08.03.2022 - By The New Criterion
This episode begins with Mozart—a movement from a piano sonata. It ends with a popular song, from the mid-1950s: “Little Things Mean a Lot.” In between are wonders and curiosities—including the Orientalist song on which the James Bond theme is based.
Mozart, Allegretto from Sonata No. 10 in C major, K. 330
“The Star-Spangled Banner,” arranged by Stravinsky
“The Tahiti Trot,” an arrangement by Shostakovich of “Tea for Two”
Norman, Monty, “Bad Sign, Good Sign”
Norman, Monty, “The James Bond Theme”
Stutz-Lindeman, “Little Things Mean a Lot”