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Mark Abel's life infuses his music, and music has been his life. He's been a classical musician, a punk rocker, a reporter, and a classical musician and composer again. In this episode, Abel talks about "art song," a very particular kind of classical music where song and poetry intersect. Learn about its history, its composers, and hear some of Abel's own work. Music in this episode: - "Roll Over Beethoven," The Beatles - "Mr. Tambourine Man," The Byrds - "A Love Supreme," John Coltrane - "Marquee Moon," Tom Verlaine/Television - "Crazy Rhythms," The Feelies - "La vie anterieure'," Henri Duparc. Gerard Souzay, baritone; Dalton Baldwin, piano. - By Mark Abel: -- Los Angeles from The Palm Trees are Restless -- Excerpts from Premonition – from The Dark Eyed Chameleon -- La sonnambula – from Terrain of the Heart Audio production by Todd "Hell" Hulslander with editing by Mark DiClaudio and abiding by Dacia Clay. |