One Fine Day It Is, Little Sheba

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23 February 2017
A Birthday Anniversary

George Frideric Handel
no need to say more who he was
(23 February 1685 - 14 April 1759)

Adrian Shepherd, conducting
The Cantilena Chamber Orchestra (2003)
"Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"
(Handel)

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24 February 2017
A Birthday Anniversary

Renata Scotto
Italian operatic soprano and director
Born: 24 February 1934

Renata Scotto, soprano (1988)
"Un bel di"
(Puccini)


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Andrés Segovia Birthday Anniversary

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21 February 2017
A Birthday Anniversary

Andrés Segovia
Spanish classical guitar virtuoso
(21 February 1893 - 2 June 1987)

Andrés Segovia, classical guitar
(1989 compilation)

"Españoletta" 1'26"
(Sanz)

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21 February 2017
A Birthday Anniversary

Andrés Segovia
Spanish classical guitar virtuoso
(21 February 1893 - 2 June 1987)

Andrés Segovia, classical guitar
(1989 compilation)

"Intermezzo" 1'23"
(de Valera)


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Faster Than Spring-time Show'rs Comes Thought on Thought

"...paint the meadows with delight..."
"...the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees..."
   - Shakespeare

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16 February 2017
A Birthday Anniversary

Alexander Brailowsky
Ukrainian classical pianist
noted(pun) for his Chopin interpretations
(16 February 1896 - 25 April 1976)

Alexander Brailowsky, piano (1952)
"Waltz No. 12 in F Minor" 2'57"
(Chopin)

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"A vrai dire, je ne t'aime pas avec mes yeux,
car ils remarquent en toi une foule d'erreurs;
mais c'est mon coeur qui aime ce qu'ils méprisent,
et qui se laisse charmer en dépit d'eux."

   - Sonnet 141 un extrait de Shakespeare
(Ce n'est pas la citation exacte, je crois que je la paraphase assez fidèlement.)


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17 February 2017
A Birthday Anniversary

Tommy Edwards,
American singer and lyricist
(17 February - 22 October 1969)

Tommy Edwards (1958)
"It's All in the Game" 2'39"
(Sigman and Dawes)


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Pour elle, quoique Dieu l'ait fait douce et tendre

♥ 14 February 2017 ♥

Tony Sandler
French vocal (1992)

- Aranjuez
(Bontempelli and Rodrigo)

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Joan Morris' Birthday Anniversary

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10 February 2017
A Birthday Anniversary

Joan Morris, mezzo-soprano
A renown balladeer
of 19th and early 20th centuries
parlor and burlesques songs
Born: 10 February 1943

Joan Morris, messo-soprano
   with William Bolcom, piano

"After the Ball" 4'54"
(C. Harris, 1892)

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10 February 2017
A Birthday Anniversary

Joan Morris, mezzo-soprano
A renown balladeer
of 19th and early 20th centuries
parlor and burlesques songs
Born: 10 February 1943

Joan Morris, mezzo-soprano
   with William Bolcom, piano

"A Bird in a Gilded Cage" 3'57"
(H. von Tilzer, 1900)


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