There he is: on-stage alone, elderly, confronted with a young audience waiting for other artists. To keep them from getting antsy, he turns to the orchestra and leads them into an old song. As he performs Minnie The Moocher, everything is transformed: th

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"Not a bad tune," Fred Astaire says in "The Gay Divorcee" (1934), listening to the orchestra and watching the crowd beneath his balcony. "What is it?" Ginger Rogers supplies the answer: "It's the newest thing over here. It's called 'The Continental.'" An

X-ray clarity of detail amid fine balance and blend. Lustrous strings. Plummy winds. And one could see the players' eyes, following Muti as he paused here and there during Franck's familiar opus, just for a millisecond, considering how he might let this

"Not a bad tune," Fred Astaire says in "The Gay Divorcee" (1934), listening to the orchestra and watching the crowd beneath his balcony. "What is it?" Ginger Rogers is there to supply the answer: "It's the newest thing over here. It's called 'The Contine

Folk pop singer-songwriter Dirk Darmstaedter recently released his new studio album entitled Appearances. Recorded under the name Me And Cassity, the album cleverly portrays the German songwriter’s honest emotions. Darmstaedter is a member of American So