This episode begins with a poem, first published in The New Criterion, in 2002: Charles Tomlinson’s “If Bach had been a beekeeper.” It speaks of “the honey of C major.” We then duly hear some Bach in C major. We also hear a famous aria—an aria made famous by a movie. And “Estrellita,” in two different versions: the original song, […]

This episode begins with a poem, first published in The New Criterion, in 2002: Charles Tomlinson’s “If Bach had been a beekeeper.” It speaks of “the honey of C major.” We then duly hear some Bach in C major. We also hear a famous aria—an aria made famous by a movie. And “Estrellita,” in two different versions: the original song, […]

This episode begins with a poem, first published in&nbsp;The New Criterion, in 2002: Charles Tomlinson’s “If Bach had been a beekeeper.” It speaks of “the honey of&nbsp;C&nbsp;major.” We then duly hear some Bach in&nbsp;C&nbsp;major. We also hear a famous aria—an aria made famous by a movie. And “Estrellita,” in two different versions: the original song, […]

E46. Bach, beekeeping, and more

Jay Nordlinger, music critic of &lt;a href="https://newcriterion.com"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The New Criterion&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, talks music – but, more important, plays music. A variety of music, mostly classical, that makes life sweeter, livelier, and richer.

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Jay Nordlinger, music critic of <a href="https://newcriterion.com"><em>The New Criterion</em></a>, talks music – but, more important, plays music. A variety of music, mostly classical, that makes life sweeter, livelier, and richer.

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