1,704.) Mon Aug. 2, 2021

Remembering Enrico Caruso 100 Years Later The Song of the Day is: Enrico Caruso – “Mi Par D’Udir Ancora” Taken from the Georges Bizet opera Les Pêcheurs de Perles (The Pearl Fishers) (1904) Mi par d’udire ancoraAscosa in mezzo ai fiorLa voce sua taloraSospirare l’amor O notte di carezzeGioir che non ha finO sovvenir divinFolli […]

1,694.) Fri Jul. 23, 2021

The Song of the Day is: Aaron Copland – “Fanfare for the Common Man” Composed in 1942, available on many compilations The 2020 …er, um 2021 Summer Olympics have officially kicked off in Tokyo! I’m not certain that demand for the Olympics have reached a fever pitch, but they are still a special thing. It […]

1,648.) Mon Jun. 7, 2021

The Song of the Day is: Edward Elgar – “Pomp and Circumstance – March No. 1” Composed in 1901 Today Junior “graduates” from kindergarten. Perhaps I could have saved this song for 2033 when he graduates from High School, or 2037 when Babygirl does, but hey, I don’t know if I have it in me […]

1,629.) Wed May 19, 2021

The Song of the Day is: Guiseppe Verdi – “Requiem: Dies Irae” From the musical setting Messa de Requiem (1874) Dies iraedies illaSolvet saeclum in favilla:Teste David cum Sybilla.Quantus tremor est futurusQuando judex est venturusCuncta stricte discussurus! Today we are listening to a choral work from the great Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). Verdi is […]

1,602.) Thurs Apr. 22, 2021

The Song of the Day is: Arvo Pärt – “Spiegel im Spiegel (Version for Cello)” Composed in 1978, from the album Alina (1999) My grandmother passed away last night. Just because we had been expecting this eventuality for a number of weeks, and the fact that she was weeks away from her 96th birthday, it […]

1,587.) Wed Apr. 7, 2021

The Song of the Day is: Johann Pachelbel – “Canon in D. (Jean-François Paillard arrangement)” Composed in 1680, arranged in 1968 It’s now spring, the trees and flowers are in bloom. Soon (covid notwithstanding) it will be prom, graduation and wedding season. Chances are “Pachelbel’s Canon” will be heard within earshot to most people in […]

1,555.) Sat Mar. 6, 2021

The Song of the Day is: Ludwig van Beethoven – “Symphony No. 5: I. Allegro Con Brio” From Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C Minor (“Fate”), Op. 67 (1808) If a sample group of one hundred people were asked to sing a few notes of a classical composition, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if […]

1,517.) Wed Jan. 27, 2021

The Song of the Day is: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – “Le Nozzi de Figaro – Overture” From the opera The Marriage of Figaro (1786) It’s hard to believe, but we’ve only featured Mozart once previously… and that was just the fifth song we featured. I guess it might not be by accident, I don’t really […]

1,464.) Sat Dec. 5, 2020

The Song of the Day is: Emerson, Lake, & Palmer – “Karn Evil 9, First Impression, Part 1” From the album Brain Salad Surgery (1973) Step inside! Hello! We’ve a most amazing show You’ll enjoy it all we know Step inside! Step inside! We’ve got thrills and shocks, supersonic fighting cocks Leave your hammers at […]

1,387.) Sat Sept. 19, 2020

The Song of the Day is: Maria Callas – “O Mio Babbino Caro (Giacomo Puccini)” From the opera Gianni Schicchi (1918), this 1965 recording available on many compilations O mio babbino caro Mi piace, è bello, bello Vo’ andare in Porta Rossa A comperar l’anello! Sì, sì, ci voglio andare! E se l’amassi indarno, Andrei […]