The great 30's coloratura soprano Miliza Korjus singing "There will come a time " from the film "The Great Waltz", one of her many songs from the film.
Hearing about Ranking Roger's death made me go back to all those ska bands that I was privileged to see live back in the day. Here follows a Selector of them.
So this morning I listened to Beth Gibbons, ex of Portishead, singing Gorecki’s Symphony of Sorrowful Songs - contrary to expectations it wasn’t the anticipated car crash, but was actually pretty good.
But it got me to thinking about my favourite ever piece of choral music.
Not up everyone’s street I know, but Szeroka Woda by Górecki is just so achingly beautiful that I had to share it.
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