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Allegretto de Palladio, de Jenkins

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  Primer movimiento de concerto grosso  para orquesta de cuerdas Palladio  del compositor galés Karl Jenkins, escrita en 1995.  Rinde homenaje al arquitecto renacentista italiano Andrea Palladio. 

Marte, el portador de la guerra, de Holst

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  Primero de los siete movimientos de la suite orquestal Los Planetas, Op. 32, del compositor inglés Gustav Holst, escrita en 1917. Es un tema inquietante y dramático considerado inspiración directa de  para el tema The Imperial March de Star Wars de John Williams.

But not for me

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  Canción escrita por George Gershwin e Ira Gershwin para el musical Girl Crazy de 1930, donde fue estrenada por Ginger Rogers en su debut en Broadway. Traigo la versión instrumental de la película de Woody Allen, Manhattan. La versión de Ella Fitzgerald de 1959  ganó el premio Grammy de 1960.  Letra They're writing songs of love, but not for me A lucky star's above, but not for me With love to lead the way I've found more clouds of gray Than any Russian play could guarantee I was a fool to fall and get that way Hi-ho alas, lack-a-day Although I can't dismiss the memory of her kiss I guess she's not for me They're writing songs of love, but not for me A lucky star's above, but not for me With love to lead the way I've found more clouds of gray Than any Russian play could guarantee I was a fool to fall and get that way Hi-ho alas, lack-a-day Although I can't dismiss the memory of her kiss I guess she's not for, I guess she's not for I guess s...

Aeropuerto

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  Love theme de la banda Sonora de "Airport" de 1970 dirigida por George Seaton y compuesta por  Alfred Newman.  La banda sonora recibió una nominación al Oscar. Otra versión orquestal muy difundida es la de  Jackie Gleason

Largo del Concierto para Oboe, RV 454, de Vivaldi

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  Segundo movimiento, Largo del Concierto para Oboe en Re menor, RV 454, de Antonio Vivaldi,  publicado en 1725 como parte de la colección de doce conciertos Il cimento dell'armonía e dell'inventione Op. 8, la misma que incluye Las cuatro estaciones. Este concierto es una transcripción del concierto para violín RV 236 Op. 8, No. 9.

Bye Bye Blackbird

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  Bye Bye Blackbird es una canción de 1926 escrita por el compositor Ray Henderson y el letrista Mort Dixon. Aqui en la versión de Melody Gardot de 2010. Muy versionada, recuerda a la balada de   Peggy Lee , o Miles Davis , frente a la más bailable de Liza Minnelli

Around the World

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  Around the World es el tema principal de la película de 1956 La vuelta al mundo en 80 días de  Michael Anderson.    Posteriormente se grabó la canción escrita por Harold Adamson y Victor Young. Aquí en la versión de Nat King Cole.

New York state of mind

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  Balada de soft rock y jazz  de Billy Joel de 1976 en su cuarto álbum Turnstiles. Aquí en la versión de Barbra Streisand. Letra Some folks like to get away Take a holiday from the neighborhood Hop a flight to Miami Beach Or to Hollywood But I'm taking a Greyhound On the Hudson River Line I'm in a New York state of mind I've seen all the movie stars In their fancy cars and their limousines Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens But I know what I'm needing And I don't want to waste more time I'm in a New York state of mind It was so easy living day by day Out of touch with the rhythm and blues But now I need a little give and take The New York Times, The Daily News It comes down to reality And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide Don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside I don't have any reasons I've left them all behind I'm in a New York state of mind It was so easy living day by day Out of touch with the rhythm an...

Qui la voce sua soave de I Puritani, de Bellini

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  Aria del Acto II de I puritani (Los puritanos)  del compositor italiano Vincenzo Bellini, estrenada en 1835. Letra Qui la voce sua soave Mi chiamava e poi sparì Qui giurava esser fedele Qui il giurava, qui il giurava E poi crudele, poi crudele mi fuggì Ah, mai più qui assorti insieme Ah, mai più qui assorti insieme Nella gioia dei sospir Ah, rendetemi la speme O lasciate, lasciatemi morir Ah, rendetemi la speme O lasciate, lasciatemi morir

Taxi driver

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  Tema de Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese), compuesto por Bernard Herrmann en 1975,  mezcla  jazz y suspense psicológico. Destaca por un solo de saxofón alto, interpretado por Thomas Wright Scott, que evoca la atmósfera nocturna de Nueva York.  La obra recibió una nominación al Oscar.

Till the lights of London shine again

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  Till the Lights of London Shine Again" es una canción de 1940. sobre la esperanza y el reencuentro tras la guerra, en la ciudad de Londres. Aqui en la versión de Joe Loss.

Shadow of a lonely man

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  Canción de la banda de rock progresivo The Alan Parsons Project, de su álbum de 1978, Pyramid. Interpretada por el cantante británico John Miles y escrita por Eric Woolfson  y Alan Parsons. Letra Look at me now A shadow of the man I used to be Look through my eyes And through the years of loneliness, you'll see To the times in my life When I could not bear to lose a simple game And the least of it all was the fortune and the fame But the dream seemed to end Just as soon as it had begun, was I to know? For the least thing of all that was on my mind Was the close at the end of the show The shadow of a lonely man feels nobody else In the shadow of a lonely, lonely man I can see myself But the sounds of the crowds When they come to see me now is not the same And the jest of it all is I can't recall my name But I'll cling to a hope 'til I can't hold on anymore, anymore And for all the acclaim, I am all alone And I see as I look through the door The shadow of a lonely m...

Chelsea Hotel

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  Canción de Leonard Cohen en su álbum New Skin for the Old Ceremony de 1974. Letra I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel You were talkin' so brave and so sweet Givin' me head on the unmade bed While the limousines wait in the street Those were the reason an' that was New York We were runnin' for the money and the flesh An' that was called love for the workers in song Probably still is for those of them left Ah, but you got away, didn't you babe You just turned your back on the crowd You got away, I never once heard you say I need you, I don't need you I need you, I don't need you And all of that jiving around I remember you well in Chelsea Hotel You were famous, your heart was a legend You told me again you preferred handsome men But for me you would make an exception An' clenching your fist for the ones like us Who are oppressed by the figures of beauty You fixed yourself, you said, "Well, never mind We are ugly but we have the music" ...

Cantique de Jean Racine Op. 11, de Fauré

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  El Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 es una motete sacro del compositor francés Gabriel Fauré. Compuesta  en 1865 para coro mixto  a cuatro voces (Soprano, Contralto, Tenor y Bajo)  y órgano o piano. Destaca por su melodía elegante y serena. Fauré escribió esta obra con solo 19 años , basado en una paráfrasis del dramaturgo Jean Racine (1639–1699) sobre un himno latino del breviario romano "Consors paterni luminis". Letra Verbe égal au Très-Haut, notre unique espérance, Jour éternel de la terre et des cieux, De la paisible nuit nous rompons le silence, Divin sauveur, jette sur nous les yeux! Répands sur nous le feu de ta grâce puissante, Que tout l’enfer fuie au son de ta voix, Dissipe le sommeil d’une âme languissante, Qui la conduit à l’oubli de tes lois! O Christ, sois favorable à ce peuple fidèle Pour te bénir maintenant rassemblé, Reçois les chants qu’il offre à ta gloire immortelle, Et de tes dons qu’il retourne comblé! Traducción Palabra igual al Todopoderoso,...

Beside

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   Canción del dúo Jon & Vangelis. Se incluyó en su segundo álbum  The Friends of Mr Cairo, lanzado en 1981. Letra I have seen the compass turning Round and round my heart The senses are yearning For a possible change of heart That is coming to you Coming to you. You stand upright, you are different Why the spinal shock the fusion the evil Spill it out on the floor of belief Come and mend this design Come and mend this design With every right we do. I have seen the sun, this sounds crazy The story about a boy in the rain He was standing waiting for for the light As though he did have a reason to know Did he really know? His eyes were open they expected someone In his heart he felt the compass was turned on I will echo, ho for reasons that change me Every thought, though it takes son long, Is mastered with every plan It would seem there is no end To the bad or goodness in man So my friend it seems the weariest night Just leads to a heavenly dawn Should we see so much I...

Intermezzo de Pagliacci, de Leoncavallo

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  Intermezzo de la opera Pagliacci compuesta por Ruggero Leoncavallo en 1892. Se sitúa entre el primer y el segundo acto y reutiliza temas del prólogo.