Mario Lanza - For You Alone (Take Thou This Rose) - Gordeeva & Grinkov

The beautiful voice of Mario Lanza and photos of him along with master paintings which accompany the song's lyrics and the excellent ice skating of world famous Russian team of Gordeeva and Grinkov all combine to make this a lovely experience not only for the ears but for the eyes as well.

Henry Geehl (1881-1961) was the composer of this song, For You Alone. "Henry Ernest Geehl [pronounced 'Gale'] (28 September 1881 -- 14 January 1961) was an English pianist, conductor, composer and arranger. Born in London in 1881....His song 'For You Alone' ('Für dich allein'; words by P. J. O'Reilly) achieved great popularity, being recorded by Enrico Caruso, Lauritz Melchior, Jussi Björling and Mario Lanza, among others". (The quote is from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Geehl)

The photos of Mario Lanza are from his film "The Great Caruso", which is an incredibly beautiful film. "The Great Caruso" and Mario's other films are available for purchase from Turner Classic Movies.

The video of Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov skating is from Reverie in the 1992 -- 1993 Stars On Ice at Lake Placid, NY. The choreography for Gordeeva and Grinkov is by Michael Seibert. This video originally is from:    • Stars on Ice 1992-1993 - Ekaterina Gordeev...   by marysy who has uploaded 67 extremely beautiful videos. I highly recommend visiting this site.

The following is a list of the paintings used in this video in the order of their appearance:
1) Albert Tibulle Furcy de Lavault (1847 - 1915) -- Roses
2) Maynard Brown (1840 -- 1912) - A Lovers' Barge drawn by Swans
3) Francois Boucher - Young Woman with a Bouquet of Roses
4) Jean Honoré Fragonard (1732--1806) - Confession Of Love
5) Theodore Blake Wirgman (1848 - 1925) - Gather Ye Rosebuds Whilt Ye May by, 1905
6) Angelo Asti (1847-1903) - Beauty with Red Ribbon
7) Gustave Courbet (1819 -- 1877) - Lovers In The Country, 1844
8) James Sant (1820-1916) -- Sentiment, c.1851-53
9) Louise Elisabeth Vige-Lebrun - Marie-Antoinette dit "à la Rose"
10) Victor Gabriel Gilbert (1847 - 1935) - The Flower Seller
11) William Powell Frith (1819 -- 1909) -- The Proposal
12) François Boucher (1703 - 1770) The Four Seasons - Spring, 1755
13) Claude Monet (1840 -- 1926) - Rose Arches at Giverny, 1913
14) Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 -- 1919) -- Head Of A Woman With Rose, 1876
15) Charles Edward Perugini (1839 -- 1918) -- Lovers in a Garden
16) Charles Frederic Joseph Soulacroix (1825 -- 1879) -- The Marriage Proposal
17) Carl Schweninger (1854 -- 1903) - Persuasion
18) George Percy Jacomb-Hood (1857-1929) - The Betrothal
19) Jan Adam Kruseman - Marriage Portrait Of Jhr. Isaac Lamberts Cremer van den Bergh of Heemstede And Christina Roelants, 1840
20) Giovanni Boldini (1842 - 1931) -- Still Life with Roses