Hugo Wolf:  Lied des transferierten Zettel

Hugo Wolf: Lied des transferierten Zettel

In anticipation of NYFOS’s program Lyrics by Shakespeare, performed on August 8 as part of Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival, we are featuring a week of songs inspired by Shakespeare on Song of the Day. It will be held in the intimate Kaplan Penthouse so seating...
Shakespeare: My mistress’ eyes

Shakespeare: My mistress’ eyes

I can’t promise any sort of through-line when it comes to my five posts.  Instead, I simply offer five selections that have stayed in my heart, and coursed through my veins, over my years in music. In my 9th grade English class, all of the students had to...