Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was one of the most famous and influental composers and musicians ever. Listen to his full “Synphnony No.5″:
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Music from Germany – Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born in 1809, was a german romantic composer and pianist. He is one of the most played and best known german composers, conductos and pianists of all time. Listen to his “Sommernachtstraum”, in english Midsummer Night’s Dream, played by the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig:
And here’s a short nice remix:
Music from Zimbabwe – Thomas Mapfumo
As you know, the Mbira is one of the most exciting instruments for me: just a little finger-piano with great sounds. And one of its maestro’s is the Zimbabwean musician Thomas Mapfumo. Here’s his nice song “Nyama Yekugocha”:
Listen to Shumba
Girl plays three instruments at once
No words about this awesome video:
Music from Canada – Coeur de pirate
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Another artist from Canada: Coeur de pirate(engl. heart of a pirate), an indie pop musician from Québec. Here’s her song “Comme des enfants“:
Music from Hungary – Franz Liszt †
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Franz Liszt is one of my favourite pianist. Here’s maybe his most popular composition, “The Hungarian Rhapsody No.2“:
Music from China – Lang Lang and Guo Gan
I think most of you know Lang Lang, a chinese pianist. Here’s a piece of him and Guo Gan called “The Horse Race“:
Music from Sweden – Jan Johansson †
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Jan Johansson (16 September 1931 – 9 November 1968) was a swedish jazz musician and pianist. Here’s his great song “Polska Från Medelpad“:
This was a Music-Suggestion from Truels, thanks!
Music from Italy – Paolo Conte
Paolo Conte, born in 1937, is an Italian jazz musician. Here’s his great song “Via Con Me”:
This was a Music-Suggestion from Mobius, thanks!
Music from Belgium – Wim Mertens
Wim Mertens (born 14 May 1953) is a belgian composer, pianist, guitarist, and musicologist.
This music is really powerful and I always associated it with movement.
Listen to Often A Bird too!
