Phantom of the Opera is from the musical Phantom of the Opera and was originally sung by Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford in 1986, though this is based on the 2002 version by Nightwish on their album Century Child. It is the main theme from the show and explains the relationship between Christine and the
Category Archives: Classical
Paganini: Caprice 24 is the final piece from Niccolò Paganini‘s 24 Caprices for Solo Violin that were written between 1802 and 1817 and consists of a theme and 11 variations on that theme, plus a finale. It is generally considered to be one of the hardest pieces for solo violin so Alisa ups the
Forever was originally released by KISS on their 1989 album Hot In The Shade and as a single. This is an acoustic arrangement for 2 guitars where Thomas is joined by former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick, with the unusual combination of Thomas playing a nylon stringed guitar while Bruce uses steel strings with the
Pétalos [Petals] is the new video from Jason and Astrid. It is a Tango for cello and piano that they commissioned from Sonia Possetti through a Kickstarter campaign during 2017. It is a beautiful piece that holds your attention as it explores different aspects of life as a petal. The video is from
Storm is the third movement of the second concerto L’estate [Summer] from Le Quattro Stagioni [The Four Seasons] which is the opening 4 concertos of Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione [The Contest Between Harmony and Invention] that was originally published in 1725 by Antonio Vivaldi. The piece evokes a thunderstorm that damages the wheat
Eagle Fly Free was originally released by Helloween on their 1988 album Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2. This is an instrumental arrangement of the song for solo acoustic guitar. This video was filmed at the Amphitheatre of Falconers Aquila in Bojnice, Slovakia where Thomas is joined by some of the most majestic
A Whiter Shade of Pale was originally released by Procol Harum on their 1967 album Procol Harum and as a single, and this version is based on the arrangement for solo guitar that was originally released by David Buckingham on his 2010 album Your Song. This is a truly beautiful version of the song
I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing was originally recorded by Aerosmith for the 1998 film Armageddon. It is a love song, where the singer can’t bear to go to sleep because dreaming of a lover isn’t as good as being with them. This is a wonderful instrumental version arranged for classical style guitar that incorporates
Time for some humour. Vot Takoy Khokkey! [That’s Such A Hockey!] is Episode 71, from the 3rd series, of the TV show. At the start of the episode, Masha is playing a table-top game of Ice Hockey against some of her stuffed toys, but she gets bored with the game because she wins
Seven Nation Army was originally released by The White Stripes on their 2003 album Elephant and as a single. This is an instrumental version arranged for 2 cellos with the iconic bass line and the vocal line both clearly recognisable and the drums still drive the beat. You can buy Seven Nation Army