Barcelona freddie mercury to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Aug 18, 2012 freddie mercury solo 10,649,379 views 5. Barcelona is the official song of the 1992 olympic games, sang by freddie mercury and montserrat caballe at the opening ceremony. He was a huge fan of spanish opera diva montserrat caballe and, when the city was chosen to host the 1992 summer olympics, caballe summoned him to help create a song for the games. Jun 28, 2015 font magica, barcelona 201208, freddie mercury and montserrat caballe barcelona. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Barcelona subtitulada, video version 2012 freddie mercury. More popular freddie mercury montserrat caballe mp3 songs include. Barcelona is a song and an album recorded by freddie mercury, the frontman of the popular british rock band queen, and operatic soprano montserrat caballe. The bulk of his archive naturally relates to the 15 studio lps and 700 live concerts recorded with queen, but freddie also recorded two solo albums, several nonalbum singles, and guest appearances on numerous projects by friends.
Montserrat caballe, spanish opera singer, dead at 85. Taken from the special edition 4 disc box set released 3rd september 2012. With barcelona, queen singer freddie mercury realized his longlived dream of performing with an opera singer. For more information, visit the project page, where you can join the project andor contribute to the discussion. If you are a musician or a singer, a dancer, or a visual artist, or you just fancy yourself a top notch queen fan, your work might be featured in our next big set of music videos. The original barcelona album was to become the final solo work mercury would complete. Let the songs begin deialo nacer let the music play ahh. Barcelona single version freddie mercury montserrat.
Barcelona, a song by freddie mercury, montserrat caballe on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Our new global collaboration, you are the champions, is creating three brand new fan music videos for three of our favourite hits. Nov 22, 2012 this wonderful 1987 video, capturing freddie mercurys unforgettable collaboration with spanish opera diva montserrat caballe, accompanied the very first single from the barcelona album which. Amazons choice for barcelona freddie mercury and montserrat caballe. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. But freddie scaled the heights of classical stardom with the song, barcelona. Montserrat caballe, mainartist freddie mercury, music production, mainartist, associatedperformer, composerlyricist robert heger, flute, associatedperformer mike moran, music production, associatedperformer, composerlyricist john deacon. Freddie mercury barcelona flac version 25 downloads at 19 mbs.
After barcelona was selected to host the 1992 summer olympics, mercury was approached to write a song as a theme for the forthcoming games. They struck up an unlikely friendship after mercury had quipped on spanish television that he was hoping to meet the spanish diva during a visit to barcelona in 1986. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. This special edition of the album barcelona was released in 2012, and is a pop, opera, cross over album, the original was recorded in around 1988 by the late freddie mercury frontman of the british rock band queen and the legendary operatic soprano montserrat caballe, who freddie idolized. Barcelona is a single released by queen vocalist freddie mercury and operatic soprano.
Opera albums classical crossover albums pop albums synth pop albums. A part of their collaborative album barcelona, it also appeared on queens greatest hits iii. Freddie mercury montserrat caballe barcelona mp3 download. The full album version and not the single appear on the freddie mercury album and lover of life, singer of songs. Barcelona freddie mercury montserrat caballe youtube. Pocas ciudades tienen una cancion tan representativa. When freddie mercury died in november 1991, he left behind a body of recorded work spanning 20 years. The title was also a tribute to the home city of his beloved recording partner montserrat caballe with whom freddie was captivated and had planned to perform the title song with at the opening of the 1992 olympics opening ceremony. Heres the proof that freddie mercury was as great at singing. Barcelona, a song by freddie mercury, montserrat caballe on. Barcelona it was the first time that we met barcelona how can i forget the moment that you stepped into the room you took my breath away. Barcelona, a song by stephen sondheim from company musical, 1970.
It looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. Without warning, he sat down at the piano at the former hotel ritz in barcelona and began to improvise exercises in free love, singing in falsetto what would be her part if she accepted. Just chose the format and click on the button download. This meeting would lead to a legendary musical partnership that would bring the best of. C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality scale. Most fans of opera will probably find it far too simplistic and popbased, while many. Barcelona con freddie mercury letralyrics montserrat. Barcelona montserrat caballe, freddie mercury allmusic.
One of the greatest sopranos of the 20th century, she possesses a voice of remarkable beauty and of great range and flexibility, renowned for her flawless bel canto technique and unfailling musicianship. Barcelona freddie mercury and montserrat caballe song wikipedia. Barcelona is still my favourite, but how can i go on, guide me home touch my heart. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the akas submission guide. Word of the interview got back to caballe and in february the following year mercury and producer mike moran went over to barcelona to meet her. The two originally planned to record only one track, barcelona the theme song for the 1992 summer olympic games held in barcelona, catalonia. Click here to buy freddie mercury messenger of the gods t. Freddie mercury and montserrat caballe barcelona special edition 2012 film by queen official. Freddie mercury, montserrat caballe barcelona music. Freddie mercury was maybe the first pop singer who made this fusion with opera. His collaboration with montserrat caballe is total harmony and passion at the same time. While its certainly a treat for any fan of mercury s to hear this album, its a difficult record to recommend. Today there is a choreo with this song at the montjuic magic.
Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music. Barcelona freddie mercury and montserrat caballe song. Barcelona, how can i go on new orchestrated version, how can i go on single version, barcelona new orchestrated version, puccini. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. See also the beautiful barcelona and how can i go on, also. After stumbling upon barcelona one night on youtube i couldnt wait to buy the cd. After starting to work together and developing appreciation and respect for each others music and voices, freddie mercury and montserrat caballe went on to record a whole album barcelona. Barcelona is a single released by queen vocalist freddie mercury and operatic soprano montserrat caballe. Barcelona freddie mercury and montserrat caballe song is within the scope of wikiproject olympics. Freddie mercury montserrat caballe barcelona cd music. After few moments will be generated link to download video and you can start downloading. A part of their collaborative album barcelona, it also appeared on queens greatest.
Buy mp3 music online freddie mercury the solo collection. Most fans of opera will probably find it far too simplistic and popbased, while many rock fans are sure to find the record too classical. The album was recorded in 1987 and 1988, and released in 1988. Barcelona freddie mercury and montserrat caballe album, 1988 barcelona freddie mercury and montserrat caballe song 1987, a song on the album.
Barcelona joe henderson album, 1979 barcelona bwo song, 2008 barcelona, a song by d. Freddie mercury barcelona mp3 version 36 downloads at 21 mbs. Freddie mercury and montserrat caballe barcelona special. Rarities 2 disc contained an early version with different lyrics, running 4.
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