No information on the orchestra performing this piece, but the composer, Dario Castello, was a Baroque era composer from Italy.
[Music] Takako Minekawa – Telstar
After the hell and fury surrounding the cowardly attacks on French, Lebanese and Iraqi citizens over the last few days, as well as a local scare around here, it’s good to calm the mind with the schmaltz of Takako Minekawa, covering this instrumental space-rock classic in an easy-listening-sort-of way.
[Music] Parliament – I Call My Baby Pussycat
[Music] “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band – The Stars and Stripes Forever
John Philip Sousa’s masterpiece, performed by the United States Marine Corps’ own band, one that Sousa once led.
[Music] Horaţiu Rădulescu – The Quest
Horaţiu Rădulescu was a composer from Romania who gained fame by operating in the genre of spectral music. He died in France in 2008.
[Music] Mikołaj Trzaska – Kantry
Saxophonist and clarinetist Mikołaj Trzaska (link is in Polish, unfortunately) produces a very heavy, poetic album of noir-influenced jazz here.
[Music] Janko Nilović – The Sun is Rising
Montenegrin pianist and multi-instrumentalist Janko Nilović produced several albums that album bin divers cherish. Here’s a sample from one of his best LPs, Pop Shopin, a collaboration with Belgian pianist Willy Albimoor.
[Music] Caetano Veloso – Qualquer Coisa
Sublime Sunday listening, provided by Caetano Veloso.
[Technology] 9 Rare Works Of Art Internet Pirates Are Obsessed With

Stephen Witt of Buzzfeed contributes an article of 9 masterpieces, including this Godspeed You! Black Emperor (alleged) rarity and the Norman Thomas di Giovanni translations (shamefully not made public) of Jorge Luis Borges’ work. His translations are superior to all over English versions.
[Music] Larisa Sadikoeva – Caucasian Medley
A stunningly beautiful accordionist from the Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia, in Russia, Larisa Sadikoeva is seen here playing in several different styles from the Caucasian region.