Flight of the Bumblebee was originally used in the Rimsky-Korsakov opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan that was first performed in 1900. This is an incredible version of the tune played on theremin with its usual rapid tempo. Not only is this performance great accoustically but it is also great to watch as Carolina
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Alecrim Dourado [Golden Rosemary] is a Portuguese Children’s song that is popular in Brazil. It is about wild rosemary plant and the singer was told by their lover that the flower was rosemary. This is a beautiful rendition of the song by Fabio, Marcelle, and their children Sarah, Lara, and Davi. It starts off
Beat Phase is the latest release from stephpar. It is an instrumental piece that has different instruments that are each tuned to a slightly different pitch (1 Hz apart ) and each stops and starts at any time provided that another performer has stopped or started since their last change. This version uses 4
Cinema Paradiso was originally released by Ennio Morricone on the soundtrack for the 1988 movie Cinema Paradiso. This is a beautiful arrangement for 4 guitars, including a resonator guitar played using a steel. The video has the boys sitting around a small room playing their guitars. 40 Fingers (5) [More] Andrea Vittori (5) [More]
Africa was originally released by Toto on their 1981 album Toto IV and as a single. This is an incredible arrangement of the tune for 4 guitarists which has as full a sound as any version and even has some unbelievably great rhythmic work when the boys use their guitars for percussion. The video
Pink Floyd Music is a mashup of 2 songs by Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here (originally released on their 1975 album Wish You Were Here) and Comfortably Numb (originally released on their 1979 album The Wall). This is an incredible arrangement of the songs for classical Indian instruments and adapted Western instruments then
Whiskey In The Jar is a traditional Irish song that has been recorded many time. This version is based on the version released by Metallica on their 1999 album Garage Inc. and as a single, the version released by Thin Lizzy as a single in 1972, and the version released by The Dubliners
For a Few Dollars More was originally released by Ennio Morricone, as composer, on the soundtrack of the 1965 movie For a Few Dollars More, under the title Per Qualche Dollaro In Più [For a Few Dollars More]. This is an excellent arrangement of the tune for solo nylon stringed guitar that Thomas recorded
I Want Out was originally released by Helloween on their 1988 album Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 2. Previously Thomas has amazed us with his ability to play heavy metal tracks on a single nylon stringed guitar with all of the power of an electrified band, but with this track he has gone
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini was written by Sergei Rachmaninoff and was originally performed by Rachmaninoff with the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1934. In the original the main leads are played on the piano but for this arrangement the lead lines are shared between the piano and Anastasia on the balalaika. This video is