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Brisas del Torbes. Luis Felipe Ramón y Rivera
In this post I am playing an arrangement for piano made by me of the song “Brisas del Torbes” by Venezuelan musician and composer Luis Felipe Ramón y Rivera (1913-1993).
This piece is a bambuco. The bambuco is a type of song that appeared in Venezuela in the late nineteenth century and has it origins in the habaneras which is a cuban dance. The bambuco is popular in the Andes between Colombia and Venezuela.
I hope you enjoy this performance and I wish you in this new year all the best!
Prelude in C major BWV 846, J.S. Bach
This Prelude is the first prelude of 48 preludes and fugues known as The Well-Tempered Clavier written by Johann Sebastian Bach. It is one of the most wonderful music works in history
I dedicate this interpretation to my dear friends John and Betsy Crossman.
Como Llora Una Estrella. Antonio Carrillo
Antonio Carrillo (Barquisimeto, Venezuela 1892-1962)
Venezuelan composer. He wrote over a hundred pieces and perhaps his best known is this waltz “Como Llora Una Estrella”.
La Dulzura De Tu Rostro. Ramón Delgado Palacios
Ramón Delgado Palacios (Caracas 1867-1902)
He is one of the best Venezuelan composers of the second half of the nineteenth century. His waltzes have a great lyricism, rhythmic and technical complexity. Ramon Delgado Palacios elevated this musical genre that was so fashionable at that time up to the concert level.
Delgados Palacios began his musical education in Caracas and completed his studies at the Paris Conservatoire, although he had influence of the French musical school, his music is mainly Venezuelan in character.
Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu. D. Modugno, F.Migliacci
This song also known as Volare is one of the most famous and popular songs of all times. It has won a lot of awards. It has been translated to many languages and performed by many famous artists.
It was written by Franco Migliacci and Domenico Modugno, and it was recorded by Modugno in 1958.
There are a lot of different versions of this song of which I tried to play one more like Modugno’s original.
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Mamma, C. A. Bixio
It is amazing how many beautiful compositions and songs have been written for the Italian movies! Often, the music has become more popular or better known than the films themselves. In the previous post I published my recording of Parlami d’Amore Mariu, a song originally written for the soundtrack of the film “Gli uomini, che Mascalzoni” (The men, scoundrels).
Now I recorded Mamma, a very popular song that was also written for a movie. It was composed in 1940 with music by Cesare Andrea Bixio and lyrics by Bixio Cherubini, for the soundtrack of the film with the same name “Mamma”, directed by Guido Brignone where the main actor Beniamino Gigli interpreted it.
And for my part, I dedicate this interpretation to Delinda Molina, my mother!
Santa Lucia. Teodoro Cottrau
Santa Lucia, a famous Neapolitan song, was published in Naples in the year 1849.
It is said that it was the first Neapolitan song to be translated to Italian. That act helped the song became popular throughout Italy and famous all over the world.
El Diablo Suelto. Heraclio Fernández
“El Diablo Suelto” (The Loose Devil) is a Venezuelan waltz composed by Heraclio Fernandez (1851-1886). He is a great example of nineteenth century Venezuelan piano music.
The waltz that I present here is an arrangement made by me of the first edition. It was published on March 19, 1878 in the newspaper of the same name “El Diablo Suelto”. The composer dedicated this famous waltz to the editors of this short-lived newspaper.
Torna a Surriento. De Curtis
Music by Ernesto De Curtis.
Lyric by Giambattista De Curtis.
It is one of the most famous and beautiful Neapolitan songs. It was composed in 1902 and since then it has been very popular.
Vide’o mare quant’è bello!
spira tantu sentimento….
Belinda Galiano 