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Must Have Festival 2006: Jonathan Schwartz

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Monday, December 04, 2006

A weeklong on-air music festival designed to help you create the classical music library of your dreams. Jonathan Schwartz has championed music by artists as diverse as Crosby, Stills and Nash, Nancy LaMott, and of course, Frank Sinatra… Find out how he narrowed his top picks down to five (although he chose a few runners-up just in case!). Plus, Placido Domingo shares a few of his own favorite recordings.

Placido Domingo's Picks

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
  Carlos Kleiber and the Vienna Philharmonic
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
  Domingo's 2005 recording
Verdi: Don Carlo
  Placido Domingo's 1970 recording

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Jonathan Schwartz's Picks

Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills and Nash
I Didn't Know What Time It Was - Nancy LaMott
Honky Tonk Woman - The Rolling Stones
April In Paris - Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
Lovely to Look At - Fred Astaire
Last Night When We ...

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Must Have Festival 2006: Visit the festival page for a complete list of guests and picks
WNYC Must Have Festival 2005

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james herbert from Madison N J

there was a song by a woman - Margaret ???
today about 2:10 about "how is your marriage"

Who was the singer and the song?

Aug. 21 2010 03:29 PM
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Jane Harris from Glen Rock, NJ

I'm listening to the beautiful guitar playing of a piece that Miles Davis indeed recorded, but the original is by the Spanish guitarist, Joaquin Rodrigo, and the piece is "Concierto de Aranjuez". Wasn't sure you were aware, since it wasn't mentioned.

Thanks,
Jane

Jan. 18 2009 01:42 PM
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