The late Claude Frank sends up a Hollywood biopic
mainAn unmissable parody of Song of Love, immortalised by a master’s touch in an act he performed several times at Curtis. Claude died yesterday, much loved, aged 89.
And a bonus birthday gift.
(A note on the performers: The pianist, Johannes Dickbauer, was a violinist student of Pamela Frank. Jose Maria Blumenschein, the violinist, is now concertmaster of the Radio Orchestra in Cologne, and the cellist, Nick Canellakis, is a YouTube phenomenon. Pamela suggested this birthday tribute encore for her father who was in attendance at the event, in 2006 or 2007.)
Canellakis is also an artist of Lincoln Center’s Chamber Music Society.
Only a real film buff who relishes the supreme cliched delights of Hollywood schlock could have come up with this. Bravo. Frank’s voice is remarkably similar to old Walter Damrosch.
Absolutely fabulous! I’m so sorry I wasn’t there either of those wonderful nights.