Paul Appleby & Steven Blier

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Monday, April 05, 2010

Transcript

Paul Appleby, tenor, studies at the Met Opera's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program and The Juilliard School’s Artist Diploma in Opera Studies Program. He has performed around the country and won several competitions, including the grand prize at the 2009 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Hear him sing a diverse selections of Greig, Britten, and traditional Irish tunes, among others. Paul is accompanied by Steven Blier, renowned pianist in recording and performance and Artistic Director of The New York Festival of Song.

Click on the Transcript link above to see the texts and translations of the pieces.

Playlist

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Six Songs, Op. 48
Dereinst, Gedanke mein
Lauf der Welt
Zur Rosenzeit
Ein Traum

Albert Roussel (1869–1937)

Sarabande, Op. 20, No. 2
Coeur en péril, Op. 50, No. 2

Carlos Lopez Buchardo (1881-1948)

Cancion de ausencia
Cancion del carretero
Prendiditos de la mano

Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)

How Sweet the Answer
At the Mid-Hour of Night
Dear Harp of My Country

Traditional Irish songs

Mountains of Mourne
Eileen Og

 

Encore

New York Lights (William Balcom, text by Arnold Weinstein and Arthur Miller)

Fire (Bruce Springsteen)

Guests:

Paul Appleby and Steven Blier

Comments [3]

John,

On Wings of Song will be broadcast tonight at 9:30pm EST: http://www.wqxr.org/schedule/2010/apr/12/

Apr. 12 2010 12:19 PM
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John P. MacKenzie from Long Island City

Will you please tell me where on your site the broadcast time is published for Wings of Song. i've looked on the Monday schedule and playlist and don't find it.
Is this related to your unwillingness to publish the content of broadcasts until they run? And why is it that you don't?

Apr. 11 2010 09:47 PM
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Margaret Appleby from South Bend, IN

great concert!!

Apr. 08 2010 12:14 PM
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