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Artist: Sebastián Yradier
Author: Sebastián Yradier
Year: 1864
Spanish composer (1809-1865); best known for La Paloma (see there).
Covers:
Georges Bizet [as Habanera, the famous aria L'Amour est un oiseau rebelle from the first act of his opera Carmen]
Emma Calvé [idem; one of the first operadiva's to be recorded, which wasn't evident at all: she refused to enter the studio - a 'thieves den' in her own words - before she was fully payed in advance]
Emilio de Gogorza [idem]
Annemarie Hase [as An allem sind die Juden schuld; lyrics: Friedrich Hollaender, in Berlin revue Spuk in der Villa Stern; targeting Hitler]
Andrews Sisters [as Carmen Boogie]
Crew Cuts [idem]
Nat King Cole [as Madrid]
Maria Callas [as Habanera]
Linda Lewis [as That's Love]
Malcolm McLaren [as Habanera]
Yello [as La Habanera in film The Mighty Quinn with Denzel Washington]
Helmut Lotti [idem]
Katja Ebstein [as An allem sind die Juden schuld]
Scooter [sample of Maria Callas in Habanera]
Stromae [as Carmen]
Vivian Kanner [as An allem sind die Juden schuld]
When the heirs of Yradier started knocking on Bizet's door, he apologised with a proper credit, hiding behind his initial believe the melody was a Spanish traditional. In fact a little note survived where Bizet ordered a collection of spanish songs by the late Yradier to be removed from the Bibliothèque Nationale.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)