Summary: <p>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.</p> <p>Music in this episode:<br> - "Roll Over Beethoven," The Beatles <br> - "Mr. Tambourine Man," The Byrds <br> - "A Love Supreme," John Coltrane <br> - "Marquee Moon," Tom Verlaine/Television <br> - "Crazy Rhythms," The Feelies <br> - "La vie anterieure'," Henri Duparc. Gerard Souzay, baritone; Dalton Baldwin, piano.<br> - By Mark Abel: <br> -- Los Angeles from The Palm Trees are Restless<br> -- Excerpts from Premonition – from The Dark Eyed Chameleon<br> -- La sonnambula – from Terrain of the Heart</p> <p>Audio production by Todd "Hell" Hulslander with editing by Mark DiClaudio and abiding by Dacia Clay.</p>
