Jay Nordlinger, music critic of The New Criterion, talks music—but, more important, plays music.
January 09, 2020
Jay begins with a Schubert work, and some singers and pianists who have performed it. He moves on to a funky, frenetic thing called “Techno-Parade.” Later, there is some Wagner by a great new singer. There is some immortal Rachmaninoff. And, at the very end, a song by the late Jerry Herman: “It’s Today,” from Mame. A diverse, appetizing musical menu.
Tracks played:
Schubert, Winterreise, Schäfer and Schneider
Schubert, Winterreise, Hotter and Raucheisen
Schubert, Winterreise, Schreier and Eschenbach
Connesson, “Techno-Parade”
“The Lark in the Clear Air” (arr. Michael McHale)
Wagner, “Dich, teure Halle,” from Tannhäuser
Rachmaninoff, “Let Now Thy Servant Depart in Peace,” from Vespers
Herman, “It’s Today,” from Mame
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Topics: Schubert, Connesson, McHale, Wagner, Rachmaninoff, Herman, Music, Music for a While