August 1966, Trondheim, NorwayNationality: Norwegian Øystein Baadsvik Baadsvik is a tuba soloist and chamber musician. He began playing the tuba at the age of 15 at his school in Trondheim, Norway, and at 18 years old won first prize in a Norwegian nation competition for soloists. Baadsvik has performed with … Continue reading Fnugg by Øystein Baadsvik
https://youtu.be/zYLVGKxqIZ0 If I Were a Rich Man2018Musicals Bryn TerfelOpera, ClassicalBorn: 9 November 1965, Pant Glas, WalesNationality: Welsh: Bryn Terfel Terfel is a bass-baritone opera and concert singer. Initially known for the roles of Mozart, including Figaro, Leporello, and Don Giovanni, Terfel has since taken on the heavier roles, especially of Puccini and Wagner
https://youtu.be/mpgyTl8yqbw Pavane, op. 501887Romantic Gabriel FauréClassicalBorn: 12 May 1845, Pamiers, FranceNationality: FrenchDied: 4 November 1924, Paris, France Gabriel Fauré Fauré was a composer, pianist, organist, and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation with works such as Pavane, Requiem, and Sicilienne. Generally, his best-known works are from his early career … Continue reading Pavane, op. 50 by Gabriel Fauré
https://youtu.be/INe9AXdVYys La Malagueña1999Classical Plácido DomingoOperaBorn: 21 January 1941, Madrid, SpainNationality: Spanish Plácido Domingo Placido Domingo is an opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He is well known for his versatility, performing in Italian, French, German, Spanish, English, and Russian in many of the most prestigious opera houses in the world. Domingo is primarily a Lirico-spinto … Continue reading La Malagueña by Plácido Domingo
https://youtu.be/ORV6if7YQXo EnsomhedClassical Johannes HaarklouOrchestralBorn: 13 May 1847, Førde, NorwayNationality: NorwegianDied: 26 November 1926, Oslo, Norway Johannes Haarklou Haarklou was a composer, organist, conductor, and music critic. He attended Balestrand lærerskole followed by the Stord lærerskole, graduating in 1868. Haarklou studied the organ and harmony in Drammen, and in 1872 studied with Ludvig Mathias Lindeman in … Continue reading Ensomhed by Johannes Haarklou
https://youtu.be/ksNoe8W2jTc How Can I Go On1988Pop Montserrat CaballéOperaBorn: 12 April 1933, Barcelona, SpainNationality: SpanishDied: 6 October 2018, Barcelona, Spain Montserrat Caballé Caballé was an operatic soprano. Covering a wide variety of roles, she is best known for performances in the works of Verdi and of the bel canto repertoire including works of Rossini and Bellini. … Continue reading How Can I Go On by Montserrat Caballé and Freddie Mercury
https://youtu.be/RjzldBXVuMw Gone to Earth1950Film and TV Brian EasdaleOpera, Film and TV, Orchestral, ChoralBorn: 10 August 1909, Manchester, UKNationality: EnglishDied: 30 October 1995, London, UK Brian Easdale Easdale was a composer of operatic, orchestral, film, and choral music. He was best known for his film music including Black Narcissus(1947), The Red Shoes (1948), and The Battle … Continue reading Gone to Earth by Brian Easdale
https://youtu.be/Ed1tv_gCOUA Left to My Own DevicesAlbum: IntrospectiveDate: 1988Genre: Dance/Electronic Pet Shop Boys Pet Shop Boys An English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys formed in London in 1981. Consisting of vocalist Neil Tennant and Keyboardist Chris Lowe, the duo have sold over 100 million records globally. Pet Shop Boys are considered the most successful duo in … Continue reading Left to My Own Devices by Pet Shop Boys
https://youtu.be/0_igQKKqZ2s Ommadawn1975New Age Mike OldfieldNew AgeBorn: 15 May 1953, Reading, Berkshire, UKNationality: British Mike Oldfield Oldfield is a musician, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter, best known for his debut album Tubular Bells in 1973. Primarily a guitarist Oldfield also plays a range of instruments including keyboards and percussion, as well as doing vocals. Throughout his career, … Continue reading Ommadawn by Mike Oldfield
https://youtu.be/hfJ9-HenydQ Flute Sonata1943Sonata Sergei ProkofievClassicalBorn: 23 April 1891, Sontsivka, UkraineNationality: RussianDied: 5 March 1953, Moscow, Russia Sergei Prokofiev Prokofiev was a composer, pianist, and conductor. He is considered one of the major composers of the 20th century as the creator of accredited masterpieces across a variety of genres. His works include the ballet Romeo and … Continue reading Flute Sonata by Sergei Prokofiev
https://youtu.be/rLwDo0nh2do Deep River2013Classical Bryn TerfelOpera, ClassicalBorn: 9 November 1965, Pant Glas, WalesNationality: Welsh Bryn Terfel Terfel is a bass-baritone opera and concert singer. Initially known for the roles of Mozart, including Figaro, Leporello, and Don Giovanni, Terfel has since taken on the heavier roles, especially of Puccini and Wagner
Andy Fletcher RIP Andy Fletcher 8 July 1961 – 26 May 2022 https://youtu.be/GrC_yuzO-Ss Walking in My ShoesAlbum: Songs of Faith and DevotionDate: 1993Genre: Dance/Electronic Depeche Mode Depeche Mode Depeche Mode are an electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex, England. The lineup consists of Dave Gahan (lead vocals and songwriter), Martin Gore (keyboards, … Continue reading Walking in My Shoes by Depeche Mode
https://youtu.be/qAPVzaUpExY Give Me My Song2013Classical Bryn TerfelOpera, ClassicalBorn: 9 November 1965, Pant Glas, WalesNationality: Welsh Bryn Terfel Terfel is a bass-baritone opera and concert singer. Initially known for the roles of Mozart, including Figaro, Leporello, and Don Giovanni, Terfel has since taken on the heavier roles, especially of Puccini and Wagner
https://youtu.be/y9CRGq9rP5M Noche Azul1981Classical Plácido DomingoOperaBorn: 21 January 1941, Madrid, SpainNationality: Spanish Plácido Domingo Placido Domingo is an opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He is well known for his versatility, performing in Italian, French, German, Spanish, English, and Russian in many of the most prestigious opera houses in the world. Domingo is primarily a Lirico-spinto … Continue reading Noche Azul by Plácido Domingo
https://youtu.be/4QpRCK1IbiE Caravanserai2006New Age Loreena McKennittNew AgeBorn: 17 February 1957, Manitoba, CanadaNationality: Canadian Loreena McKennitt McKennitt is a singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist best known for Celtic and Middle Eastern-influenced world music. She is also known for her refined soprano vocals. McKennitt has sold over 14 million albums worldwide
https://youtu.be/xRzVrpgLpUs Flowers of the Forest1996New Age Mike OldfieldNew AgeBorn: 15 May 1953, Reading, Berkshire, UKNationality: British Mike Oldfield Oldfield is a musician, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter, best known for his debut album Tubular Bells in 1973. Primarily a guitarist Oldfield also plays a range of instruments including keyboards and percussion, as well as doing vocals. … Continue reading Flowers of the Forest by Mike Oldfield
https://youtu.be/grLvQJC2Shk Eli Jenkins' Prayer2000Seasonal, Classical Bryn TerfelOpera, ClassicalBorn: 9 November 1965, Pant Glas, WalesNationality: Welsh Bryn Terfel Terfel is a bass-baritone opera and concert singer. Initially known for the roles of Mozart, including Figaro, Leporello, and Don Giovanni, Terfel has since taken on the heavier roles, especially of Puccini and Wagner
https://youtu.be/3nBHIhb8rSY Marrakesh Night Market1994New Age Loreena McKennittNew AgeBorn: 17 February 1957, Manitoba, CanadaNationality: Canadian Loreena McKennitt McKennitt is a singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist best known for Celtic and Middle Eastern-influenced world music. She is also known for her refined soprano vocals. McKennitt has sold over 14 million albums worldwide
https://youtu.be/3EXmYj0juz4 Boutade1957Neo-classical Pierre GabayeNeo-classicalBorn: 20 February 1930, Paris, FranceNationality: FrenchDied: 1 November 2019, Chamonix, France Pierre Gabaye Gabaye was a composer of the French neo-classical tradition. Much of his music is light-hearted and composed for brass and wind instruments. Gabaye won the Prix de Rome in 1956 and was later appointed Director of Light Music … Continue reading Boutade by Pierre Gabaye
https://youtu.be/G5gh1dksNNc Élégie1880Romantic Gabriel Fauré Gabriel FauréClassicalBorn: 12 May 1845, Pamiers, FranceNationality: FrenchDied: 4 November 1924, Paris, France Fauré was a composer, pianist, organist, and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation with works such as Pavane, Requiem, and Sicilienne. Generally, his best-known works are from his early career however Fauré … Continue reading Élégie by Gabriel Fauré
https://youtu.be/m5PFID9Gid0 David of the White Rock2009Classical Bryn Terfel Bryn TerfelOpera, ClassicalBorn: 9 November 1965, Pant Glas, WalesNationality: Welsh Terfel is a bass-baritone opera and concert singer. Initially known for the roles of Mozart, including Figaro, Leporello, and Don Giovanni, Terfel has since taken on the heavier roles, especially of Puccini and Wagner
https://youtu.be/a5lOCjQkM7c La Donna é Mobile1977Opera Plácido Domingo Plácido DomingoOperaBorn: 21 January 1941, Madrid, SpainNationality: Spanish Placido Domingo is an opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He is well known for his versatility, performing in Italian, French, German, Spanish, English, and Russian in many of the most prestigious opera houses in the world. Domingo is primarily … Continue reading La Donna é Mobile by Plácido Domingo
https://youtu.be/RooTTuLCfNM All Souls' Night1991New Age Loreena McKennitt Loreena McKennittNew AgeBorn: 17 February 1957, Manitoba, CanadaNationality: Canadian McKennitt is a singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist best known for Celtic and Middle Eastern-influenced world music. She is also known for her refined soprano vocals. McKennitt has sold over 14 million albums worldwide
https://youtu.be/V7uiqRCW6I8 Cantique de Noël1999Classical Plácido Domingo Plácido DomingoOperaBorn: 21 January 1941, Madrid, SpainNationality: Spanish Placido Domingo is an opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He is well known for his versatility, performing in Italian, French, German, Spanish, English, and Russian in many of the most prestigious opera houses in the world. Domingo is primarily a … Continue reading Cantique de Noël by Plácido Domingo
https://youtu.be/FzNuJu5ONEM Cantique de Jean Racine1866Choral Gabriel Fauré Gabriel FauréClassicalBorn: 12 May 1845, Pamiers, FranceNationality: FrenchDied: 4 November 1924, Paris, France Fauré was a composer, pianist, organist, and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation with works such as Pavane, Requiem, and Sicilienne. Generally, his best-known works are from his early … Continue reading Cantique de Jean Racine by Gabriel Fauré
https://youtu.be/oFw2P-P9IFs Káťa Kabanová1921Opera Leoš JanáčekFolk, OperaBorn: 3 July 1854, Hukvsldy, CzechiaNationality: CzechDied: 12 August 1928, Ostrava, Czechia Leoš Janáček Janáček was a composer, folklorist, musical theorist, teacher, and publicist, inspired by Moravian and other Slavic music to create a modern musical style. He devoted himself to folkloristic research until 1895. Janáček’s early musical works were … Continue reading Káťa Kabanová by Leoš Janáček
https://youtu.be/JsNJuhBfbPg The Bonny Swans1994New Age Loreena McKennitt Loreena McKennittNew AgeBorn: 17 February 1957, Manitoba, CanadaNationality: Canadian McKennitt is a singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist best known for Celtic and Middle Eastern-influenced world music. She is also known for her refined soprano vocals. McKennitt has sold over 14 million albums worldwide
https://youtu.be/kM5ABrBy7g8 Bonny Portmore1991New Age Loreena McKennitt Loreena McKennittNew AgeBorn: 17 February 1957, Manitoba, CanadaNationality: Canadian McKennitt is a singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist best known for Celtic and Middle Eastern influenced world music. She is also known for her refined soprano vocals. McKennitt has sold over 14 million albums worldwide
https://youtu.be/Y1fiOJDXA-E Barcelona1988Classical Montserrat CaballéOperaBorn: 12 April 1933, Barcelona, SpainNationality: SpanishDied: 6 October 2018, Barcelona, Spain Montserrat Caballé Caballé was an operatic soprano. Covering a wide variety of roles, she is best known for performances in the works of Verdi and of the bel canto repertoire including works of Rossini and Bellini. Caballé’s voice has been … Continue reading Barcelona by Montserrat Caballé with Freddie Mercury
https://youtu.be/3imEtW-4v80 Seven, They Are Seven1917Cantata Sergei Prokofiev Sergei ProkofievClassicalBorn: 23 April 1891, Sontsivka, UkraineNationality: RussianDied: 5 March 1953, Moscow, Russia Prokofiev was a composer, pianist, and conductor. He is considered one of the major composers of the 20th century as the creator of accredited masterpieces across a variety of genres. His works include the ballet … Continue reading Seven, They Are Seven by Sergei Prokofiev
https://youtu.be/4oBVvym5MMs I Love Rossini1999Classical Andrea Bocelli Andrea BocelliOperaBorn: 22 September 1958, Lajatico, ItalyNationality: Italian Bocelli is an operatic tenor and multi-instrumentalist. Diagnosed with congenital glaucoma at 5 months old he became blind at 12 years old after a soccer accident. Bocelli rose to fame in 1994 winning the preliminary round of the 44th Sanremo Music … Continue reading I Love Rossini by Andrea Bocelli
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https://youtu.be/JJUBBdp-Jxc A Volte Il Cuore1999Classical Andrea Bocelli Andrea BocelliOperaBorn: 22 September 1958, Lajatico, ItalyNationality: Italian Bocelli is an operatic tenor and multi-instrumentalist. Diagnosed with congenital glaucoma at 5 months old he became blind at 12 years old after a soccer accident. Bocelli rose to fame in 1994 winning the preliminary round of the 44th Sanremo … Continue reading A Volte Il Cuore by Andrea Bocelli
https://youtu.be/fQS3kzgLYkg World In Union1994Sport Anthems Kiri Te Kanawa Kiri Te KanawaOperaBorn: 6 March 1944, Gisborne, New ZealandNationality: New Zealander Te Kanawa is a retired opera singer best known for her full lyric soprano voice. She has received accolades from across the world, particularly for her performances of Mozart, Strauss, Handel, Puccini, and Verdi. In her … Continue reading World In Union by Kiri Te Kanawa
https://youtu.be/sj1PWvPkH24 Himno Real Madrid2002Sport Plácido Domingo Plácido DomingoOperaBorn: 21 January 1941, Madrid, SpainNationality: Spanish Placido Domingo is an opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He is well known for his versatility, performing in Italian, French, German, Spanish, English, and Russian in many of the most prestigious opera houses in the world. Domingo is primarily a … Continue reading Himno Real Madrid by Plácido Domingo
https://youtu.be/sZdTEX52pso Red Sun Theme1971Film and TV Maurice JarreFilm and TVBorn: 13 September 1924, Lyon, FranceNationality: FrenchDied: 28 March 2009, California, USA Maurice Jarre Jarre was a composer and conductor best known for his film scores, including Lawrence of Arabia and A Passage to India. Jarre received nine nominations for the Academy Awards, winning Best Original … Continue reading Red Sun Theme by Maurice Jarre
https://youtu.be/_leRke4oA5o Tarakihi1999Classical Kiri Te Kanawa Kiri Te KanawaOperaBorn: 6 March 1944, Gisborne, New ZealandNationality: New Zealander Te Kanawa is a retired opera singer best known for her full lyric soprano voice. She has received accolades from across the world, particularly for her performances of Mozart, Strauss, Handel, Puccini, and Verdi. In her later career, Te … Continue reading Tarakihi by Kiri Te Kanawa
https://youtu.be/4_bLVXuiZVI Violin Sonata No. 11877Sonata Gabriel Fauré Gabriel FauréClassicalBorn: 12 May 1845, Pamiers, FranceNationality: FrenchDied: 4 November 1924, Paris, France Fauré was a composer, pianist, organist, and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation with works such as Pavane, Requiem, and Sicilienne. Generally, his best-known works are from his early … Continue reading Violin Sonata No. 1 by Gabriel Fauré
https://youtu.be/N6Qnxf04Whg Galloping Comedians1938Orchestral Dmitry Kabalevsky Dmitry KabalevskyOrchestral, Opera, Ballet, Chamber MusicBorn: 30 December 1904, Saint Petersburg, RussiaNationality: RussianDied: 14 February 1987, Moscow, Russia Kabalevsky was a composer and teacher of aristocratic Russian descent. He was a prolific composer of piano and chamber music best known for his Second Symphony, ‘Galloping Comedians’ and his Third Piano … Continue reading Galloping Comedians by Dmitry Kabalevsky
Kraftwerk Kraftwerk Kraftwerk are a band formed in Düsseldorf in 1969 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. They are considered to be innovators and pioneers of electronic music and were among the first successful acts to popularize the genre. Initially, Kraftwerk were part of the krautrock scene of the early 1970s before fully embracing electronic … Continue reading Ohm Sweet Ohm by Kraftwerk
https://youtu.be/91EyDQT4DbQ Piano Concerto No.11928Concerto Dmitry Kabalevsky Dmitry KabalevskyOrchestral, Opera, Ballet, Chamber MusicBorn: 30 December 1904, Saint Petersburg, RussiaNationality: RussianDied: 14 February 1987, Moscow, Russia Kabalevsky was a composer and teacher of aristocratic Russian descent. He was a prolific composer of piano and chamber music best known for his Second Symphony, ‘Galloping Comedians’ and his Third … Continue reading Piano Concerto No.1 by Dmitry Kabalevsky
https://youtu.be/uMlxM69ZJFA Serse1738Opera Georg Frideric Handel Georg Frideric HandelClassicalBorn: 5 March 1685, Halle, GermanyNationality: German-EnglishDied: 14 April 1759, London, UK Handel was a Baroque composer who spent most of his career in London, becoming naturalized British in 1727. He was well known for his operas, oratorios, concerti grossi, organ concertos, and anthems. Handel trained in Halle … Continue reading Serse by Georg Frideric Handel
https://youtu.be/7nJ5nWtkTBg Un Canto1999Classical Andrea Bocelli Andrea BocelliOperaBorn: 22 September 1958, Lajatico, ItalyNationality: Italian Bocelli is an operatic tenor and multi-instrumentalist. Diagnosed with congenital glaucoma at 5 months old he became blind at 12 years old after a soccer accident. Bocelli rose to fame in 1994 winning the preliminary round of the 44th Sanremo Music festival … Continue reading Un Canto by Andrea Bocelli
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