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Must Have Festival 2006: Jonathan Schwartz
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.
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 Were Young - Judy Garland
Mood Indigo - Frank Sinatra
I've Got You Under My Skin - Frank Sinatra
Quiet City - Aaron Copland
I Have Dreamed - Nancy LaMott
Move On (Sunday in the Park with George) - Stephen Sondheim
I Thought About You - Billie Holiday
Liaisons (A Little Night Music) - Stephen Sondheim
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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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69th American Music Festival: American Blend
May 21-22, at 7pm; May 23-24 at 8pm; May 25-27 at 7pm
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globalFEST 2009
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Deerhoof/Metropolis Ensemble
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WNYC and NPR Music team up to bring you this live webcast from the Prospect Park Bandshell, which pairs indie rock sensation Deerhoof with the progressive Metropolis Ensemble. Presented by Celebrate Brooklyn! and Wordless Music, and hosted by David Garland, the program features an ambitious re-imagining of Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, The Rite: Remixed.
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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.
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Jane
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