Our favorite producer of terrific YouTube videos Dr.240252 always comes up with interesting ideas for his entertaining and informative - mini productions. For this last week of 2016 we chose a gorgeous sounding old Tango - "My Prayer" by a little known composer - Boulanger which was re-done into mega hit in the late nineteen fifties by an American "dooup" vocal idols of the American teens of the day - "The Platters".
This interpretation was done masterfully by a beautiful Italian vocalist Norma Bruni in a low, sensuous alto - and it was recorded while she was at the height of her career in 1939. As you will find out from Dr.240252 excellent commentary - her singing career ended tragically because the Italian people never forgave her for collaborating with Hitler's - Italian "protege" - Benito Mussolini.
Every society judges harshly the artists who take sides with the "wrong" side of the political powers which means - the powers who loose out at the end. We fervently hope that the powers that prevail at the end - are the forces for good.
At any rate - all of us - wish our numerous "clickers" a very Happy New Year 2017 coming up very soon! As always don't forger to "click" here on Fri. Jan. 06 - 17 or Thurs. Jan. 05 - 17 for our choice of YT Video of the Week for the first week of 2017!
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Thursday, December 29, 2016
Thursday, December 22, 2016
Our Choice of YouTube's Video of the Week for the Fourth(Christmas)Week of Dec.2016 is Dr.240252's Last Year's - Dec. 24- 2015-Christmas Upload Titled "Lucyna Szczepanska - Silent Night - 1949".
For this important Christmas Week of 2016 - we chose Dr.240252's last year's Christmas upload "Silent Night" performed superbly by a fabulous Polish soprano - Lucyna Szczepanska in the 1949 - when she was very advanced in age but her silver voice - sounds - totally top notch. You can read tango3721 - comments - as well.
A lot of famous performers loose their "star power" when they get older with - unfortunately - only a few of them - successfuly - progressing to do "something else" with equal energy and conviction. Still - many of them manage to keep their advanced skills in their beloved field to a very old age which - we think - they achieve by a lifelong - healthy physical and spiritual - discipline - which pays off and doesn't have to be excessively hard. It's called healthy and good - life style.
Lucyna Szczepanska's voice - seemed to improve with age - but unfortunately - another great Polish singing star with a divine voice - Ewa Bandrowska-Turska - almost totally lost her magnificent voice in her late fifties. She insisted on performing which was a big mistake on her part. It's always good to know when to "walk away when you're on top" and of course - it never hurts to devise an excellent "exit strategy" - as well.
At any rate - enjoy the vid - everybody and have a fabulous Christmas 2016 - week! As always - don't forget to click here next Thurs. Dec. 29 or Friday Dec.30 - 2016 for our Youbube Video of the Week for the last week of 2016!
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A lot of famous performers loose their "star power" when they get older with - unfortunately - only a few of them - successfuly - progressing to do "something else" with equal energy and conviction. Still - many of them manage to keep their advanced skills in their beloved field to a very old age which - we think - they achieve by a lifelong - healthy physical and spiritual - discipline - which pays off and doesn't have to be excessively hard. It's called healthy and good - life style.
Lucyna Szczepanska's voice - seemed to improve with age - but unfortunately - another great Polish singing star with a divine voice - Ewa Bandrowska-Turska - almost totally lost her magnificent voice in her late fifties. She insisted on performing which was a big mistake on her part. It's always good to know when to "walk away when you're on top" and of course - it never hurts to devise an excellent "exit strategy" - as well.
At any rate - enjoy the vid - everybody and have a fabulous Christmas 2016 - week! As always - don't forget to click here next Thurs. Dec. 29 or Friday Dec.30 - 2016 for our Youbube Video of the Week for the last week of 2016!
Copyright@L.Hadley and Associates 2017
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Our Choice for YouTube Video of the Week for the Third Week of Dec. 2016 is Dr.240252's Video uploaded on Feb.24-2013 titled "Italian Hit 1937 - Carlo Buti - Vivere".
For this - first "frigid" spat of dry, cold weather in Chicago - we picked a sunny looking and cheery sounding video of the well known Italian song in the style of "Neapolitan" vocal pieces - typically from Luciano Pavarotti's repertoire - titled "Italian Hit 1937 - Carlo Buti - Vivere" - uploaded by our friend Dr. 240252 on Feb.24 - 2013.
In addition to his vast operatic performances - Luciano Pavarotti continued a splendid tradition of "Neapolitan" songs - successfully performed by many earlier Italian vocalists. Carlo Buti - a handsome Italian tenor recorded many "Neapolitan" style kinds of songs which are usually - upbeat and cheery sounding.
The artwork Dr. 240252 has chosen - which presents blue seashore shining under the summer sun - comes handy during the single digit temps accompanied by the wind.
At any rate - please - do not miss our comments those of - tango3721 - and have a good third week of Dec.2016. As always don't forget to click here for our choice of YouTube Video of the Week for the next week's - the Christmas Holiday's - Video of the Week!
Copyright@L.Hadley and Associates 2024
In addition to his vast operatic performances - Luciano Pavarotti continued a splendid tradition of "Neapolitan" songs - successfully performed by many earlier Italian vocalists. Carlo Buti - a handsome Italian tenor recorded many "Neapolitan" style kinds of songs which are usually - upbeat and cheery sounding.
The artwork Dr. 240252 has chosen - which presents blue seashore shining under the summer sun - comes handy during the single digit temps accompanied by the wind.
At any rate - please - do not miss our comments those of - tango3721 - and have a good third week of Dec.2016. As always don't forget to click here for our choice of YouTube Video of the Week for the next week's - the Christmas Holiday's - Video of the Week!
Copyright@L.Hadley and Associates 2024
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Our Youtube Choice of the Video of the Week for the Second Week of Dec.2016 - is Yana Gray's Gypsy/Russian Ballad Uploaded on Dec.04-2016 - Based of Serge Yesenin Poem.
For the second week of Dec. 2016 - we picked a Russian/Gypsy ballad uploaded by Yana Gray - an American/Russian vocalist specializing in old Russian/Gypsy ballads - on Dec. 04-2016. Yana Gray's low, sensuous alto lends itself well towards Russian/Gypsy ballads. Some ladies performers of this popular musical genre have a mezzo soprano voice which also sound good. The operatic soprano - is not the best voice for this kind of genre - even though a lot of prominent performers - specializing in it - have that range.
The poetry of Serge Yesenin - a celebrated young Russian poet from 1920's has a lot of nature's and animals' - motives in it. He - himself was an enormously handsome youth who successfully romanced and married a famous American modern dancer - celebrity of the day - Isadora Duncan.
The poetry of Serge Yesenin - a celebrated young Russian poet from 1920's has a lot of nature's and animals' - motives in it. He - himself was an enormously handsome youth who successfully romanced and married a famous American modern dancer - celebrity of the day - Isadora Duncan.
Her visit to Soviet Union made her fall deeply in love not only with a great looking Serge Yesenin - fifteen years her junior - a "newbie" to the - at times - treacherous - celebrity world - but she also fell deeply under a spell of newly born Socialistic/Leftist - "paradise" - the Soviet Union - ran ruthlessly by a long time lasting in power - Soviet dictator - Josheph Stalin.
Upon her marriage to Yesenin and the return to the U.S. - the American public opinion "poured venom" on Isadora for her sympathetic views towards the excesses of global Socialism/Communism - while the American press quickly "sharpened their collective claws" to attack a pair of odd, new members of the celebrity circles - their all-time favorite targets.
The marriage broke up before long while Isadora suffered a tragedy in terms of her two young children from her previous marriage - drowning in an accident. Yesenin - in the meantime - went back to Russia and wrote a lot of scathing reviews of the U.S. - which were probably forced by Stalin's regime; however - taking into the account his rough treatment by the American press - perhaps - it was not hard for him to do.
Upon her marriage to Yesenin and the return to the U.S. - the American public opinion "poured venom" on Isadora for her sympathetic views towards the excesses of global Socialism/Communism - while the American press quickly "sharpened their collective claws" to attack a pair of odd, new members of the celebrity circles - their all-time favorite targets.
The marriage broke up before long while Isadora suffered a tragedy in terms of her two young children from her previous marriage - drowning in an accident. Yesenin - in the meantime - went back to Russia and wrote a lot of scathing reviews of the U.S. - which were probably forced by Stalin's regime; however - taking into the account his rough treatment by the American press - perhaps - it was not hard for him to do.
Unfortunately - Yesenin committed suicide at a young age. With the Stalin regime iron fisted reign for a long time - not every suicide by a famous person - was exactly that. Isadora - Duncan - though - lived to the old age and successfully taught young girls - the art which she mastered - the modern dance.
Have a great second week of December 2016 - everybody and as always - we meet here - a week from today - as every week!
Copyright@L.Hadley and Associates 2023
Have a great second week of December 2016 - everybody and as always - we meet here - a week from today - as every week!
Copyright@L.Hadley and Associates 2023
Friday, December 2, 2016
Our Choice of YouTube Vide of the Week for the First Week of Dec.2016 - "Skuczno - Tango by Pyotr Leshchenko's Orchestra - 1930" - uploaded by Dr.240252 on Dec.01 - 2016.
For the first week of Dec. 2016 - we present Dr. 240252's - video titled "Skuczno - Tango by Pyotr Leshchenko - 1930" which he uploaded on Dec. 01-2016. "Skuczno" could be loosely translated from Russian as "Sadness".
Dr. 240252 consistently comes up with a lot of magnificent Tango videos in terms of the music as well as really imaginative visuals which accompany the musical/vocal arrangements. He produced quite a few pieces by Pyotr Leshchenko - a famous in the late 1930's - early 1940's - Romanian/Jewish - singer/composer/arranger who widely performed in several languages like Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian.
As a sad twist of fate - Leshchenko perished in the Stalinist run - Romanian prison camp - full of innocent creative people like himself - at the early age of fifty "something" - but his beautiful songs and other compositions - live on YouTube - so his numerous legions of fans - continue enjoying his talent.
This particularly evocative Tango - "Skuczno" - which means roughly "Sadness of Love" in Russian - was created by an excellent duo of a composer and lyricist - unfortunately - uncredited. The Pyotr Leshchenko Ochestra's musical arrangement as well as his vocals - all sound superb.
We hope that everybody has a great in every way - first week of Dec. 2016. Don't forget to click here next Fri. Dec. 09 - 16 - for our Choice of YouTube Video of the Week for the second week of Dec. 2016!
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Dr. 240252 consistently comes up with a lot of magnificent Tango videos in terms of the music as well as really imaginative visuals which accompany the musical/vocal arrangements. He produced quite a few pieces by Pyotr Leshchenko - a famous in the late 1930's - early 1940's - Romanian/Jewish - singer/composer/arranger who widely performed in several languages like Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian.
As a sad twist of fate - Leshchenko perished in the Stalinist run - Romanian prison camp - full of innocent creative people like himself - at the early age of fifty "something" - but his beautiful songs and other compositions - live on YouTube - so his numerous legions of fans - continue enjoying his talent.
This particularly evocative Tango - "Skuczno" - which means roughly "Sadness of Love" in Russian - was created by an excellent duo of a composer and lyricist - unfortunately - uncredited. The Pyotr Leshchenko Ochestra's musical arrangement as well as his vocals - all sound superb.
We hope that everybody has a great in every way - first week of Dec. 2016. Don't forget to click here next Fri. Dec. 09 - 16 - for our Choice of YouTube Video of the Week for the second week of Dec. 2016!
Copyright@L.Hadley and Associates 2024
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