Kate sings "Greek popular songs"

Kate Royal at the Wigmore Hall, 29th of September 2008
Didn't know if this was good enough for posting, but after hearing to this during a long trip, decided to let you know about it. Maybe, other singers have sung the particular songs better than Kate, but the recital is very, very delightful). So... even though it's in lossy format, the usual AAC 256...Enjoy

Kate Royal

...and yes, it's her photo on the cover!!

For those curious enough how the 5 Greek popular songs sound when sung in Greek, here's Stella Doufexis singing those and Tripatos as well (AAC 192)

Stella Doufexis

I second that emotion...

Way before the official opening, here's another gem. Lossy format, but a cd doesn't exist. The divine Natalie Dessay together with the very promising Jonas Kaufmann in a recital, given this past summer in Montpellier, France. Massenet, Bizet, Gounod, Puccini and Verdi. Recorded straight from Bayern4 (not the internet stream).

Part 1
Part 2

Just checking...

Hope that I'll welcome you to this blog by mid October.
Till then, just for checking here's Claudio Abbado conducting BPO in Orchestral Music by Richard Wagner.
3 zips containing Flac files. Unzip them all, transfer to a new folder...
and you have the complete cd

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

And just for Ice: Here's Julia Varady singing R. Strauss' Vier letzte Lieder under the button of her husband, FDD. As said before, it's in 192 AAC format, but you can't find it anywhere else, as it was never on disc. It's the audio rip of a concert in Arte.

Julia Varady