Hope and faith flower from the cheerful seeds of the old year to the sprouting garden of the new year's dawn. ~Terri Guillemets, "Annuals," 2004

Queen - A kind of Magic
https://youtu.be/NLxN0wpFoP8


HAPPY NEW YEAR MY DESKTOP-NEXUS FAMILY OF FRIENDS . BASKET OF HUGS, BLESSINGS, HEALTH , PEACE , PROSPERITY, MAY YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE.

MAY 2020 BRING LIFE'S TREASURES EACH NEW DAY OF
THE YEAR FOR YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES.

ALWAYS CARMEN AND MY PRECIOUS FELINES
PABLO PICASSO AZUL & PASHA COYOTE BLUE


















FREDDIE MERCURY - I WAS BORN TO LOVE YOU (EXT'D VERSION - HIGH QUALITY AUDIO)
https://youtu.be/vgpR2gS8IxI


I Was Born to Love You
Freddie Mercury

I was born to love you
With every single beat of my heart
Yes, I was born to take care of you, ha
Every single day...
Alright, hey hey

I was born to love you
With every single beat of my heart
Yes, I was born to take care of you
Every single day of my life

You are the one for me
I am the man for you
You we're made for me
You're my ecstasy
If I was given every opportunity
I'd kill for your love

So take a chance with me
Let me romance with you
I'm caught in a dream
And my dream's come true
So hard to believe
This is happening to me
An amazing feeling
Comin' through -

I was born to love you
With every single beat of my heart
Yes, I was born to take care of you, honey
Every single day of my life

I wanna love you
I love every little thing about you
I wanna love you, love…

Diana vishneva Dying Swan
https://youtu.be/5XAYGMrhrF8
Breathtaking Performance -

Diana Vishneva in 'LIVE' of Hans van Manen
https://youtu.be/TCKK83cVnbk

Happy birthday Diana Vishneva 2015
https://youtu.be/iWq1-N2jmuk











“And even this heart of mine has something artificial. The dancers have sewn it into a bag of pink satin, pink satin slightly faded, like their dancing shoes.”
― Edgar Degas

Have A Beautiful Day Our DN Family of Friends,
Let Dance Inspire Our Day, Always Carmen & Felines !!

"I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December
A magical thing
And sweet to remember.

'We are nearer to Spring
Than we were in September,'
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December."

Oliver Herford, I Heard a Bird Sing











Brightman - When a child is born
https://youtu.be/eZGiBL5RtdY



Christmas in Vienna 2008(HD)
https://youtu.be/NnLIMWLs0b8

Schumann: Pianoconcert - Nelson Freire, piano Live Concert HD
https://youtu.be/zGQPXE5gGG4

Opgenomen zondag 27 november in de grote zaal van De Doelen in Rotterdam.

Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto op.54 in a minor
Nelson Freire, piano
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Claus Peter Flor



~Minna Thomas Antrim, "A Night Cap,"
A Book of Toasts, 1902

[U]Brew me a cup for a winter’s night.
For the wind howls loud, and the furies fight;
Spice it with love and stir it with care,
And I’ll toast your bright eyes, my sweetheart fair.



What the imagination seizes as beauty must be truth.
John Keats









LIVE: Polina / Vallina playing Arensky Suite n. 1 op. 15
https://youtu.be/uSS2VH8UyH4

Polina Leschenko & Mauricio Vallina playing Anton Arensky (1861-1906) Suite no. 1 for two pianos op. 15 at the Martha Argerich Project in Lugano, 2002. Recorded for the
RTSI Radiotelevisione Svizzera di lingua italiana (Swiss Italian Radio and Television Broadcast).

Mauricio Vallina plays Liszt - Verdi, Parafrasi Rigoletto
https://youtu.be/4r2Mgih5yb4


The operas of Verdi supplied Liszt with a good many ideas for operatic fantasies, and the Paraphrases de concert are amongst Liszt’s finest. Mauricio Vallina explosion of deep and light-full colours give us a very special view into this dramatic piece



“The earth has music for those who listen.”
William Shakespeare



Love You To The Moon & Back Our DN Family of Friends!
Always Carmen, Pablo Picasso Azul & Pasha Coyote Blue

Johnny Cash - Thanksgiving / I Thank You
https://youtu.be/CuaC6h_4AB8

Our DN Family of Friends, Thankful for all of you and wishing
you and your loved ones a most blessed day !
Always Carmen, Pablo Picasso Azul & Pasha Coyote Blue!

H�l�ne Grimaud & Sol Gabetta - Piano and Violoncello - Duo (Trailer)
https://youtu.be/MNczOJVBhnQ

Every so often, a musical encounter sees a truly astonishing "musico-biological" process take place. The meeting of the pianist H�l�ne Grimaud and the cellist Sol Gabetta last summer at the Menuhin Festival in Gstaad was one such rare encounter. Two charismatic stars made music together: two performers who play with such a combination of passion and intelligence that time after time they made the classics sound as contemporary as if composed today.



H�l�ne Grimaud e Sol Gabetta, Duo; Brahms - Debussy.
https://youtu.be/eiEvyaeK9V4

H�l�ne Grimaud - Klavier / Piano

Sol Gabetta - Violoncello / Violoncelle

Johannes Brahms - Sonata No. 1 em Mi menor, Op. 38 para Piano e Violoncelo
III. Allegro

Claude Debussy - Sonata em R� menor, para Piano e Violoncelo
III. Final - Anim�, l�ger et nerveux
Berliner Philharmoniker, 2012.



“So when you're cold
From the inside out
And don't know what to do,
Remember love and friendship,
And warmth will come to you.”
― Stephen Cosgrove, Gnome from Nome



Our DN Family of Friends, Happy Monday, Happy Week
wished for you and your loved ones.We are so blessed
to share your friendship here at our dn, it makes our
world shine bright. Always Carmen, Picasso & Pasha !

Monteverdi - Pur Ti Miro for cello quartet - The 4cellists
https://youtu.be/dpa3QS9LKJo

2CELLOS - Air on the G string (J. S. Bach)
https://youtu.be/9xn_r19xb_s







































Jerry Hadley & Thomas Hampson - Au fond du temple saint - The Pearl Fishers
https://youtu.be/Th3mmY5cE0Q

Boston Pops. John Williams, conductor. 1992.


Bryn Terfel & Ren�e Fleming - L� ci darem la mano (Mozart)
https://youtu.be/MEgLgF3CpZ8


Jerry Hadley & Judith Haddon - Bimba dagli occhi pieni di maliai - Madama Butterfly - Puccini
https://youtu.be/6TRdav6O1Rg



And say my glory was I had such friends.
William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) Irish poet, and playwright.

Wishing Our DN Family of Friends A Lovely & Beautiful Day!
With basket of hugs to all, Carmen, Picasso & Pasha !!!!

The Rolling Stones - Streets Of Love (Studio Version) - OFFICIAL PROMO
https://youtu.be/tGe74VdiKrM




The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up - Glastonbury 2013 (HD)
https://youtu.be/1UeaydIq48c













Mick Jagger ☮ Just Another Night (Highest Quality)
https://youtu.be/7IfaEKC0Cqk








U2 & Mick Jagger - Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of
https://youtu.be/7_Yucsagfig













Mick Jagger - Old Habits Die Hard (official video
https://youtu.be/VkCDxu6Z2XE






Love you all to the moon & back Our DN Family of Friends,
Sharing my favorite Rock'n'Roll Band of all time My
One and only The Rolling Stones....Life has been good to
me and I have experienced The Rolling Stones Live in
Concert 3 times in my life-time !!!!!!!!
Always Carmen, Picasso & Pasha !!!!!!!!

The Rolling Stones - Almost Hear You Sigh - OFFICIAL PROMO
https://youtu.be/mspKnPl1HsI

Christina Pluhar - L'Arpeggiata: Via Crucis
https://youtu.be/8EVUNvPAcYY

0:04 Nina Nanna alla Napoletana
4:44 Maria
10:10 Ciaconna del Paradiso
13:40 La Carpinese
16:34 Bastiao
18:55 Pizzacarella Mia
22:06 Tarantela Napoletana
24:44 Si dolce el Tormento
28:46 Por ti miro


Baskets of Hello's & Hugs Our DN Family of Friends,
Always Carmen, Picasso & Pasha !!!!!

Philippe Jaroussky : "scherza, infida", Haendel
https://youtu.be/yPaDJt9ohAM





aria lente extraite de l'op�ra Ariodante. Simplement superbe...
Interpr�t�e � l'�poque baroque par le castrat Carestini

sublime in beauty it is celestial .... My humble opinion carmen












The Italian lyrics and translation to scherza infida:

E vivo ancora? - Do I still live?
E senza il ferro, - And without a sword,
oh! Dei! che far�? - O gods! what shall I do?
Che mi dite, o affanni miei? - What do you say, o my troubles?

Scherza infida in grembo al drudo, - Enjoy yourself, o faithless one, in the arms of your lover.
io tradito a morte in braccio - Betrayed by you,
per tua colpa ora men vo. - I will now give myself up to death's embrace.

M� a spezzar l'indegno laccio, - But, in order to break this shameful tie,
ombra mesta e spirto ignudo, - a sad and bereaved spirit,
per tua pena io torner�. I will return to punish you.



particular aria, scherza infida, is sung by the lead role (Ariodante), after he is told by an enemy that his love has betrayed him. He sings of his sorrow and true despair. Yet, at the end of the opera, Ariodante and his love (who had never been unfaithful) are reunited.







“Brothers in Art: a friendship so complete”
― Alfred Tennyson, Poems of Tennyson




Baskets of Hellos & Hugs for Our Dn Family of Friends,
Always Carmen & Kitties Picasso & Pasha


PS Happy & Joyous Tuesday Wished For You!!!

June Tapestry

Written by: Broken Wings

O the harmonious hues of summer,
June blossoms make this garden lovely;
A bewildering wild assortment all growing,
Poppies pop, irises ripple, daises and pansies sway.
I so love to wander,
With all the murmuring;
Rows of bright delightful colors,
Hovering pink peonies and red roses.
Lilac's like a soft mist of mauve,
And what an excellent retreat;
Purrs her majesty, the grey cat

























Beethoven.Violin.Sonata.No.5.Op24.Spring.[Anne.Sophie.Mut
ter.Lambert.Orkis]
https://youtu.be/PGFs7n6n3-8



Happy June, Happy Wednesday Our DN Family of Friends,
Always Carmen, Picasso Azul & Pasha Coyote Blue !!!!

Our DN Family of Friends, Love you to the moon and back.
Always in gratitude and appreciation, thank you for all.
Basket of hugs Carmen & kitties.........

Celine Dion & The Canadian Tenors - Hallelujah
https://youtu.be/zDQyvLtAaQM




Celine Dion & Il Divo I Believe In You
https://youtu.be/XPzg7f_Q8X0

Follow you heart
Let you love lead through the darkness
Back to a place you once knew
I believe, I believe, I believe
In you

Follow your dreams
Be yourself, an angel of kindness
There's nothing that you can not do
I believe, I believe, I believe
In you.













Barbra Streisand And Il Divo-The Music of the Night -HQ
https://youtu.be/36jKPI89SP0


Barbra Streisand with Il Divo -- Evergreen HQ
https://youtu.be/0X2gYO82tNs


Barbra Streisand - All I Ask Of You
https://youtu.be/K31Xqr9eP1Q

Celine Dion & Josh Groban Live "The Prayer" (HD 720p)
https://youtu.be/DbviXG_56ss


Josh Groban - You Raise Me Up (Official Music Video)
https://youtu.be/aJxrX42WcjQ

Barbra Streisand "Gentle Rain "
https://youtu.be/Uw9BUQGNe_M

Barbra Streisand - Windmills of Your Mind
https://youtu.be/RR7aODhhzcg


Our Dn Family of Friends Love You To The Moon & Back!
Blessings, Carmen, Picasso Azul & Pasha Coyote Blue...
.

Music is what feelings sound like. ~Author Unknown




painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence. ~Leopold Stokowski














Rick Wakeman's Tribute To David Bowie - Life On Mars
https://youtu.be/jogv7tD18gs

Rick Wakeman, pianist on the original Life On Mars, performs the song at Radio 2's piano in memory of David Bowie

so beautiful amazing piano for our David!!!!!

David Bowie - Life on Mars
The pianist is Mike Garson
https://youtu.be/_kPDJQBtHaY






Melissa Etheridge tribute to David Bowie Portsmouth Music Hall, NH- This is M.E. Solo Tour
https://youtu.be/zxGoZySud7k

Melissa Etheridge pays tribute to David Bowie at the Portsmouth Music Hall, NH January 14th, 2016- This is M.E. Solo Tour. (Recorded and posted with permission)

beautiful & heartfelt tribute from Melissa for Our David !!

David Bowie - Heroes
Live in Berlin, 2002.
https://youtu.be/bsYp9q3QNaQ















I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) - Essays – Friendship (1841)

W. A. Mozart: Trumpet Concerto in A flat (Maurice Andr�)
https://youtu.be/48HHeD-TdhE

W. A. Mozart: Trumpet Concerto in A flat, trascribed by Ivan Ievtic from Oboe Concerto in C, KV 314.

Maurice Andr�, trumpet.
Edmond de Stoutz, conductor.
Zurcher Kammerorchester.

the place in the picture is
Giardino di Ninfa, Cisterna di Latina, near Rome.









"To be poor does not mean you lack the means to extend charity to another. You may lack money or food, but you have the gift of friendship to overwhelm the loneliness that grips the lives of so many." Stanley Hauerwas







Handel-Trumpet Concerto in D
https://youtu.be/uIzgayrp7gE

Performed by "The King's Consort",performed on a baroque trumpet by "Crispian Steele-Perkins" & directed by the harpischord player "Robert King

Magnificent





ALISON BALSOM - Sound the Trumpet (Royal Music of Purcell & Handel)
https://youtu.be/Wa2vzx-aNrw

In the year of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, Alison Balsom celebrates the heroic era of the Baroque trumpet in works by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) and Henry Purcell (1658 or 1659-1695), whose anthems, odes, sinfonias and operas have provided the music for numerous royal celebrations from their own day to the present.

Purcell - The Plaint
https://youtu.be/E2QrURn5SU8

Purcell
The Fairy Queen
The Plaint
(Alison Balsom, trumpet & Lucy Crowe, soprano)

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I now pass Smile to you and it is wonderful that
when we smile the whole world smiles with us.
Always Carmen & kitties......

The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love. Hubert H. Humphrey






Joni Mitchel - Both sides now
https://youtu.be/zIYu4EHq0Lo

Moons and Junes and ferris wheels, the dizzy dancing way that you feel
as every fairy tale comes real; I've looked at love that way.
But now it's just another show. You leave 'em laughing when you go
and if you care, don't let them know, don't give yourself away.
I've looked at love from both sides now,
from give and take, and still somehow
it's love's…











Toni Mitchell - A Case of You
https://youtu.be/5obQZG_ZmZo

I remember that time you told me
You said, "Love is touching souls"
Surely you touched mine
'Cause part of you pours out of me
In these lines from time to time

Oh, you're in my blood like holy wine
You taste so bitter and so sweet
Oh, I could drink a case of you, darling
And still I'd be on my feet
I would still be on my feet

For Our Dn Friends - Basket of Hugs- Carmen & Kitties !!!
Pause to read important message below !!!!!!












DAVID BOWIE - SCARY MONSTERS (and Super Creeps) - LIVE LORELEY 1996 - 480p
https://youtu.be/_P4uF3hL9po