2022
Musical Selections from The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto:
- page 13 Flight of the Bumblebee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYAJopwEYv8
- page 15 Here’s a really annoying video: Heart of Glass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbnbMMCfyoc
- page 17 The only tune Frankie’s mother sang to him: Lagrima: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reJvv2Ob-Kc
- page 22 The recordings of the classical guitarist, Segovia, inspired Dad to teach himself how to play classical guitar. Unfortunately, the name of the composer that made Frankie cry for the first time is not identified. Here is Segovia playing Andaluza by Granados : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lntre7nqn-Q
- page 52 Traumerei by Robert Schumann: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rV4E0WehmI
- page 78 Ritchie Valens sings La Bamba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ymdjg9v8zM
- page 102 Maalaala Mo Kaya by Constancio de Guzman - gorgeous : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX2j4XISFrQ
- page 111 La Malaguena – honestly you gotta hear this one right through to the end: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpRgR-tZEpk
- page 169 Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition – just listen to enough to catch the drift: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkC3chi_ysw
- page 169 Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain – this has been used in so many movies, hey?!! I love it – worth a listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCEDfZgDPS8
- page 176 Django Reinhardt playing with just his 2 fingers and (are you sitting down!) Stéphane Grappelli - legendary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANArGmr74u4
- page 234 Etude #1 by Heitor Villa-Lobos – she had me at the petals! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7WIwdnVdoA
- page 297 Parlez-moi d’Amour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcZCsVlhThU
- page 313 Giuliani – a composer I have never heard of - gorgeous: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC1gaksRgOw
- page 351 Jascha Heifitz playing for a single soldier sitting in the rain. Start at 1:20: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdClgZyfbYE
- page 363 Django Reinhardt – Billets Doux: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWYPUgn6yaU
- page 364 Kurt Weill’s Lost in the Stars sung by Sarah Vaughn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gt9TUOMhUs
- page 392 Recuerdos de la Alhambra by Francisco Tarrega performed by John Williams - the first piece my Dad taught himself – memories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLZ_I7J4uEQ
- page 420 Henri Duparc – never heard of him - so beautiful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sec4GzrZ9U
- page 449 Come to the Water sung at Frankie’s funeral: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1gKmZBtoiI
- page 463 La Catedral by Barrios: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0eciLEQVmQ
- page 483 Just a Closer Walk with Thee played at Arora’s funeral: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOKaircCiGI
- page 486 Something by Gaspar Sanz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpH8kP5NujU
- page 513 Adelita by Terrega (I couldn’t find a duet version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3HzWm1yYuA