| | | | | TimesTalks - Cabaret: My Favorite Songs Author: Michael Feinstein, Bobby Short, and Stephen Holden
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Audio Length: 1 hour and 15 min.
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Publisher's Summary: Michael Feinstein started playing piano at age 5, performed as a teenager and later worked in local piano lounges. He first gained recognition in 1988 with his Broadway show Isn't It Romantic, and has gone on to perform at major venues from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl. In January 2002, he received his fourth Grammy Award nomination for Michael Feinstein with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.Bobby Short is one of the nation's most celebrated and acclaimed cabaret performers. His recordings of the works of Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Rodgers & Hart, and other important composers have revived interest in both the composers' songs and cabaret performance itself. A three-time Grammy Award nominee, Mr. Short has also performed at the White House and made stage, television and film appearances as both a performer and a dramatic actor. Today, this self-described saloon pianist and singer is a staple at New York's Cafi Carlyle. Stephen Holden joined the Times in 1988 after writing popular music criticism for Rolling Stone and the Village Voice. He has also reviewed and written about music for The Atlantic, Connoisseur, Playboy, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Seventeen and the New Grove Dictionary of American Music. Pure delight! In this live discussion, Feinstein and Short tell how they each began playing, singing, and loving the American popular songbook, and share fascinating stories from decades of music making. They reveal their favorite composers, songs and singers, and their "desert island" picks. The highlight is Feinstein accompanying Short singing Gershwin's "It's a Pity" and Feinstein singing and playing "My Romance." This is a must-listen for any fan of the American popular songbook. |
