by Steven Blier | Dec 19, 2019 | Song of the Day
I’ve been ruminating about bel canto all week—not just the sometimes thrilling, sometimes mediocre Donizetti operas the term usually implies, but the larger meaning of “beautiful singing.” Maria Callas and Ella Fitzgerald are bel canto singers in their very different...
by Charles McKay | Aug 7, 2019 | Song of the Day
My journey through the 1960’s continues. 1962Billboard’s Top Seller – “Stranger on the Shore” by Acker Bilk Grammy for Song of the Year (1963) – “What Kind of Fool Am I” by Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley, and performed by Anthony Newley Grammy for...
by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts | Jul 30, 2018 | Song of the Day
From Charles Cermele, Lincoln Center’s Producer of Contemporary Programming (American Songbook): The universal appeal of these lyrics and the musical sophistication of this composition attract singers and musicians from many musical genres. The blues-inflected chord...
by Michael Barrett | Apr 14, 2017 | Song of the Day
It’s been a Bach week, but I’m departing from my faith-based musical life for today. I’m feeling melancholy since spring is finally here. The Norwegians, after months of non-stop darkness and no sunshine, view the first day of spring as the saddest...
by Mary Testa | Oct 11, 2016 | Song of the Day
Tony Bennett singing “Here’s That Rainy Day” by Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen. Nobody loves a sad song more than me. Exquisite. And nobody does what Tony Bennett does. Nobody.
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