by Tobias Greenhalgh | Apr 30, 2018 | Song of the Day
I’d like to start off my “Song of the Day” week with an artist everyone can agree on – the man, the myth, ol’ blue eyes himself – Frank Sinatra. I’ve had a recurring fascination with Frank since I was a kid. The older I get, the more my appreciation and respect for...
by Paul Appleby | Apr 27, 2018 | Song of the Day
Last week when Kendrick Lamar was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for music, my Twitter feed was instantly filled with woke-classical- music-twitter chastising anyone who complained that a rapper won rather than a classical composer. I still haven’t actually seen anyone...
by Paul Appleby | Apr 26, 2018 | Song of the Day
With today’s song, I want to prepare all my SOTD friends for the opening number of the song program I will be performing at Zankel Hall next season. (You can purchase tickets starting on August 20 here.) I must admit that I sometimes feel discouraged by many of my...
by Paul Appleby | Apr 25, 2018 | Song of the Day
Since I am feeling celebratory after our fantastic NYFOS 30 th Anniversary concert last night, I picked a joyous bass aria from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. Bach has become my favorite composer over the years. He’s just the best not only because of his incomparable...
by Paul Appleby | Apr 24, 2018 | Song of the Day
I once asked a pianist friend of mine to read through “Tu vois le feu du soir” with me and he asked, “what’s this song about?” I have never had a more difficult time answering that question. So I just shared the text with him. Here is the mysterious, surreal text of...
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