PLAYING RIGHT NOW: Jessye Norman’s lush rendering of Ernest Chausson’s “Poème de l’amour et de la mer” (“Poem of Love and the Sea”). It’s the first of multiple performances we’ll be sharing to celebrate the late soprano, who died yesterday at the age of 74. Coming up between now and 4:00, we’ll also hear her beloved recording of Richard Strauss’ “Four Last Songs.”
In addition, we’ll remember pianist Paul Badura-Skoda and hornist Myron Bloom, whom we also lost within the past few days.
David Osenberg will have some Norman bonuses, some Mahler and some spirituals, later on this afternoon.
Jessye is the voice of choice, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.