by Dina Kuznetsova | May 15, 2020 | Song of the Day
The music of Antonín Dvořák has brought into my singing life perhaps the most pure joy. Dvořák’s blend of sophistication and rustic folk traditions yields melodies that are like rivers; you start floating among that beauty and you never want it to stop. One of...
by Dina Kuznetsova | May 14, 2020 | Song of the Day
Handel, simply put, is a wonderful composer. Dramatic, crisp, complex, emotional — his music maintains such freshness that my spirit and my senses light up every time I hear it. Handel was not in my repertorial “comfort zone,” but I was lucky to sing the title...
by Dina Kuznetsova | May 13, 2020 | Song of the Day
For my third Song of the Day we are again turning to Russia, and inching towards classical music (without quite getting there). In turn of the 20th century Russia, classical art song (“Russian Romance”) coexisted and intertwined with Romani music...
by Dina Kuznetsova | May 12, 2020 | Song of the Day
For my second installment, I continue with singer-songwriters, but move to Canada. Ever since I got introduced to his singing in the 1990s, Canadian bard Stan Rogers has been close to my heart. His deeply soulful voice, full of so many colors, and his lyrics,...
by Dina Kuznetsova | May 11, 2020 | Song of the Day
It is with deep love and gratitude I return to NYFOS Song for the Day. As we sit in our homes and think of so many beloved familiar things with melancholy, my mind turns back to the songs I grew up with in Moscow. My first selection is written by a...
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