All Pieces for WQXR

 
Sinatra's New York
From: WQXR
Series: Sinatra 100
Caption: Frank Sinatra in concert at Radio City Music Hall. May 15, 1998, Credit: New York Daily News Archive /Getty
Through music, author Will Friedwald paints a picture of Frank Sinatra’s New York.

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  • Added: Oct 31, 2015
  • Length: 02:47
  • Purchases: 1
Three Great Eras
From: WQXR
Series: Sinatra 100
Caption: THE FRANK SINATRA SHOW - Airdate: May 12, 1960., Credit: ABC Photo Archives/Getty
Producer and author Chuck Granata explains how one voice created three distinct sounds.

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  • Added: Oct 31, 2015
  • Length: 02:48
  • Purchases: 1
The Voice That Thrilled Millions
From: WQXR
Series: Sinatra 100
Caption: LIGHT UP TIME -- 1949 -- Pictured: Frank Sinatra, Credit: NBC/Getty
The nickname, “The Voice,” was given to Frank Sinatra by his PR agent, George B. Evans in 1942. Though a gimmick at the time, the name has proven t...

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  • Added: Oct 31, 2015
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 1
Moonlight in Vermont
From: WQXR
Series: Sinatra 100
Caption: 2nd June 1958: American singer and film actor Frank Sinatra arriving at London Airport, after flying in from New York to spend a holiday in England before going on to Paris., Credit: J. Wilds/Keystone/Getty
Author Will Friedwald analyzes Sinatra’s 1957 recording of “Moonlight in Vermont” arranged by Billy May for the album Come Fly With Me.

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  • Added: Oct 31, 2015
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 1
Sinatra Starts to Swing
From: WQXR
Series: Sinatra 100
Caption: Photo of Frank Sinatra; posed, in recording studio January 01, 1956, Credit: GAB Archive/Getty
1953 Frank Sinatra moved to Capital Records and began working with Nelson Riddle. Author Will Friedwald discusses the impact of their album Songs f...

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  • Added: Oct 31, 2015
  • Length: 02:41
  • Purchases: 1
Post-War Sinatra
From: WQXR
Series: Sinatra 100
Caption: Entertainer Frank Sinatra poses for a portrait leaning on his Ford Thunderbird in the driveway of his home in 1955. , Credit: Frank Worth, Courtesy of Capital Art
Author Tom Santopietro examines Sinatra in post-war America and how his music reflected the country's prosperity and anxiety.

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  • Added: Oct 31, 2015
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 1
The Comeback Kid
From: WQXR
Series: Sinatra 100
Caption: Movie stars Donna Reed and Frank Sinatra hold their Oscars which they won for Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor respectively in the movie 'From Here To Eternity', Credit: Earl Leaf/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty
In the 1950s, a changing world posed many personal and professional challenges for Frank Sinatra. Writer Adam Gopnik explores Sinatra’s ability to ...

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  • Added: Oct 31, 2015
  • Length: 02:49
  • Purchases: 1
Sinatra and Stordahl
From: WQXR
Series: Sinatra 100
Caption: Pop singer Frank Sinatra poses for a portrait with arranger Axel Stordahl in circa 1945., Credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty
Sinatra once said “I think that Axel Strodahl was the daddy that people began to learn from in the sense of writing orchestrations. He was the most...

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  • Added: Oct 31, 2015
  • Length: 02:45
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The Comeback Kid
From: WQXR
Caption: Movie stars Donna Reed and Frank Sinatra hold their Oscars which they won for Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor respectively in the movie 'From Here To Eternity', Credit: Earl leaf/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty
In the 1950s, a changing world posed many personal and professional challenges for Frank Sinatra. Writer Adam Gopnik explores Sinatra’s ability to ...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2015
  • Length: 02:49
Sinatra and Stordahl
From: WQXR
Caption: Pop singer Frank Sinatra poses for a portrait with arranger Axel Stordahl in circa 1945., Credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty
Sinatra once said “I think that Axel Strodahl was the daddy that people began to learn from in the sense of writing orchestrations. He was the most...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2015
  • Length: 02:45
What Is This Thing Called Love?
From: WQXR
Series: Sinatra 100
Caption: Pop singer Frank Sinatra leans against a lamp post smoking a cigarette in a still from a movie in 1954., Credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty
Author James Kaplan analyzes Frank Sinatra’s interpretation of the Cole Porter classic “What Is This Thing Called Love” from the 1954 album In the ...

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  • Added: Oct 28, 2015
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 1
Sinatra: The Champion of the Songbook
From: WQXR
Series: Sinatra 100
Caption: American singer and actor Frank Sinatra gestures with his hands while singing into a microphone during a recording session in a studio at Capitol Records, early 1950s. , Credit: M. Garrett/Getty
How did Frank Sinatra, a skinny boy from Hoboken, become an American icon and the champion of the Great American Songbook? Author Adam Gopnik expla...

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  • Added: Oct 28, 2015
  • Length: 02:47
  • Purchases: 1
Sinatra and the British Invasion
From: WQXR
Series: Sinatra 100
Caption: Frank Sinatra and Ed Sullivan on THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW. Image dated June 28, 1964. , Credit: CBS Photo Archive/Getty
February 9, 1964, the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, and popular music changed forever. Tom Santopietro shares the reaction of one of th...

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  • Added: Oct 28, 2015
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 1
Once in a Lifetime
From: WQXR
Series: Sinatra 100
Caption: Frank Sinatra, as Mike Connor, and Bing Crosby, as C.K. Dexter-Haven, in 'High Society', Credit: Silver Screen Collection/Getty
Bing Crosby once said “Frank is a singer who comes along once in a lifetime, but why did he have to come in mine?” Will Friedwald discusses Sinatra...

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  • Added: Oct 28, 2015
  • Length: 02:49
  • Purchases: 1
The Dorsey Years
From: WQXR
Series: Sinatra 100
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Frank Sinatra took his wife Nancy to see the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra in 1937 and pointed up to the stage and said: “See the singer guy? One day I’ll...

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  • Added: Oct 28, 2015
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 1
The Voice That Thrilled Millions
From: WQXR
Series: Sinatra 100
Caption: Frank Sinatra 1949, Credit: NBC/Getty
The nickname, “The Voice,” was given to Frank Sinatra by his PR agent, George B. Evans in 1942. Though a gimmick at the time, the name has proven t...

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  • Added: Oct 28, 2015
  • Length: 02:50
  • Purchases: 2
Cambini Quartet
From: WQXR
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This final recital of this season's Concerts from the Frick Collection features the New York recital debut of Cambini Quartet, a Paris-based period...

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2015
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 10
Leonard Elschenbroich, cello & Alexei Grynyuk, piano
From: WQXR
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In their review of this concert, the New York Times wrote "Mr. Elschenbroich not only revealed himself as a musician of great technical prowess, in...

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  • Added: Jul 20, 2015
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 10
Vienna Piano Trio
From: WQXR
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On this program, we’ll hear selections from a concert by The Vienna Piano Trio. The trio was founded in 1988 and throughout their career has perfo...

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  • Added: Jul 20, 2015
  • Length: 57:58
  • Purchases: 10
Florilegium
From: WQXR
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British period instrument ensemble Florilegium return to the Frick Collection, performing chamber music from the early 1700s. The program begins w...

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  • Added: Jul 07, 2015
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10

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