Tag Archives: Something For Thursday

I’m seeing this movie tonight on the big screen…so here are a couple of selections from that oh-so-wonderful camp classic, Flash Gordon!!!

It seems odd to me that one of the greatest Hollywood film composers, Jerry Goldsmith, had to wait until thirteen years after he died to get a star on the Walk of Fame, but there it is. Here is some … Continue reading →

I don’t recall if I’ve posted this before, but it’s an interesting piece nonetheless: the Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra by Alexandra Pakhmutova. The repertoire for solo trumpet is pretty rich prior to, say, 1750, and then aside from the … Continue reading →

One of my favorite piano concertos: Mozart, No. 22 in E-flat, K 482. It’s very nearly perfect, so ’nuff said!

I know it’s late in the day, so here’s something for the setting of evening and night: one of Chopin’s most famous Nocturnes. Way back when I was taking piano lessons, I remember that I started working on this piece, … Continue reading →

Emmylou Harris just turned 70. Like many a great artist, I actually haven’t heard that much of her music over the years. As I’ve noted before — just last week! — my relationship with country music is complicated, and Harris … Continue reading →

You all need an earworm. I’m here to provide. Or, if former teen idols are more your speed: Hey, if your musical life doesn’t include the occasional bubblegum song once in a while, you’re doing it wrong.

Oops. Time got away from me yesterday. So what to do? Resort to the old favorites, of course. Lerner and Loewe, performed by Maurice Chevalier. Here is “I’m Glad I’m Not Young Anymore” from Gigi.

What’s neat about really great songs is that they can be remade from one genre to another. “The Long Black Veil” started as a country ballad, but here it is recorded by Celtic supergroup The Chieftains and sung by Mick … Continue reading →