Jay Nordlinger, The New Criterion’s music critic, talks music—but, more important, plays music.
June 13, 2023
Yes, June is bustin’ out, and so is a new episode. Jay plays that song and several others, known and less known. There’s also piano music, a violin piece—a tasty musical meal.
Rodgers & Hammerstein, “June Is Bustin’ Out All Over,” from “Carousel”
Kern & Harbach, “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,” from “Roberta”
Albéniz, “Evocación,” from “Iberia,” Book 1
Strauss, Adolf, “Ich weiß bestimmt, ich werd' dich wiedersehen”
Bloch, “Nigun,” from “Baal Shem”
Romberg & Hammerstein, “Stout-hearted Men,” from “The New Moon”
Lehrer, “Alma”
Respighi, “Notturno”
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