Royalty (week 2)
Monday April 25
Emperor Piano Concerto (movements 2/3)
(previously appeared in Jukebox week 10)
Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 is known as the Emperor Concerto. Beethoven composed the concerto in 1809 and he dedicated it to Archduke Rudolf, who was his patron, friend, and pupil. The sublime 2nd movement (8mins) is, in my opinion, not bettered by any other piano concerto's slow movement. As it leads straight into the 3rd movement (10 mins). I include both here. Here it is played by Alfred Brendel. For my personal Brendel story go to Jukebox week 10.
Performance (18 mins)
Tuesday April 26
Many of Walt Disney's movies feature royalty. Today we bring you two princes.
Someday my Prince will come
Someday My Prince Will Come is a song from Walt Disney's 1937 animated movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Based on the 1812 German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, Snow White was the first full-length traditionally animated feature film and the first Disney animated feature film. The Prince in question is not given a name.
Recording
Once Upon a Dream
Sleeping Beauty is a 1959 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney, based on the 1697 fairy tale by Charles Perrault. The Prince here is given an excellent name. The song, Once Upon a Dream serves as the film's main theme, and as the love motif for Princess Aurora and Prince Philip. The song's melody is based on the Grande valse villageoise (The Garland Waltz), from the 1890 ballet The Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Recording
Grande valse villageoise
Wednesday April 27
I wonder what the king is doing tonight
(previously appeared in Jukebox week 19)
Camelot is a 1967 American musical film directed by Joshua Logan and written by Alan Jay Lerner, based on the 1960 stage musical of the same name by Lerner and Frederick Loewe. It stars Richard Harris as King Arthur and Vanessa Redgrave as Guenevere. When we featured this song in week 19 the link was to a stage performance by Richard Burton. This time we have a clip from the movie where it is sung by Richard Harris.
Recording
Thursday April 28
Caro vieni (Come, dear)
Poro, re dell'Indie (Poro, King of India) is an opera by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto is based on Alexander the Great's encounter with King Porus in 326 BCE. Synopsis and background here. Forty-five Tonic members took part in a professional show called Too Hot To Handel in 2013. It took place at the Theatre Royal, Windsor. We sang a version of the Hallelujah chorus from the stalls, the final piece from the stage, and a version of Caro Vieni in a sort of flashmob in the theatre bar.
Recording
Friday April 29
The King Brothers
(previously appeared in Jukebox week 56)
The King Brothers were a British pop vocal trio popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s. They are best remembered for their cover versions of Standing on the Corner and A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation). They were voted as Britain's top vocal group of 1957 by readers of the New Musical Express. And they were a favourite of mine.
The Middle Of An Island
This Could Be The Start Of Something Big
Emperor Piano Concerto (movements 2/3)
(previously appeared in Jukebox week 10)
Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 is known as the Emperor Concerto. Beethoven composed the concerto in 1809 and he dedicated it to Archduke Rudolf, who was his patron, friend, and pupil. The sublime 2nd movement (8mins) is, in my opinion, not bettered by any other piano concerto's slow movement. As it leads straight into the 3rd movement (10 mins). I include both here. Here it is played by Alfred Brendel. For my personal Brendel story go to Jukebox week 10.
Performance (18 mins)
Tuesday April 26
Many of Walt Disney's movies feature royalty. Today we bring you two princes.
Someday my Prince will come
Someday My Prince Will Come is a song from Walt Disney's 1937 animated movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Based on the 1812 German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, Snow White was the first full-length traditionally animated feature film and the first Disney animated feature film. The Prince in question is not given a name.
Recording
Once Upon a Dream
Sleeping Beauty is a 1959 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney, based on the 1697 fairy tale by Charles Perrault. The Prince here is given an excellent name. The song, Once Upon a Dream serves as the film's main theme, and as the love motif for Princess Aurora and Prince Philip. The song's melody is based on the Grande valse villageoise (The Garland Waltz), from the 1890 ballet The Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Recording
Grande valse villageoise
Wednesday April 27
I wonder what the king is doing tonight
(previously appeared in Jukebox week 19)
Camelot is a 1967 American musical film directed by Joshua Logan and written by Alan Jay Lerner, based on the 1960 stage musical of the same name by Lerner and Frederick Loewe. It stars Richard Harris as King Arthur and Vanessa Redgrave as Guenevere. When we featured this song in week 19 the link was to a stage performance by Richard Burton. This time we have a clip from the movie where it is sung by Richard Harris.
Recording
Thursday April 28
Caro vieni (Come, dear)
Poro, re dell'Indie (Poro, King of India) is an opera by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto is based on Alexander the Great's encounter with King Porus in 326 BCE. Synopsis and background here. Forty-five Tonic members took part in a professional show called Too Hot To Handel in 2013. It took place at the Theatre Royal, Windsor. We sang a version of the Hallelujah chorus from the stalls, the final piece from the stage, and a version of Caro Vieni in a sort of flashmob in the theatre bar.
Recording
Friday April 29
The King Brothers
(previously appeared in Jukebox week 56)
The King Brothers were a British pop vocal trio popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s. They are best remembered for their cover versions of Standing on the Corner and A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation). They were voted as Britain's top vocal group of 1957 by readers of the New Musical Express. And they were a favourite of mine.
The Middle Of An Island
This Could Be The Start Of Something Big