The first concert ever, A-Ha, always special in my heart and worthy for the last entry on this challenge.

And something funny to end up this challenge, accordion



Wow, I am simply amazed, I managed to get until the end and kept my initial idea to add one artist and one instrument (at least! LOL) to each post!

Another 26 letters, another 26 posts, another 26 days. Thank you for being my companions!

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Such a hard choice, so many artists close to my heart. Bee Gees, Beatles, Beethoven. I decided that I will add one video for each, I cannot decide.

Bee Gees are special for me, my mother listened to their songs while pregnant with me, and many years after their music sounded so familiar and comforting.



Beatles, how can you describe them? I went to Liverpool to see the museum dedicated to them, to understand them better.



As for Beethoven, I thought Moonlight sonata would fit perfectly



and also a bass solo

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A great pianist Lang Lang interpreting a classical piece from Chopin, simply lovely!

And also from Chopin, a cello solo

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4 more letters and another challenge comes to an end, and again a letter with a dedicated artist, Doris Day. Wasn't she simply lovely?



As for the instrument, drums seem a bit inappropiate for such a lady but still could not resist to share a Phil Collins solo

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George Enescu, one of the most famous Romanian composers, and I chose a classical, Romanian Rapshody. The clip also shows some beautiful images of my country.



As for the instrument, this was really hard, but I found the Erhu, a Chinese 2 string fiddle, with a small, usually hexagonal or octagonal body, dates back to 1100AD. And much to my surprise I also found many videos, but chose the following



Quite spectacular!

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Does Falco mean anything for you? Johann (Hans) Hölzel (19 February 1957 – 6 February 1998), better known by his stage name Falco, was an Austrian pop and rock musician and rapper. He had several international hits: "Der Kommissar", "Rock Me Amadeus", "Vienna Calling", "Jeanny", "The Sound of Musik", "Coming Home (Jeanny Part 2)" and posthumously, "Out Of The Dark". He is the first and only artist to date whose principal language was German to score a number-one hit in the United States with "Rock Me Amadeus".

And to continue with Amadeus, a flute concert to go along with my instrument choice!

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Both my husband and I love this band, Genesis (with Phil Collins), so hard to choose a song, but I believe I can't dance is suitable!



And as instrument I chose guitar with Eric Clapton's solo

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Franz Joseph Haydn (31 March[1] 1732 – 31 May 1809 was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. He is often called the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" because of his important contributions to these forms. He was also instrumental in the development of the piano trio and in the evolution of sonata form. I hope you enjoyed the surprise symphony!

As for the instrument I considered the harmonica first but then the harp has more class and found this interpretation of a medieval english dance, pretty interesting!

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Ich & Ich (German for I and I) is the name of a musical project created by the German musicians Annette Humpe and Adel Tawil. They have sold more than 2,600,000+ records in German-speaking nations.

One from two (Einer von zweien):



Another German type of music, maybe one day I will attend their concert, who knows?

Ipu is a percussion instrument made from gourds that is often used to provide a beat for hula dancing.

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Summertime, the weather announces it each day, soon June, July, warmth! Can't wait for the summer holiday.

Rolling Stone magazine ranked Janis Joplin number 46 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in 2004, and number 28 on its 2008 list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time, so I believe she deserves a place within my list.

And as instrument I chose the Jouhikko, a bowed lyre of Finland with the following sound:

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Katie Melua, so sweet, so delicate, lovely presence.

Kora - west African harp lute, popular in Gambia and Senegal. It has a skin stretched across a large gourd, a wooden neck and gut or nylon fishwire strings stretched across a tall bridge. Played somewhat like a harp.

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Leann Rimes (sorry chose the surname again) brought a lot of happy moments in my musical experience.

Can't fight the moonlight belongs to the Coyote Ugly soundtrack, a movie which not many may remember



Lyra - three stringed bowed instrument with a bowl back carved from the solid. Popular in Greece and the balkans. Similar to mediaeval western European Rebec.

A bit of Greek folk!

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Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 1809 – 4 November 1847) was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period.

And to have a classical instrument along, I chose mandolin and one of Vivaldi's concert

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The instrument was already announced in my previous alphabet post, nai, a concave row of 20 pipes, of different lengths and diameters, glued together in orer of size with lower ends resting on a slightly curved stick; lower ends stopped with cork, then filled with beeswax to determine tuning.

And here is the best artist, Gheorghe Zamfir playing one of the best song, Ciocarlia



For the artist I chose Nat King Cole, with his warm voice, amazing choice of songs, simply lovely, agree?

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Ozone, Dragostea din tei, a Romanian song which was so popular during my university years that I could not withhold myself in not sharing it with you. I found the English version and I hope you will enjoy the upbeat!



For the instrument, ocarina, the umbrella term for an extremely popular vessel flute usually made of terracotta; all-in-one large, elongated egg-shape with flattened tube in its side and finger holes. To ocarina family belongs also the traditional Romanian instrument called nai.



Very Romanian today :)

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Artist and instrument together, Paganini and piano (violin much more pregnant but does not suit the post), simply beautiful music!



Some comments about Niccolo Paganini (27 October 1782 – 27 May 1840) who was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. He was one of the most celebrated violin virtuosi of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique. His Caprice No. 24 in A minor, Op. 1, is among the best known of his compositions, and has served as an inspiration for many prominent composers.

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No other, but Queen, with Freddy Mercury forever. One of my regrets of not being able to see them live, but the music will live forever!



Quitaiplas, Venezualan homemade instrument made from bamboo; when hit against each other and against the floor produce the unique Qui-ti-pla sound. Sadly no videos found.

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Do you remember Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean? They were amazing, truly understanding the music and finding the right dancing moves to interpret the sound.

After listening to Ravel's bolero, now watch their dance on ice. Isn't it breath taking?



Instrument worthy of this music? A quite suprising one, rebolo, the Brazilian drum, completely different sound

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A very hard letter, so many associations, so many directions. For sure, as my husband told me in advance, I could not leave my ALL TIME favourite artist, Sting, he is the one I listen to no matter how I feel, no matter when and where. My dream was to see him live and I had this immense pleasure last year, in Frankfurt and what I could tell you is: it was so worth it! It was the best birthday present I could get, and here is the post from last October.

From the playlist I chose Moon over bourbon street, probably not my all time favourite but in concert the best:



Shania Twain comes to my mind as well, this woman had so lovely songs! Man I feel like a woman



Or Strauss! The New Year's concert is a classic in our house. On each 1st of January we come all together and watch the Vienna Concert full with his lovely compositions. Simply magic! I chose the overture from Fledermaus, his operetta which my husband adores. If in Timisoara for New Year's Eve we must go to the Opera and enjoy the music:



For saxophone what could I choose? I thought of Charlie Barnet, a classic jazz saxophonist.

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The Rock Queen for me, Tina Turner, the woman with a steamy life, a great voice and amazing legs. No words needed, just one classic song



For the instrument I chose a traditional Romanian one named tilinca basically a flute without finger holes, which sounds like this



A little bit of me from two perspectives, favourite artist and native folklore!

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