Music Diary, Vol. -59
Week of Nov. 21-27, 2022
LYRICS: Indigo Girls, "Blood and Fire"
SONG: My 13-year-old turned me onto the devilishly catchy synth pop of the German DJ Christian Friedrich Johannes Büttner, aka TheFatRat. This haunting 2018 track, with vocals by Laura Brehm, is a particular fave.
SONG: My 13-year-old turned me onto the devilishly catchy synth pop of the German DJ Christian Friedrich Johannes Büttner, aka TheFatRat. This haunting 2018 track, with vocals by Laura Brehm, is a particular fave.
LYRICS: Andrea McArdle (Strouse/Charnin), "Maybe"
SONG: Remembering the great Michael Feingold today not only for his essential criticism but for his indispensable Brecht/Weill translations. Among other fine examples, we can thank him for the definitive English version of this towering torch song.
SONG: Remembering the great Michael Feingold today not only for his essential criticism but for his indispensable Brecht/Weill translations. Among other fine examples, we can thank him for the definitive English version of this towering torch song.
LYRICS: Dirty Projectors, "Swing Lo Magellan"
SONG: I think people assume that a lovely, delicate, folky ballad like this absolute gem by Maia Friedman is somehow easy to pull off, but easy is just how it feels—in this case at least, the song’s architecture is sturdy as a cathedral or an old tree.
SONG: I think people assume that a lovely, delicate, folky ballad like this absolute gem by Maia Friedman is somehow easy to pull off, but easy is just how it feels—in this case at least, the song’s architecture is sturdy as a cathedral or an old tree.
LYRICS: Lisa Lambert & Greg Morrison, "Cheer Up, Hamlet"
SONG: My favorite classical headbanger has got to be this clattering folkloric dance by Khachaturian, from his “Gayane” ballet. I can’t believe no one has yet sampled the opening beat, but the whole thing is a blood-pumping delight.
SONG: My favorite classical headbanger has got to be this clattering folkloric dance by Khachaturian, from his “Gayane” ballet. I can’t believe no one has yet sampled the opening beat, but the whole thing is a blood-pumping delight.
LYRICS: Björk, "Sod Off"
SONG: It's hard to pick just one fave track from the epochal concerts Björk did with the Brodsky Quartet at London's Union Chapel in 1999, but for today I will settle on sharing this surging excavation of one her strongest melodies.
LYRICS: Angela Lansbury (Sondheim), "The Worst Pies in London"
SONG: "The word stops, the heart dies." To mark the first anniversary of Sondheim's departure, here's one of his most heart-wrenchingly lovely songs.
SONG: "The word stops, the heart dies." To mark the first anniversary of Sondheim's departure, here's one of his most heart-wrenchingly lovely songs.
LYRICS: Madison Cunningham (Audrey Assad), "Little Things With Great Love"
SONG: Music can be a form of prayer, and no composer exemplified that more beautifully than Messiaen. Maria Bachmann's rendition of his most famous piece never fails to both lift and calm me.
SONG: Music can be a form of prayer, and no composer exemplified that more beautifully than Messiaen. Maria Bachmann's rendition of his most famous piece never fails to both lift and calm me.
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