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Sunday, January 11, 2026

On this day in music history - River of Stars, by 2002 (2000):


River of Stars

Album by 2002,
released January 11, 2000.

Track list:

River of Stars; Elysian Fields; Stella Maris; First Daughter of the Moon; Starwalkers; Heaven and Earth; Lovers' Bridge; The Dreaming Tree; Tanabata Moon; Rays of Light.

Thursday, January 8, 2026

Born on this day – David Bowie:


David Bowie


Singer

Songwriter

Actor

January 8, 1947 – January 10, 2016


Albums:

David Bowie (1967); David Bowie (1969); The Man Who Sold the World (1970); Hunky Dory (1971); The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972); Aladdin Sane (1973); Pin Ups (1973); Diamond Dogs (1974); Young Americans (1975); Station to Station (1976); Low (1977); "Heroes" (1977); Lodger (1979); Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980); Let's Dance (1983); Tonight (1984); Never Let Me Down (1987); Black Tie White Noise (1993); The Buddha of Suburbia (1993); Outside (1995); Earthling (1997); Hours (1999); Heathen (2002); Reality (2003); The Next Day (2013); Blackstar (2016).

Movies:

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014); Bandslam (2009); August (2008); SpongeBob SquarePants (1999); Arthur and the Invisibles (2006); The Prestige (2006); Extras (2005); Nathan Barley (2005); Zoolander (2001); Empty (2000); The Hunger (1997); The Nomad Soul (1999); Mr. Rice's Secret (1999); Il mio West (1998); B.U.S.T.E.D (1998); Basquiat (1996); Full Stretch (1993); Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992); The Linguini Incident (1991); Dream On (1990); Tina Turner & David Bowie: Tonight (1988); The Last Temptation of Christ (1988); Labyrinth (1986); Absolute Beginners (1986); Into the Night (1985); Yellowbeard (1983); Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983); The Hunger (1983); The Snowman (1982); Baal (1982); Christiane F. (1981); Just a Gigolo (1978); The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976); The Looking Glass Murders (1970); The Virgin Soldiers (1969); The Image (1969); Theatre 625 (1964).

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

On this day in music history - Distant Light, by Renée Fleming (2017):


Distant Light

Album by Renée Fleming,
was released on January 6, 2017.

Track list:

Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op.24; Hillborg: 1. Black Sea [The Strand Settings]; Hillborg: 2. Dark Harbor XX [The Strand Settings]; Hillborg: 3. Dark Harbor XXXV [The Strand Settings]; Hillborg: 4. Dark Harbor XI [The Strand Settings]; Sigurdsson, Guðmundsdóttir: Virus; Sigurdsson, Guðmundsdóttir: Joga; Guðmundsdóttir: All Is Full of Love.

Sunday, January 4, 2026

On this day in music history - Carnaval de Venise, by Catrin Finch (2001):


Carnaval de Venise

Album by Catrin Finch,
was released on January 4, 2001.

Track list:

Italian Concerto – I; Italian Concerto – Ii; Italian Concerto – Iii; Sonata – I; Sonata – Ii; Sonata – Iii; Impromptu - Opus 86; Introductions Et Variations 'Norma'; Ballade - Opus 28; Bugeilio'R Gwenith Gwyn; Carnaval De Venise.

Friday, January 2, 2026

On this day in music history: Play, by Roxanne Potvin (2011):


Play

Album by Roxanne Potvin,
released January 2, 2011.

Track list:

Barricades; You Told Me; Let Me Go; Born to Win; Coral Reef Fishes; Magic Rainbows; Dis-Moi Que Tu M'aimes; Pretty Girls; Donnes Ton Mal; Seashells; I'm Too Sexy; Keep Your Head.

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

On this day in music history - Cecilia & Bryn at Glyndebourne (1999):


Cecilia & Bryn at Glyndebourne

directed by Brian Large,
released in the United Kingdom on December 31, 1999.

Cast:

Cecilia Bartoli, Bryn Terfel, Myung-Whun Chung.

Sunday, December 28, 2025

On this day in music history - Desert Journey, by Sherry Finzer (2006):


Desert Journey

Album by Sherry Finzer, with guitarist Ric Flauding,
released December 28, 2006.

Track List:

Jal; Heart Dancer; Redwoods; Chilean Prayer; Impulso; Lamento; Caleo; Tango Andaluz; Primavera; Por Siempre Para Siempre; Amigos; My Love Awaits; Rejoice.

Saturday, December 27, 2025

On this day in music history - Once in a Red Moon, by Secret Garden (2019):


Once in a Red Moon

Album by Secret Garden,
released December 27, 2019.

Track list:

Awakening; You Raise Me Up; Silent Wings; Greenwaves; Invitation; Duo; Belonging; Gates Of Dawn; The Promise; Fairytale; Once In A Red Moon; Elegie.

On this day in music history - Film Score Piano, by Fiona Joy Hawkins (2019):


Film Score Piano

Track by Fiona Joy Hawkins,
released December 27, 2019.

On this day in music history - Just the Two of Us, by Secret Garden (2013):



Just the Two of Us

Album by Secret Garden,
released December 27, 2013.

Track list:

Sometimes When It Rains; Heartstrings; Awakening; The Promise; Reflection; Ode to Simplicity; Poeme; Sortie; Just the Two of Us; Songs from a Secret Garden; En Passant; Papillon; Belonging; Serenade to Spring; Song at the End of the Day.

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

On this day in music history - Mother Earth, by Within Temptation (2000):


Mother Earth

Album by Within Temptation,
released December 24, 2000.

Track list:

Mother Earth; Ice Queen; Our Farewell; Caged; The Promise; Never-Ending Story; Deceiver of Fools; Intro; Dark Wings; In Perfect Harmony; World of Make Believe; Bittersweet; Jane Doe.

Monday, December 22, 2025

On this day in music history - Disconnect, by Helen Jane Long (2022):


Disconnect

Album by Helen Jane Long,
released December 22, 2022.

Track list:

At Your Feet; Sakura (the cherry blossom); Turn It Around; Invisible; Disconnect; The Last Performance; Intersection; Explosions; Stillness; Get By; Outrun; You.

On this day in music history - A Streetcar Named Desire, by Renée Fleming ... (1998):


A Streetcar Named Desire

Album by Renée Fleming, Elizabeth Futral, Rodney Gilfry, Anthony Dean Griffey, San Francisco Opera and André Previn,
released December 22, 1998.

Track list:

Act One, Scene 1: They Told Me To Take A Streetcar Named Desire - Renee Fleming / Judith Forst; Act One, Scene 1: Blanche! / Stella! Oh Stella! - Elizabeth Futral / Renee Fleming; Act One, Scene 1: I Can Hardly Stand It - Elizabeth Futral; Act One, Scene 1: You Left! I Stayed And I Struggled! - Renee Fleming / Elizabeth Futral; Act One, Scene 1: I... I... I...Took The Blows On My Face - Renee Fleming / Elizabeth Futral; Act One, Scene 1: Hey Mitch! Come Back Here - Rodney Gilfry / Mathew Lord / Anthony Dean Griffey / Judith Forst; Act One, Scene 1: You Must Be Stanley. I’m Blanche - Renee Fleming / Rodney Gilfry / Elizabeth Futral; Act One, Scene 2: Hiyah, Sweetheart - Rodney Gilfry / Elizabeth Futral; Act One, Scene 2: Let Me Enlighten You On A Point Or Two - Rodney Gilfry / Elizabeth Futral; Act One, Scene 2: Hello Stanley. Do You Mind? - Renee Fleming / Rodney Gilfry / Elizabeth Futral; Act One, Scene 2: Here! There Are Thousands Of Papers - Renee Fleming / Rodney Gilfry / Elizabeth Futral; Act One, Scene 3: Well, I Ought To Be Getting Home - Anthony Dean Griffey / Rodney Gilfry / Mathew Lord / Elizabeth Futral / Renee Fleming; Act One, Scene 3: Yes? Oh, Hello - Renee Fleming / Anthony Dean Griffey / Rodney Gilfry / Elizabeth Futral / Mathew Lord; Act One, Scene 3: Stella! / Stanely, That’s My... What Are You Doing - Renee Fleming / Elizabeth Futral / Rodney Gilfry / Mathew Lord / Anthony Dean Griffey / Judith Forst; Act One, Scene 3: Hmmm...  / Stella? Stella? - Elizabeth Futral / Renee Fleming; Act Two, Prologue - Orch Of The San Francisco Oper / Andre Previn; Act Two, Scene 1: Say, Blanche... Do You Happen To know - Rodney Gilfry / Renee Fleming / Elizabeth Futral; Act Two, Scene 1: Soft People Have Got To Shimmer And Glow - Renee Fleming; Act Two, Scene 1: Ah Me... Ah Me... Come In - Renee Fleming / Jeffrey Lentz; Act Two, Scene 1: Don’t You Love These Rainy Afternoons? - Renee Fleming / Jeffrey Lentz; Act Two, Scene 1: What’s The Time? Come On, Mitch - Renee Fleming; Act Two, Scene 2: Fraid You Didn’t Have Much Fun - Renee Fleming / Anthony Dean Griffey; Act Two, Scene 2: I Work Out With The Weights - Anthony Dean Griffey / Renee Fleming; Act Two, Scene 2: Blanche... How Old Are You? - Anthony Dean Griffey / Renee Fleming; Act Two, Scene 2: I’m Not A Boy, She Says - Anthony Dean Griffey; Act Two, Scene 2: He Was A Boy When I Was A Very Young Girl - Renee Fleming / Anthony Dean Griffey; Act Three: Prologue - Orch Of The San Francisco Oper / Andre Previn; Act Three, Scene 1: (Humming) / What’s All This For? - Renee Fleming / Rodney Gilfry / Elizabeth Futral; Act Three, Scene 1: You Should Just Know The Line - Rodney Gilfry / Elizabeth Futral / Renee Fleming; Act Three, Scene 1: What Time Is It? - Renee Fleming / Rodney Gilfry / Elizabeth Futral; Act Three, Scene 1: Stanley, Tell Us A Joke - Renee Fleming / Rodney Gilfry / Elizabeth Futral; Act Three, Scene 1: ‘Stell, It’s Gonna Be All Right - Rodney Gilfry / Elizabeth Futral; Act Three, Scene 1: Yes... Don’t Light These Pretty, Pretty Little Candles - Renee Fleming / Rodney Gilfry / Elizabeth Futral; Act Three, Scene 1: Me And You When We First Met - Rodney Gilfry / Elizabeth Futral; Act Three, Scene 2: Who Is It, Please? - Renee Fleming / Anthony Dean Griffey; Act Three, Scene 2: It’s Dark In Here - Anthony Dean Griffey / Renee Fleming; Act Three, Scene 2: Real! Who Wants Real? - Renee Fleming / Anthony Dean Griffey; Act Three, Scene 2: I Don’t Mind Your Being Older - Anthony Dean Griffey / Renee Fleming / Josepha Gayer; Act Three, Scene 3: How About Taking A Swim - Renee Fleming / Rodney Gilfry; Act Three, Scene 3: Take A Look At Yourself - Rodney Gilfry / Renee Fleming; Act Three, Scene 3: Operator, Operator, Give Me Long Distance - Renee Fleming / Rodney Gilfry; Act Three, Scene 3: Interlude - Orch Of The San Francisco Opera / Andre Previn; Act Three, Scene 4: Damn Your Luck - Mathew Lord / Rodney Gilfry / Anthony Dean Griffey / Judith Forst / Elizabeth Futral; Act Three, Scene 4: I’ll Wear The Cool Yellow Silk - Renee Fleming / Elizabeth Futral / Judith Forst / Rodney Gilfry; Act Three, Scene 4: I Can Smell The Sea Air - Renee Fleming; Act Three, Scene 4: That Must Be Them - Judith Forst / Rodney Gilfry / Renee Fleming / Elizabeth Futral / Lynne Soffer / Anthony Dean Griffey...; Act Three, Scene 4: These Fingernails Need To Be Trimmed - Lynne Soffer / Ray Reinhardt / Renee Fleming.

Sunday, December 14, 2025

On this day in music history - Top 20 Solo Piano, by Michele McLaughlin (2015):


Top 20 Solo Piano

Album by Michele McLaughlin,
released December 14, 2015.

Track list:

A Beautiful Distraction; Across the Burren; Breathing in the Moment; Celtic Christmas; Cheryl’s Hope; Dedication; Finn McCool; Full of Love; Irish Rain; Melancholy Snowfall; Midwinter Memories; Out of the Darkness; Perseverance; Spiritual Awakening; Stargazing; The Druid’s Prayer; The Eternal City; The Space Between; Waking the Muse; Winter Solstice.

Friday, December 12, 2025

On this day in music history - Light of Aluna, by Anima (2012):


Light of Aluna

Album by Anima,
released December 12, 2012.

Track list:

The New Dream; Ocean of Heart; Aluna; Ancient Future; Peace; Inner Light (Aluna Mix); Divine Emanation.

Thursday, December 11, 2025

On this day in music history - Calm Within, by Laura Sullivan (2015):


Calm Within

Album by Laura Sullivan,
released December 11, 2015.

Track list:

Emerald Isle; Inner Harmony; Sunlight Through the Rain; Starlight on the Shannon; Cathedral of Trees; Sands of Time; A Beautiful Future; Cloud Forest; High Desert; Gratitude.

On this day in music history - Ama, by Cecilia Chailly (2001):


Ama

Album by Cecilia Chailly,
released December 11, 2001.

Track list:

Anima; Terra; Che Devo Fare?!!; Oceano Luce; Ama; Alleluja Om; Oh Luna; Dea Del Mare; Amore Puro; Fra Passato E Futuro; Segnali Di Fumo; Tricky Dog Blues; Finestra D’Autunno.

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

On this day in music history - A Word in the Wind, by 2002 (2009):


A Word in the Wind

Album by 2002,
released December 10, 2009.

Track list:

1054 A.D; A Word in the Wind; Spirit Moves; Ancient Circle; Promise of the Ocean; Free to Fly; Raindance; The Singing Stone; Dreaming Cloud; Mirage; Trismegistus; Seven Rays.

Monday, December 8, 2025

On this day in music history - Hotel California, by the Eagles (1976):


Hotel California

Album by the Eagles,
released December 8, 1976.

Track list:

Hotel California; New Kid in Town, Life in the Fast Lane; Wasted Time; Wasted Time; Victim of Love; Pretty Maids All in a Row; Try and Love Again; The Last Resort.