WQXR

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WQXR is New York City’s only all-classical music station, immersing listeners in the city’s rich musical life on-air at 105.9FM, online at WQXR.org, and in person through live events and performances. WQXR presents new and landmark classical recordings, as well as live concerts from New York City’s concert halls and performance venues, and broadcasts essential destination programs including Carnegie Hall Live, Metropolitan Opera Saturday Matinee Broadcasts, New York Philharmonic This Week, New York in Concert, This Week with Yannick, and the Young Artists Showcase. WQXR also produces podcasts that reach new audiences for the artform: Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, The NY Phil Story: Made in New York, The Open Ears Project, Helga, and—in partnership with the Metropolitan Opera—the critically acclaimed opera podcast, Aria Code. As a public radio station, WQXR is supported through the generosity of its members, donors, and sponsors, making classical music relevant, accessible, and inspiring for all.

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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