Yesterday morning we heard `El Rushbeau` play Mozart’s Symphony in G minor. The version was performed by `Waldo de los Rios`:
Waldo de los Ríos (7 September 1934 – 28 March 1977) was an Argentine composer, conductor and arranger.
He is best-remembered for his ability to transform European classical music into pop music. His 1971 arrangement of Mozart‘s Symphony No. 40 recorded with the Manuel de Falla orchestra, reached the top spot in the Dutch charts and scored a top 10 hit in several other European countries. In 1970, prior to this success, Waldo de los Rios had already climbed the charts around Europe and America with Ludwig van Beethoven‘s Ode To Joy which he arranged and conducted for Miguel Rios.
We loved the version so much that I went online this morning and right after breakfast. I found the two popular YouTube.com videos:
- My Choice 84 – Waldo de los Rios: Symphony No 40, Mozart by malpen04 on November 08, 2009, 02:39 PM
- WALDO DE LOS RIOS HIMNO A LA ALEGRIA by carabayllano on May 29, 2008, 06:56 PM
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