6 July 2010 1 Comment

187/365 Songs: Panis Angelicus – César Franck

187/365 Songs: Panis Angelicus – César Franck

This is a complete change from the type of music I’ve been playing recently, but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless. The Franck setting of the prayer Panis Angelicus (Bread of Angels) dates from 1872 and has been recorded by many artists including Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, Andrea Bocelli.
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14 March 2010 4 Comments

73/365 Songs: Perhaps Love – John Denver/Plácido Domingo

73/365 Songs: Perhaps Love – John Denver/Plácido Domingo

John Denver wrote this song for his mother and famously performed it at the centennial concert of the New York Met with Plácido Domingo. So this Mothers’ Day I’m dedicating this song to my own mum (maybe she’ll post a comment ), and to my wife Catriona, mum to our two boys. I [...]

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