by Annie Rosen | Oct 26, 2017 | Song of the Day
In preparation for my sister’s move to Israel this year, I asked her for a list of Israeli pop music I could listen to—you know, for my own edification. “Start with Idan Raichel,” she said. I’d heard of him, I thought, vaguely, but I wasn’t prepared...
by Annie Rosen | Oct 25, 2017 | Song of the Day
Singer-songwriter-pianist Regina Spektor is a force of nature. I am not cool enough to have heard of her before she was cool—I encountered her when I saw her music video for “Fidelity,” like everybody else. Remember that song where they were in a totally white room...
by Annie Rosen | Oct 24, 2017 | Song of the Day
“Kafka Fragments” has the dubious, possibly oxymoronic distinction of being a famous piece of contemporary vocal chamber music – that is to say, people in certain circles feel it’s overdone and basically nobody else has ever heard of it. It’s an hour-long...
by Annie Rosen | Oct 23, 2017 | Song of the Day
Hey NYFOSians – Claire has generously allowed me to curate the Song of the Day for the next week! I’m not totally convinced she knew what she was getting into by letting this happen, but y’all are stuck with my playlist for the next seven days. Godspeed. I...
by nyfos | Oct 20, 2017 | Song of the Day
To celebrate NYFOS’s 30th Anniversary Season, Song of the Day is featuring some recordings from our archives, along with excerpts from program notes that accompanied them. (If the recording does not appear below in your email, please click on the title above to play...
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