Parsons Playlists: “Dearest Reader, Love is in the Air”

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Rocio (class of 2027) and features some Bridgerton-esque selections for your Valentine’s Day enjoyment.

“Dearest Reader, Love is in the Air”

A Bridgerton-inspired Valentine’s playlist (classical elegance meets modern romance)
Best enjoyed while pretending you’re exchanging longing glances across a ballroom.

Duomo – “Wildest Dreams”

Midnite String Quartet – “Lovely”

Kris Bowers ft. Hillary Smith – “Strange”

Vitamin String Quartet – “Good Luck, Babe!”

Vitamin String Quartet – “Die With A Smile”

Brooklyn Duo – “Halo”

Brooklyn Duo – “Romantic Flight” (from How to Train Your Dragon)

Vitamin String Quartet – “Shallow”

Vitamin String Quartet – “Perfect”

Brooklyn Duo – “Yellow”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube:

New CDs added – November 2018

New CDs for November 2018

Concertos, Band and Chamber Music

Glass / Fairouz – In The Shadow of No Towers
An-Lun Huang – Piano Music
Antonio Iturrioz – Gottschalk and Cuba

An-Lun Huang - Piano Music

Opera, Opera Excerpts and Art Songs

John Adams – Doctor Atomic: An Opera in Two Acts
Mohammed Fairouz – Follow, Poet
Mohammed Fairouz – Native Informant

Mohammed Fairouz - Native Informant

Mohammed Fairouz – No Orpheus
David Lang – Death Speaks
David Lang – The Difficulty of Crossing a Field
Jack Perla – Shalimar The Clown

Shalimar the Clown

Electronic Music

Halim El-Dabh – Crossing into the Electric Magnetic

Halim El-Dabh - Crossing into the Electric Magnetic

Popular Music

Bibio – The Apple and the Tooth
Bibio – Mind Bokeh
Ariana Grande – Sweetener
Van Morrison and Joey Defrancesco – You’re Driving Me Crazy

Ariana Grande - Sweetener

Film Soundtracks & Musicals

Leonard Bernstein – West Side Story
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born soundtrack

Prince – Music From Graffiti Bridge
Prince – Parade: Music from the Motion Picture Under the Cherry Moon