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1 month ago
Florence Jenkins massacres Mozart
The world's most inept opera singer frightens felines with her rendition of Mozart's aria Queen of Night (Florence Foster Jenkins (1868--November ...
HappyApostate • 471,617 views
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3 months ago
Kurt Moll - O Isis und Osiris
The great basso delivers an elegant and beautiful rendition of Sarastro's aria "O Isis und Osiris" from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte.(MET, 1991)
Fitz65 • 284,638 views
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Horaz, sometimes it's just good fortune to be in the right place at the right time.
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3 months ago
Gottlob Frick "Wohin ist das alles, wohin?" Robert Stolz
Gottlob Frick singt "Wohin ist das alles, wohin?"
(Robert Stolz/Robert Gilbert)
tigervonwhiskeypur • 839 views
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just an excellent voice. some of my friends had the pleasure of working with Frick. I just got there too late unfortunately.
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3 months ago
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5 months ago
Aschenbrödelwalzer - Johann Strauss II
Musik: Aschenbrödelwalzer aus dem Ballett "Aschenbrödel" von Johann Strauss II (1825 - 1899)
Bild: Ausschnitt aus dem Schlossgarten Schönbrunn
JohannStraussSohn • 17,517 views
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It's not performed probably because it's not known by many conductors.
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5 months ago
Napoli • Del Staigers, Cornet
Cornet virtuoso Del Staigers playing Herman Bellstedt's arrangement, with Edwin Franko Goldman conducting the Goldman Band, on Victor record #22191...
BassetHoundTrio • 262 views
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BassetHoundTrio: I can give you information on this recording which you probably don't know. I have the recording too.
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5 months ago
Napoli by Doc Severinsen & Erich Kunzel
MrMusicismagic • 758 views
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While Doc is excellent, I have a recording of Del Staigers who recorded this stone drunk with the Goldman Band. He makes no mistakes and in the first variation goes up to high F twice in a row.
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1 year ago
THERE ARE FAIRIES AT THE BOTTOM OF OUR GARDEN by Beatrice Lillie
Beatrice Lillie - actress and comedienne, was a companion of Gertrude Lawrence and Tallulah Bankhead. Kind of a rat pack of the 1920's. She was f...
cdbpdx • 10,197 views
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@Nataloff I did'nt have the pleasure of seeing her on Paar's show, but I did hear her on the radio singing "don't go in the lion's cage tonight, mother. I've downloaded Beatrice Kay's rendition of it.
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1 year ago
The REAL Clyde McCoy "Sugar Blues"
There's another "Sugar Blues" thing on YouTube that claims to be Clyde's 1931 recording. It's not. It's not even Clyde playing. Here's the class...
u47tube • 17,317 views
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@u47tube .WOW U47 tube!! You must be older than dirt!! rofl But then I'm in that category too. Seriously now. Where did you get that piece of information. Also in passing I play trumpet professionally. Was also in the AF Band plus singing with the Met in NYC.
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1 year ago
David Daws - Glorious Fountain
David Daws, one of the Worlds finest cornetplayers playing Glorious Fountain with the International Staff Band.
JayDr68 • 75,789 views
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@Jonesy038 i can name 2 right off the top of my head. Let's try Gerard Schwartz and Maurice Andre. I've also performed with many of my Philadelphia orchestra friends. I also perform in 3 concert bands in the position of solo cornet and first chair in a symphony orchestra. I just chose not to b...
As I recall there was a very well known accompanist who was stated in the remarks about Jenkins. Like you I don't remember who.