Welcome back to Tea with Liya! Today, I'm playing a bossa nova standard called "Chega de Saudade," or "No More Blues." It was composed by the famous musician Antonio Carlos Jobim, with the lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes. Chega de Saudade is often referred to as the first bossa nova song to be recorded. I hope you like listening to it!
Listen to the song here
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Monday, 22 February 2021
Sunday, 14 February 2021
Liebestraum #3 (Love Dream)
Welcome back to Tea with Liya! Today, I'm playing a song by Franz Liszt called "Liebestraum," or "Dreams of Love." It's part of a collection of three songs that he wrote, but this one is the most popular.
There's a theory that Liszt wrote this song when his fellow composer Frederic Chopin passed away, in memory of him. The poem that this song was based on reminds us to take advantage of every opportunity to show love, before the people we had relationships with are gone, never to be seen again. I hope you like listening to this song!
Listen to the song here
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Listen to the song here
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Monday, 8 February 2021
The Chicken
Welcome back to Tea with Liya! Today, I'm playing what you might call a "modern jazz" tune by Pee Wee Ellis. It's called "The Chicken," and it was written in 2001 - that's 20 years ago now, but it's pretty new compared to the jazz songs that were written in the 1940s. I hope you like listening to it!
Listen to the song here
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Listen to the song here
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Monday, 1 February 2021
Moonlight Sonata
Welcome back to Tea with Liya! Today, I'm playing the famous classical song by Ludwig van Beethoven called "Moonlight Sonata." Unlike some other classical musicians, Beethoven was a composer who lived to see his work become popular. However, he didn't really understand the reason why everyone liked this song. I hope this will be a song that you like, too!
Listen to the song here
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Listen to the song here
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