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Zigeunerweisen – Two great Mandolin Videos from Japan

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Capriccio Zingaresco　ジプシー風綺想曲　Ryo Aoyama　　Mandolin　マンドリン The Capriccio Zingaresco by Enrico Marucelli is beeing played by the young Japanese mandolin player Ryo Aoyama. Zigeunerweisen / Izumi Toru (Mandolin) , Fujii Yumi (pf) Playlist Zigeunerweisen I have compiled many versions of this famous piece, played by the mandolin players Izumi Toru and Onishi Kozo, by the mandolin orchestras from …

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The Sabionari Guitar and the Tuscan Violin – Two Beautiful Instruments made by Antonius Stradivari

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The instruments built by Antionio Stradivari are world famous. Most of those instruments are found today in museums or collections, others are played by some of the best musicians today. Today I would like to present two of Stradivaris instruments – the Sabionari guitar and the Tuscan violin. The Sabionari Guitar The guitar name Sabionari …

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Riccardo Drigo – The Famous Serenade from the Opera “Les Millions de Harleqins” – Mandolin Quartet

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I have recently discovered a new archive with digitized sheet music, the archive of the Dutch broadcasting corporation http://www.muziekschatten.nl/ In this archive I found the Serenade by Riccardo Drigo and I have searched for information about this composition and its composer. I have not found a very detailed biography of Riccardo Drigo, but the article …

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Giulio Menichelli, Damiano Mercuri & Luca Mereu – Traditional Roman and Neapolitan Songs with Mandolin, Violin and Guitar

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I was surprised to find a set of ca. 20 video clips from a concert in Monterosi – a place close to Rome – from a concert with traditional Roman and Neapolitan songs played with mandolin, violin and guitar.  I had found a note about a concert for mandolin and guitar in Rome with  Damiano …

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