Van Cliburn has died. A hero in both the USA and Soviet Union following his triumph in the first International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition, many of his recordings remain highly coveted. Here he plays Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12.

Richard Street of The Temptations has also died, after a short illness. The Temptations' legacy hardly needs restating - this is "Masterpiece".

"Everything Is Everything" by Lauryn Hill.

"Voices Inside (Everything Is Everything)" by Donny Hathaway.

"A Funky Thide of Sings" by Billy Cobham.

The great Sister Rosetta Tharpe performs "Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?"

 

Richard Dyer-Bennet performs his version of Lord Byron's "So We'll Go No More A-Roving".

"Shadow Of A Doubt" by Sonic Youth.

 

"Care of Cell 44" by The Zombies, from Odessey & Oracle.

 

"Two Sisters" by The Kinks.

 

"Flowers in May" by Simone White.

 

"Martha" by Tom Waits.

 

"The Rules" by Ben Kweller.

 

"Rat" by Unsane.

"Ces gens-là" by Jacques Brel.

"Fondu au noir" by Cœur de pirate.

"Paper" by Explode Into Colors.

Dohnányi performs his own "Variations on a Nursery Tune", accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Sir Adrian Boult.

 

Nina Simone's version of "The House of the Rising Sun".

"Strange Fruit" by Billie Holiday.

 

"Devil's Waitin'" by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

 

"Pioneer to the Falls" by Interpol.

 

"Terminus" by Unwound.

 

"Ali Maula Ali Maula Ali Dam Dam" by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

 

Radu Lupu plays Schubert's Piano Sonata No. 18 in G Major, D.894.

"The Unravelling" by Aereogramme.

"Asinine" by The Transpersonals.

 

"Tannhauser/Derivè" by Refused.

The legendary Josef Hofmann plays Liszt's solo piano transcription of Schubert's "Erlkönig".

Elvis Presley performs "Suspicious Minds" live. Sensational bass playing by Jerry Scheff.

"Wickerman" by Pulp.