Listen / When he moved to Nashville in 1960, Bill Pursell was a classically trained pianist and composer who found his way into the studios on Music Row during the rise of the Nashville Sound. As he was working with some of country music’s biggest names, including Chet Atkins and Patsy Cline, Pursell was moonlighting […]
Notes in the Margin: Nashville Author Ann Patchett on the Music of ‘Bel Canto’
Listen / We’re excited to introduce Notes in the Margin, a series where we’ll share books that we think 91Classical listeners will enjoy, whether it be a composer biography, a riveting piece of music scholarship, or a novel with a plot that is particularly musical. In addition to interviews with authors, we’ll also be including […]
Notes in the Margin: Your Playlist for Ann Patchett’s ‘Bel Canto’
Ann Patchett’s novel Bel Canto isn’t about opera per se, but opera is so heavily featured it almost acts as another character. We’ve compiled a playlist of some of the music found in the story. Spoilers abound, but just enough that you can find the connection.