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Back to SearchEpisode 122. Auld Acquaintance II
Part Two of my “Auld Acquaintance” mini-series on Countermelody continues the exploitation of even more artists who have already been featured on the…
4 years, 6 months ago
Auld Acquaintance I
Season 3 Episode 121
This special episode, the first of two year-end celebrations, presents artists who have already been featured on Countermelody in rare recordings tha…
4 years, 6 months ago
Episode 120. Bethany Beardslee
Today’s episode celebrates a pioneer in the performance of twentieth century vocal music in anticipation of her 96th birthday on Christmas Day. Betha…
4 years, 6 months ago
Episode 119. Christmas (Art) Songs
It’s time for my third annual Christmas show! Can you believe that Countermelody has been around that long already? This year I am reviving last year…
4 years, 7 months ago
Episode 118. Stephen Sondheim & Joséphine Baker
Two titans of culture were in the news this past week for very different reasons. Just as I was publishing last week’s episode came the news that Ste…
4 years, 7 months ago
Episode 117. Buffy Sainte-Marie
In observation of US-American “Thanksgiving,” known to its Indigenous population as a day of mourning, I wanted to provide a platform for that great …
4 years, 7 months ago
Pop Songs by Lieder Singers
Season 3 Episode 116
This week I feature nearly a century’s worth of recordings of pop music by singers who also, and in some cases primarily, were great singers of art s…
4 years, 7 months ago
Episode 115. Jules Bledsoe
This week I present an important African American artist who has been nearly forgotten by history: the bass-baritone Jules Bledsoe (1897-1943). He is…
4 years, 7 months ago
Episode 114. James King
This week I turn my attention once again to the tenors, who have been getting rather short shrift of late. This week I feature the US-American jugend…
4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 113. Edda Moser
On 27 October the great German dramatic coloratura Edda Moser celebrated her 83rd birthday. Celebrated as the greatest Queen of the Night ever, Edda …
4 years, 8 months ago