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Came up yesterday on Youtube.... One of my favorites. Sketches of China
 
wirralass said:

Wow! Wow! Wow! This guy has an amazing voice ~ he is phenomenal.

WL
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WOW!!!:D That was amazing!😛

Makes me think of the male castratros of renaissance Venice that were very noted for the high notes, higer than female sopranoes! They don’t exist now as the castratros, as the name suggests, were men with certain body parts removed when young boys!😱😡
 
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wirralass said:
...and another great musical....

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Yes I agree, @wirralass!🙂

But, the people of Thailand HATE this film & was actually banned from being shown in the country for many years: hate their beloved king being shown as a buffoon!😱

On the otherhand, unofficially, the Thai people liked the, non musical, remake “Anna & The King”: official government line is they don’t like the implication, by the film, The King was in love with Anna! The Thai people say that at least with this film their King isn’t shown up as a buffoon!

I’ve seen both many times & appreciate each for their merits! But, then I’m not a Thai!
 
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wirralass said:
It's trumpet night tonight it seems!!!


This is a beautiful rendition of the song imo🙂

WL
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Loved that!😛 Pulls at the heart strings!🙂

Makes me think of a beautiful trumpet solo played by a young girl on an episode of Lewis, detective drama set in the city of Oxford,

I’ll try to find it! Back in a mo!
 
It’s Hummel’s Trumpet Concerto Andante movement! In the episode of Lewis a young girl was playing for The endeavour award of which there was a stipulation that “it must give solace to the soul” & I think that this does!😛

 
And slowing things down again. Here’s a modern classical piece for my favourite instrument: the cello. From the film Memoirs of a Geisha Sayrui’s Theme composed by John Williams & played by Yo Yo Ma.😛


And, of course, the other half of the pair:- The Chairman’s Waltz played by Itzark Perlman on the violin!😛


It was a REAL coup for the film producers to get the 2 foremost soloists in the world:- celloist Yo Yo Ma & violinist Itzark Perlman for the film’s musical score! The cello denoting the geisha, Sayrui, & the violin denoting the chairman!😛
 
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Near on midnight so here's a piece of music to help you wind down before you retire to bed.

WL
 
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