Featuring the visual arts and photography of Matthew Schwartz.

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Observations and quotes on the subject of integrity with visual arts by Spadecaller and the music of Lifescapes ("The Wind Beckons").

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This Spadecaller Video subtitled "A Memorial to Norway's Fallen" features Thomas Newman's soundtrack from Road to Perdition and the visual arts of artist, Matthew Schwartz. On July 26, 2011, Anders Breivik killed 93 people in Norway hoping to trigger a rebellion against the multiculturalism he believed was destroying Europe's heritage. The murder of innocent people - children, men, and women, to purify a nation is a ghostly rebirth of bigotry in its most malignant form. The aging generation that witnessed Hitler's solution to the "Jewish problem" is nearly gone. However, we must never forget how dangerous the insanity of bigotry actually is. The human race is made up of one group of people with many skin colors, diverse religious preferences, and numerous political beliefs. There is only room for one race on this planet - the human race. The World Mourns with Norway

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Featuring paintings & visual arts by Aivozovsky, Armitage, Draper, Ekvall, Homer, Leighton, Murakami, Rosetti, Stuck, Turner, Watteau, and Spadecaller.

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See lyrics translated into English below. Soprano Renee Fleming sings this aria. Dvorak's composition relies upon expansive arpeggiated chords to capture the fairy tale ambiance of Rusalka. The amicable old Spirit of the Lake, Jezibab, is enjoying the singing of the Wood Nymphs, when his daughter, Rusalka, sadly approaches him. She admits that she has fallen in love with a handsome prince. Yearning to know the bliss of union with him, she wishes to become human. Deeply saddened, the Spirit of the Lake consents to her request, and leaves. All alone, Rusalka sings this magnificent aria and shares the secrets of her longing to the moon. Featuring the paintings and artwork of William Bouguereau, Paul Cezanne, Claude Monet, JW Waterhouse, Armand Guillaumin, and Spadecaller. Lyrics (translation) Silver moon upon the deep dark sky, Through the vast night pierce your rays. This sleeping world you wander by, Smiling on man's homes and ways. Oh moon ere past you glide, tell me, Tell me, oh where does my loved one bide? Oh moon ere past you glide, tell me Tell me, oh where does my loved one bide? Tell him, oh tell him, my silver moon, Mine are the arms that shall hold him, That between waking and sleeping he may Think of the love that enfolds him, May between waking and sleeping Think of the love that enfolds him. Light his path far away, light his path, Tell him, oh tell him who does for him stay! Human soul, should it dream of me, Let my memory wakened be. Moon, moon, oh do not <b>...</b>

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Feauturing pianist Vladimir Horowiztz, this classic masterpiece is augmented with subscripts from Heinrich Heine, the poet who created the lyrics (1835) for its well-known operatic version. A host of paintings represented by Chagall, Homer, O'keefe, Pissarro, Sargent, and Spadecaller portray the beautiful night garden, where love is transported by the "Wings of Song." A Spadecaller Video.

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Kol Nidre (All Vows) is the traditional music played on the eve of the holiest Jewish holiday, Yom Kippur. This piece features Jacqueline du Pré (cello), Gerald Moore (piano), Ray Jesson (organ),Osian Ellis (harp), and John Williams (guitar). The writings, visual arts, and photography in this presentation are the creations of Matthew Schwartz.

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A Spadecaller poem,"The Ghost of My Brother Lost," is featured in this video of Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax in their splendid performance of Rachmaninoff's Cello Sonata Op.19-3. Included are paintings by JMW Turner and Ivan Aivazovsky with artwork by Spadecaller. The Ghost of My Brother Lost By Spadecaller From the tree the last apple Fell to earth alone Spoiled by summers touch Yellow-scarred, burned with rust. Wasting in the barley grass In the froth of golden hops Hides a bitter soul, The ghost of my brother lost. How loved he was! Will he ever know? For envy casts fond memories off Into stormy seas green with greed Like old whiskey bottles bobbing blind. In the shadows of his fathers tomb He pillaged his brothers birthright share And now upon stiffened knees he stands aloft A barren tree in a field of forgotten love. "Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing." Abraham Lincoln

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A Spadecaller video that features the London Symphony Orchestra performing Largo from the Opera Xerxes and the visual arts and photography of artist, Matthew Schwartz.

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(Video has English subtitles and the original lyrics in German below) The song is a meditation on night and dreams composed by Schubert with lyrics by Matthäus von Collin that originated in the mid 1820s. The video features American soloist, Renée Fleming, and paintings by Leonardo da Vinci, Edward Hopper, Rembrandt, with artwork by Spadecaller. Heilge Nacht, du sinkest nieder; Nieder wallen auch die Träume Wie dein Mondlicht durch die Räume, Durch der Menschen stille Brust. Die belauschen sie mit Lust; Rufen, wenn der Tag erwacht: Kehre wieder, heilge Nacht! Holde Träume, kehret wieder!

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With visual arts by Spadecaller, this video features pianist David Delucia's recording of Debussy's dreamy classic, Reverie.

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Find English translation of Lyrics below. This video features Va',Pensiero, a chorus from the third act of Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi, and is accompanied by Spadecaller's visual interpretation, which dramatizes its powerful theme; exiles singing about their homeland ("O my country, so lovely and so lost") Va', Pensiero, Sull'ali Dorate Fly, thought, on wings of gold; go settle upon the slopes and the hills, where, soft and mild, the sweet airs of our native land smell fragrant! Greet the banks of the Jordan and Zion's toppled towers... Oh, my country so lovely and lost! Oh, remembrance so dear and so fraught with despair! Golden harp of the prophetic seers, why dost thou hang mute upon the willow? Rekindle our bosom's memories, and speak of times gone by! Mindful of the fate of Jerusalem, either give forth an air of sad lamentation, or else let the Lord imbue us with fortitude to bear our sufferings!

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This video presents Isaac Stern performing "Anatevka, " a song from the Broadway show, "Fiddler on the Roof, which is accompanied by the paintings of Chagall and Van Gogh. A Spadecaller Video.

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A picturesque video to accompany Schubert's "Impromtus Op. 90 No. 3 in G flat," played by pianist, Mitsuko Uchida. Featuring paintings by Bartholomew, Homer, Turner, Rembrandt, Renoir, Van Gogh, and artwork by Spadecaller.

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A Spadecaller Video featuring Roberta Flack (1972) and the art and photography of Matthew Schwartz.

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Paintings by Alexandre Cabanel, Gauguin, Homer, Matisse, and Toulouse-Laurtrec set the tropical backdrop for Leon Russell's hit, "Back to the Island." A Spadecaler video presentation.

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Featuring paintings by Albert Bierstadt, George Catlin, Frederick Remington, Howard Terpning, and visual arts by Spadecaller.

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In the mountains of Kentucky in 1931, the coal miners of Harlan County went on strike. Officers hired by the mining company roamed the countryside hunting for the union leaders. The independent coal miners fought back gallantly against the hired company deputies and blood was spilled on both sides. "Which Side Are You On," was written by Florence Reece, the wife of Sam Reece, a union leader who had escaped into the Kentucky mountains for safety. Class warfare continues in the United States and in most nations throughout the world. Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, and Millard Lampell of the Almanac Singers made this song famous in 1941. - Spadecaller

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Throughout his career, Woody Guthrie experimented with various lyrical and musical styles. However, his best work invariably came from writing and singing about the causes and the people that he felt closest to: the workers, the unions, the poor dust bowl farmers, the downtrodden, and the oppressed. The album, Hard Travelin' includes this song, "Two Good Men" --about Sacco and Vanzetti, two immigrants executed for murder after an indictment and a trial that was inspired by politics and greed. The story of Sacco and Vanzetti still carries an ominous message. For those Americans concerned about the erosion of workers rights, the suspension of Habeas Corpus, the abandonment of the Geneva Conventions, unwarranted surveillance, and the imprisonment of alleged criminals without the right to a fair and speedy trial, the story of Sacco and Vanzetti should remain an ever-present reminder of our perilous times. -- Spadecaller

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Observations on the subject of humility are presented in this video that combines visual arts, paintings, and the the musci of Lifescapes, the Native American Flute performing, "in the Glory of the sunset.".

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On July 26, 1956, the House of Representatives voted 373 to 9 to cite Pete Seeger and seven others (including playwright Arthur Miller) for contempt, as they failed to cooperate with House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in their attempts to investigate alleged subversives and communists. Pete Seeger testified before the HUAC in 1955. In one of Pete's darkest moments, when his personal freedom, his career, and his safety were in jeopardy, a flash of inspiration ignited this song. The song was stirred by a passage from Mikhail Sholokhov's novel "And Quie Flows the Don". Around the world the song traveled and in 1962 at a UNICEF concert in Germany, Marlene Dietrich, Academy Award-nominated German-born American actress, first performed the song in French, as "Qui peut dire ou vont les fleurs?" Shortly after she sang it in German. The song's impact in Germany just after WWII was shattering. It's universal message, "let there be peace in the world" did not get lost in its translation. To the contrary, the combination of the language, the setting, and the great lyrics has had a profound effect on people all around the world. May it have the same effect today and bring renewed awareness to all that hear it.

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(See Lyrics Below) Written by Leon Russell and Don Preston. This music video features the paintings of Bouguereau, Carlson, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, and Spadecaller. Lyrics: How many days has it been Since I was born How many days until I die Do I know any ways That I can make you laugh Or do I only know how to make you cry When the baby looks around him It's such a sight to see He shares a simple secret With the wise man He's a stranger in a strange land Just a stranger in a strange land Tell me why He's a stranger in a strange land Just a stranger in a strange land How many miles will it take To see the sun And how many years until it's done Kiss my confusion away in the night Lay by side when the morning comes And the baby looks around him And shares his bed of hay With the burrow in the palace of the king He's a stranger in a strange land Tell me why He's a stranger in a strange land Just a stranger in a strange land Well, I don't exactly know What's going on in the world today Don't know what there is to say About the way the people are treating Each other, not like brothers Leaders take us far away from ecology With mythology and astrology Has got some words to say About the way we live today Why can't we learn to love each other It's time to turn a new face To the whole world wide human race Stop the money chase Lay back, relax Get back on the human track Stop racing toward oblivion Oh, such a sad, sad state we're in And that's a thing Do you recognize the bells of <b>...</b>

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English translation provided below. This song, performed by Mary Black, is an Irish tribute to the "Great Pretender", Bonnie Prince Charlie, the descendant of Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots who had sought to sit on the throne of Britian. To put an end to religious persecution in Scotland, occupied Ireland, Wales, and England his loyal followers of the Jacobite movement fought for him to take possession of the crown. The Jacobite rebellion (1745) was put down and hundreds of thousands died in battle under unsurmountable odds. Under secrecy, the prince fled to the continent and died in exile. "Mo Ghile Mear" was written by Seán Clárach Mac Dhomhnaill (c. 1691-1757). This Spadecaller video dramatizes the Gaelic lyrics with the paintings of D'Arcy Bacon, Caravaggio, Mary Cassatt, Gustave Courbet, Julien Dupre, Winslow Homer, and JMW Turner. LYRICS: (Chorus) He is my hero, my dashing darling He is my caesar, dashing darling. I've had no rest from forebodings Since he went far away my darling. Every day I am constantly sad Weeping bitterly and shedding tears Because our lively lad has left us And no news from him is heard alas. The cuckoo sings not pleasantly at noon And the sound of hounds is not heard in nut-filled woods, Nor summer morning in misty glen Since he went away from me, my lively boy. Noble, proud young horseman Warrior unsaddened, of most pleasant countenace A swift-moving hand, quick in a fight, Slaying the enemy and smiting the strong. Let a strain be played on <b>...</b>

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Chinese Workers Cry Out for Help! At Foxconn, one major manufacturer of Apple's iPhone, iMac, iPad and iPod touch, an alarming wave of suicides had finally caught the media's attention. Unfortunately, the claims date back to 2010, when 13 workers at a factory run by Apple supplier Foxconn committed suicide. All jumped to their deaths from factory rooftops after claiming that the company ran military-style production lines on which employees were forced to work overtime for low wages. Living in dorms with up to twenty four workers in each room with barred windows and then working long hours each day makes life for these young people unbearable. These conditions have virtually created labor camps run by foreign plantation owners. They are indeed, the slaves of Apple. Though Apple has been on notice for 5 years as the target of a campaign by USAS' Hong Kong partner Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior (SACOM), genuine changes have not taken place. Despite persistent efforts by SACOM to get Apple to stop the abuses at Foxconn, Apple's former CEOs Jobs and their current CEO, Tim Cook, had falsely denied the problem until recently. Since January, 13 young workers at Apple's supplier factory in Shenzhen, China have committed suicide, and just a few days ago, a young worker died from exhaustion. Why? Working 36 hours nonstop without overtime pay, earning poverty wages, facing humiliation by company managers and being denied independent union representation. While <b>...</b>

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Nat King Cole's number one hit from 1946, "(I love you) For Sentamental Reasons," generates the music for this Valentine's Day video, which features romatic photos and original artwork by Spadecaller.

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A video about Appalachia featuring composer, Jean-Michel Cazoria, and his music entitled Tolen.

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Aloysio Rachid, brazilian pianist, arranger and composer, plays (performs) (spielt) (touches) (executa) (toca) the first (erste) (prèmière) (primera) (primeira) Arabesque by Claude Debussy (1862-1918), a French Impressionist music composer (französische musik lieder kompozer). Arabesque 1ª. Arabesc I. Number one. 1st. 1ère. 1ra. Andantino con moto. Piano solo performance instrumental french music. Französische klaviermusik. Klavier. Romantique sentimental interpretacion (romantic interpretation) (romantica). Deux (two) (zwei) (dune) (duas) Arabesques (arabescs). Musique française famose et belle. Debussy é o autor de "L'apres midi d'un faune" (prelude famose) (Prelude to the afternoon of a Faun). Pianoforte famoza (famous) (berühmtes) cancion. Beautiful divine song music. Música divina. Divinal. Músicas e som ambiente. Fundo musical para escritórios, shoppings, lojas, consultórios médicos e dentários, estações de barca, metro, trens, rodoviárias e aeroportos. Arabesk klavier musik für ballet. Classical music performance. Brazilian musician. Muzico clasico braziliano. Musici classici romantici francesi per pianoforte. Musique et chanson francesca erudite classique. Arabesc in E major (mi maior majeur).

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A Spadecaller video presentation designed to accompany the Bellamy Brothers' song, "Old Hippie."

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Franz Schubert's classical masterpiece is accompanied by great seascape paintings and visual arts by Spadecaller.

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Don't miss the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra perform this wonderful piece on 29th Nov. 2011 7:30pm at Cadogan Hall (Sloane Square) in London. Book tickets online here: www.cadoganhall.com Augmented by the artwork of Van Gogh, Hugues Merle, and Francis Louis Mora, this Spadecaller video dramatizes the dominant themes of Gorecki's symphonic masterpiece about motherhood and separation through war. David Performed by David Zinman, conductor, and Dawn Upshaw, soprano.

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The 2nd movement of Chopin's 1st Piano Concerto recorded by the Apollo Symphony Orchestra accompanies this video presentation entitled Diaspora. With artwork by Spadecaller and paintings by Ivan Aivazovsky, Leon Belly, and Winslow Homer.

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...Featuring paintings of Vincent Van Gogh and visual arts by Spadecaller. "Old Friends" was produced by Willie Nelson in 1982 on the CD, "Funny How Time Slips Away."

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Nature Boy was written by Eden Ahbez, one of the strangest songwriters of the pre-Hippie era. He was a beatnik poet, a proto-Hippie with long hair , a full beard, and routinely dressed in long, white, flowing garments. He lived in Griffith Park in Los Angeles, ate fruit, vegetables and nuts. Ahbez was born in Brooklyn in 1908 and died, March 4, 1995. This Spadecaller music video features the paintings of Bouguereau, Chagall, Da Vinci, Lenbach, Mesdag, Rembrandt, and Sargent.

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Observations on the subject of courage accompany the artwork of Ivan Aivazovsky, Robert Mapplethorpe, Rembrandt, Renoir, and Spadecaller.

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The paintings and artwork of Hopper and Spadecaller are featured in this music video, which features two songs: Nobody Knows the Trouble Ive Seen and My Sweet Lord.

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A vintage performance of The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski presents Debussy's "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" - featuring the paintings and visual arts of William A. Bouguereau, Gustave Courbet, Otto Theodor Gustav, Jules Joseph Lefebvre, and Spadecaller.This Debussy prelude was inspired by the famous poem, "Afternoon of a Faun," written by Stephane Mallarme.

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This comical video presentation by Spadecaller accompaines the Yiddush song originally composed by lyricist Jacob Jacobs and Sholom Secunda in 1932. In 1937, Sammy Cahn heard a performance of the song, sung in Yiddish by African American performers Johnnie and George at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, and on seeing the response, got his employer to buy the rights so he (together with Saul Chaplin) could rewrite the song with English language lyrics. He then convinced The Andrews Sisters to perform the song (recorded November 24, 1937), and it became a major hit.

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Words of wisdom from the Dalai Lama accompanied by Yanni's "Meditation," With paintings and art by Martin Ridley, Homer Dodge Martin, and Spadecaller.

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A music video featuring the art and paintings of Bouguereau, Manet, Lark, Spadecaller, and Young. Two years after Cassidy died of cancer, this song was released on her album by the same name, "Songbird". The song was originally written by Christine McVie.

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The story of Exodus from ancient times to the present. This Spadecaller video features Bob Marley, music mixes by composer and pianist, Maksim Mrvica. and the visual arts and paintings by artist, Matthew Schwartz.

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Inspired by the tragic shooting of nine year old Christina-Taylor Green on January 8, 2011, who was killed among six others during the assassination attempt on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. This Spadecaller video presents observations on the subject of grief featuring the art and photography of Matthew Schwartz with composer - Maurice Ravel's musical composition, Pavane for a Dead Princess.

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Canon in D major, by Johann Pachelbel, was written in or around 1680, during the Baroque period, as a piece of chamber music for three violins and basso, but has since been arranged for a wide variety of ensembles. The piece is especially known for its chord progression, and is often played at weddings. George Winston's variation of the theme is quite unique.

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A Spadecaller Video. LYRICS: Lay down, lay down, lay it all down Let your white birds smile up At the ones who stand and frown Lay down, lay down, lay it all down Let your white birds smile up At the ones who stand and frown. We were so close, there was no room...

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A Tribute to Larry Adler (Lawrence Cecil Adler), 1914-2001, the blacklisted American harmonica player, whose career spanned seven decades, is the subject of this Spadecaller video.

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With Odetta (Odetta Holmes) Belfonte performed this traditional folk song on May 2, 1960 in Carnegie Hall. This version appeared on his album, "Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall". A spadecaller video.

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Featuring the paintings of Frederick Church, Paul Gauguin, Winslow Homer, and visual arts by Spadecaller, this video presents the story about the 1868 catastrophic tsunami that impacted Hawaii's last traditional fishing village.

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The popular American jazz singer, songwriter, and pianist, Nat King Cole, sings "Mona Lisa." The Academy Award winning song written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston for the Paramount Pictures film "Captain Carey, USA" reached number one on the charts for eight weeks in 1950. Accompanying the music is a video by Spadecaller featuring Leonardo Da Vinci's famous masterpiece Mona Lisa and selected photos of Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, Lucille Ball, and Harpo Marx.

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A Spadecaller video entitled, Angels Of Aeschylus; features audio intro by Robert F. Kennedy and John Lennon's song, Love.

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Accompanying Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's celestial voice are the paintings of Paul Cezanne, BH Freeland, and the visual arts of Spadecaller.

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A video montage of paintings by Paul Cézanne, Vincent Van Gogh, Winslow Homer, and Claude Monet set the stage for this famous duet, Time to Say Goodbye, performed by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli.

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