Zero Gravity was originally released by Kate Miller-Heidke as the Australian entry to the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC). It is about going somewhere with zero gravity as a way of dealing with the heavy feeling of being down, rather than giving in to depression. This is an excellent version from Nicole where she
Category Archives: Classical
Na Zare [At Dawn] was originally released by Al’yans [Alliance] on their 1987 album Zvuki Na Zare [Sounds At Dawn]. This is another interesting arrangement for classical guitar from TheToughBeard that is quite different from the synthpop original. TheToughBeard (4) [More] ToughBeard; (The) (4) [More] At Dawn (1) [More] Na Zare (1) [More] Classical
Pie Jesu is a part of Andrew Lloyd Webber‘s Requim. It is a hymn to Jesus to give them everlasting rest. This is a truly angelic rendition of the song from Kelsey, where she brings out the beauty of the melody with sweet pure tones. This video was recorded from the Maltese TV show
Chop Suey! was originally released by System Of A Down on their 2001 album Toxicity and as a single. This is another incredible arrangement for solo classical guitar from Thomas that produces the full sound of a metal band on a single nylon stringed acoustic guitar. As is usual with Thomas‘s video he manages
Time for some comedy. Music Parodies with Musicians is a medley of songs from the cast and children of Sesame Street performed with famous singers who are parodying their own songs. The songs and performers in this medley are: Superstition by Stevie Wonder; Don’t Know Y by Norah Jones; Just The Way You
A Tale That Wasn’t Right was originally released by Helloween on their 1987 album Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I. This is an instrumental arrangement for classical guitar and violin. For this piece Thomas is joined by violinist Wiki Krawczyk, originally from Poland but now based in Belgium. For most of the song
Time for some comedy. Vsya Zhizn’: Teatr [All Life: Theatre] is an episode from the third series of Masha i Medved’ [Masha and the Bear]. In this episode Masha, Dasha (her cousin from Moscow), Panda, and Rozochka (the pig) want to play at Theatre but they can’t agree on what type of show
Ave Maria was written by Franz Schubert in 1825 with the original title of Ellens dritter Gesang [Ellen’s Third Song] as a part of a musical setting of Walter Scott‘s epic poem The Lady of the Lake. This version is based on the reworked version by Beyoncé on her 2008 album I Am… Sasha
December Wind was originally released on the 2018 album December Wind. It is about looking back on life, on a break up, and feeling the cold December Wind. It is a piece for classical guitar and voice and, as usual, Thomas plays his classical guitar in a way that replaces a whole rock band
Nella Fantasia [In My Fantasy] was originally recorded by Sarah Brightman on her 1998 album Eden, though the music was originally used in the 1986 film The Mission, where it was called Gabriel’s Oboe. It tells of a Fantasy where the world is a better place and everyone is free. This is a truly