Episode 104. Nicolae Herlea

Episode 104. Nicolae Herlea SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Yesterday, August 28, would have been the 94th birthday of the great…

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Episode 103. Gilbert Price

Episode 103. Gilbert Price SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Never heard of Gilbert Price? This episode will remedy that situation. With…

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Episode 89. The Radiant Heather Harper

Episode 89. The Radiant Heather Harper SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I have dreamed of doing an episode on the great…

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Episode 88. Jorma Hynninen @ 80

Episode 88. Jorma Hynninen @ 80: A Celebration in Song SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM A month ago the great Finnish…

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Episode 85. George Shirley @ 87

Episode 85. George Shirley @ 87 SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today I finally get to pay tribute to one of…

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Episode 82. Magda Olivero: La Verissima

Episode 82. Magda Olivero: La Verissima SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM This week we celebrate the recent 111th birthday of the…

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Episode 81. Happy Songs (straight up)

Episode 81. Happy Songs (straight up) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM This week I offset the gloom of last week’s music…

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Episode 68. Margaret Marshall, Songbird

Episode 68. Margaret Marshall, Songbird SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Welcome to 2021 chez Countermelody! Today’s episode is a birthday tribute…

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Episode 67. Goodbye, 2020 (and Good Riddance!)

Episode 67. Goodbye 2020 (and Good Riddance!) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Is there anyone out there who will not be…

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Episode 66. Christmas (Art) Songs

Episode 66. Christmas (Art) Songs SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM In preparation for the upcoming holiday, I offer this week a…

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Episode 65. 1935 (HB2U, Mommie Dearest!)

Episode 65. 1935 (HB2U, Mommie Dearest!) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM This coming Saturday, December 19, is an important day for…

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Episode 62. Gustav Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn

Episode 62. Gustav Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Music for a World in Crisis VI) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM This week…

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Episode 57. Francisco Araiza @ 70

Episode 57. Francisco Araiza @ 70 SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM On October 4, the great Mexican tenor Francisco Araiza celebrated…

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Episode 56. Happy Birthday to moi!

Episode 56. Happy Birthday to moi! (A festive pop diva playlist) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I was born this very…

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Episode 55. Season Two Teaser

Episode 55. Season Two Teaser SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM This week represents the limbo between the first and second seasons…

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Episode 44. Gl’amour, Part Deux (The Invaders)

Episode 44. Gl’amour, Part Deux (The Invaders) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Episode 44 – Gl’amour, Part Deux: The Invaders Aux…

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Episode 43. Gl’amour I (Bastille Day 2020)

Episode 43. Gl’amour I (Bastille Day 2020) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Another nation, la belle France, has a birthday right…

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Episode 25. Freni on the Fringe (Mirella In Memoriam II)

Episode 25. Freni on the Fringe (Mirella in Memoriam I) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s episode continues last week’s homage…

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Episode 24. Freni in Duet (Mirella In Memoriam I)

Episode 24. Freni in Duet (Mirella in Memoriam I) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today, in the first of two consecutive…

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Episode 12. Gérard Souzay @ 101

Episode 12. Gérard Souzay @ 101: A modern-day troubadour SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM The French baritone Gérard Souzay was born Gérard…

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