O Holy Night is a popular Christmas carol that was written in the mid 19th century, originally in French. It tells the story of the birth of Jesus. This is a beautiful instrumental arrangement for Gayageum that gives the tune a distinct Korean sound though the tune is instantly recognisable and would make an
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Paradiso was originally released by Ennio Morricone on the soundtrack for the 1988 movie Cinema Paradiso. This is an arrangement for cello and piano. It is a beautiful performance where Božo is joined by Liliya Mitronina on piano and was recorded from a rehearsal at the end of September, 2019. Božo Paradžik (2) [More]
Country Roads was originally released by John Denver as Take Me Home, Country Roads on the 1971 album Poems, Prayers & Promises and as a single. This is a beautiful arrangement of the song for solo classical guitar with a little less country and a little more of Thomas’s usual style thrown in for
We Found Love was originally released by Rihanna on her 2011 album Talk That Talk and as a single. This is an incredible instrumental version arranged for 2 electric cellos and drums. The boys do a fantastic job with this tune turning it into a beautifully sensuous track with a full on rock attitude.
A Soundcheck Film is the new video from Hauschka. It was recorded during a soundcheck before a concert in the A Different Forest tour in 2019. It is an experimental piece for piano and string quartet, with live manipulation of the piano sound. For this track Hauschka is joined by the Alma Quartet from
The Pink Panther Theme was originally released by Henri Mancini as part of the soundtrack of the 1963 movie The Pink Panther and as a single, it has been used in subsequent Pink Panther movies and cartoons. This is a great rendition of the tune arranged for a quintet of double basses. The mood
O Mio Babbino Caro [Oh My Dear Papa] was originally performed by Florence Easton in 1918 during the premiere of the Puccini opera Gianni Schicchi and has since been performed and recorded by many artists. It is a daughter’s plea to her father to let her marry the man she loves or she will
Jump was originally released by Van Halen in 1983 as a single and then on their album 1984 the following year. This is an instrumental arrangement for classical guitar and violin. For this piece Thomas is again joined by Wiki Krawczyk on violin. It starts with Thomas playing solo with Wiki joining in shortly
Love of My Life was originally released by Queen on their 1975 album A Night At The Opera. It is a love song begging the singer’s lover to return after leaving, thinking it will all blow over and they will grow old together. This is a beautiful rendition of the song with both voices
Holding Out for a Hero was originally released by Bonnie Tyler as part of the soundtrack for the 1984 film Footloose and as a single, it was also included on her 1986 album Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire. It is about not finding a man, holding out for a hero, and dreaming of finding