Adagio in G Minor --  Albinoni

Astor Piazzolla - Libertango

Italia Senza Vergogna is a fierce, sensual, and unapologetically bold Italian pop collection that reimagines la dolce vita through modern eyes and vintage orchestration. Blending the lush drama of Nino Rota, the orchestral seduction of 1960s Cinecittà, and the raw lyrical heat of contemporary desire, these songs celebrate love, betrayal, sex, power, and beauty across Rome, Naples, Venice, and beyond. From the haunting elegance of Roma to the feverish defiance of Bottona and the romantic chaos of Venezia è Piena di Fogna, this is Italy as it’s never sounded—flirtatious, cinematic, and burning with life.

Track 7 Sutta ‘sta Luna (Notte di Sposa)

Edith Piaf - Greatest Songs

This beautiful song which has been churning around in my head on and off for decades was composed by Philippe Sarde (with lyrics by Jean-Loup Dabadie) in 1970 along with the rest of his score for Claude Sautet's "Les choses de la vie". Romy Schneider and Michel Piccoli who starred in the film also lent their voices to this song, which I believe was the first and last time the former ever did so. Some might argue that it was a wise decision :-/  

I was delighted that Anne agreed to take on the role of Romy in order to sing on my instrumental cover of "La chanson d'Hélène" whilst I filled in for Michel :-) As luck would have it she shares a similar subtle German accent and airiness in the voice, but with the added bonus of being simply incapable of singing flat :-) I think she did a brilliant job ...

I've added a link to some footage of the original live recording for the nostalgic at heart (that's my middle name) :

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xff7w5_romy-schneider-chante-les-choses-de-la-vie-archive-ina_music

Lead vocals : Anne (https://soundcloud.com/anne_lee-1)
Instrumental cover and spoken voice : JM George

Lyrics : 

Ce soir nous sommes septembre 
Et j'ai fermé ma chambre 
Le soleil n'y entrera plus 
Tu ne m'aimes plus 

Là-haut un oiseau passe
Comme une dédicace 
Dans le ciel 

Je t'aimais tant Hélène 
Il faut se quitter 
Les avions partiront sans nous 
Je ne sais plus t'aimer Hélène 

Avant dans la maison j'aimais quand nous vivions 
Comme dans un dessin d'enfant 
Tu ne m'aimes plus 

Je regarde le soir tomber dans les miroirs 
C'est ma vie 

C'est mieux ainsi Hélène 
C'était l'amour sans amitié
Il va falloir changer de mémoire 
Je ne t'écrirai plus Hélène
 
L'histoire n'est plus à suivre et j'ai fermé le livre 
Le soleil n'y entrera plus 
Tu ne m'aimes plus

La Chanson d'Helene - P Sarde / JL Dabadie (feat. Anne_Lee)

Albinoni-Giazotto - Adagio in G minor for Strings and Organ

Jalouse'e - Latin Tango

Yehudi Menuhin - Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Violin and Oboe

Luigi Tenco - Ho Capito Che Ti Amo

Demis Roussos - Come Waltz With Me

guitar: Frank Hiemenz  (http://soundcloud.com/fhgitarre)
[ *new since august 2015: Listen to an amazing orchestra arrangement around this recording --> https://soundcloud.com/jtcmposr/asturias-featuring-frank-heimenz ]
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This recording  was part of my very first studio production. I labeled it "affettuoso assai" and made copies on CompactCassettes, each one by hand !  During the following years I managed to sell 500 pieces during my first gigs and concerts and was enormously proud of it.
;-) 
Listen to all tracks of this production at http://soundcloud.com/fhgitarre/sets/affettuoso-assai-old-archive
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video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svHzX6HM3qw&hd=1
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recorded in puzzlepie studio Munich/Türkenfeld  '85
new restored with WaveLab 7, Dec. '12 by FHgitarre

"Asturias" by Isaac Albéniz [studio version/old archive]

International Music Composer/Producer, Author, Radio Host & Spiritual Counselor

Track 7 Sutta ‘sta Luna (Notte di Sposa)

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