Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Celebration of Life: Macrine J. Katague via her Favorite Music ( Instrumental)-Part 4

This is Part 4 of a Series of 14 on Macrine J. Katague, Celebration of Life through her favorite music pieces.  Every time I hear Rubenstein Romance, my heart melts and eyes teary seeing Macrine's face filled with smile and hear her voice filled with happiness. Pleasant memories, indeed! 
 
Here's Anton Rubenstein and Beethoven Romance-Two of Macrine's Favorites-
 
If you were but a Dream and Beethoven's Romance

"If You Are But a Dream" is a popular song published in 1942 with words and music by Moe Jaffe, Jack Fulton and Nat Bonx. The melody is based on Anton Rubinstein's "Romance in E flat, Op. 44, No. 1," popularly known as "Rubinstein's Romance".

The song is most closely associated with Frank Sinatra, who recorded it first for Columbia Records on November 14, 1944, with an arrangement by Axel Stordahl. This recording was on the reverse side of a 78 rpm record with "White Christmas", and consequently did very well with "White Christmas" reaching the No. 7 spot in the Billboard charts. "If You Are But a Dream" itself briefly reached the Billboard charts in the No. 19 position. A year later, in 1945, "If You Are But a Dream" was included in the Academy Award-winning short film, The House I Live In, in which Sinatra was featured.

 
If you are but a dream
I hope I never waken
It's more than I could bear
To find that I'm forsaken
If you're a fantasy
Then I'm content to be
In love with lovely you
And pray my dream comes true
I long to kiss you
But I would not dare
I'm so afraid that
You may vanish in the air
So darling
If our romance would break up
I hope I never wake up
If you are but a dream
I long to kiss you
But I would not dare
I'm so afraid that
You may vanish in the air
So darling
If our romance would break up
I hope I never wake up
If you are but a dream


Meanwhile, while searching for the best arrangement of Romance in You Tube, I found this piece so enjoyable, (Chopin-Fantasie Impromptu) another favorite piano piece of Macrine. It is popularly known as I am always Chasing Rainbows. I like to share it with you.

Macrine in her younger day used to sing during the wedding mass( get paid for it) both here in US and in the Philippines. Her favorite piece was Schubert Ave Maria


 Meanwhile, enjoy some romantic melodies for relaxation:

 

Rachmaninoff Rhapsody-Theme of Paganini, Variation 18 (Somewhere in Time)



 

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