On this day in music history:

Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell by Meat Loaf (1993)

Strauss Heroines by Renée Fleming (1999)

Handel Arias by Renée Fleming & Harry Bicket (2004)

Maria by Cecilia Bartoli (2007)

 

Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell

Album by Meat Loaf,

released September 14, 1993.

Track list: I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That); Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back; Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through; It Just Won’t Quit; Out of the Frying Pan (And Into the Fire); Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are; Wasted Youth; Everything Louder Than Everything Else; Good Girls Go to Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere); Back Into Hell; Lost Boys and Golden Girls.

Strauss Heroines

Album by Renée Fleming,

released September 14, 1999.

Track list: Der Rosenkavalier, opera, Op. 59 (TrV 227): Da geht er hin; Der Rosenkavalier, opera, Op. 59 (TrV 227): Ach, du bist wieder da!; Der Rosenkavalier, opera, Op. 59 (TrV 227): Die Zeit, die ist ein sonderbar Ding; Der Rosenkavalier, opera, Op. 59 (TrV 227): Ich hab ihn nicht einmal geküßt; Der Rosenkavalier, opera, Op. 59 (TrV 227): Marie Theres! - Hab mirs gelobt; Der Rosenkavalier, opera, Op. 59 (TrV 227): Ist ein Traum; Arabella, opera, Op. 79 (TrV 263): Ich danke, Fräulein; Capriccio, opera, Op. 85 (TrV 279): Moonlight music / Closing scene; Capriccio, opera, Op. 85 (TrV 279): Wo ist mein Bruder.

Handel Arias

Album by Renée Fleming and Harry Bicket,

released September 14, 2004.

Track list: Oh sleep, why dost thou leave me?; Endless pleasure...; Scoglio d’immota fronte; Quando spieghi i tuoi tormenti; “Ombra mai fù”; “To fleeting pleasures make your court”; “Lascia ch’io pianga”; Dunque, I laci d’un volto, Ah! Crudel; Let The Bright Seraphim; “V’adoro, pupille”; Da tempeste il legno infranto; Ritorna, oh caro e dolce mio Tesoro; Sommo rettor del cielo, d’una torbida sorgente; Pensieri; Bel Piacere; Calm thou...Convey me to some peaceful shore.

Maria

Album by Cecilia Bartoli,

released September 14, 2007.

Track list: Se Un Mio Desir; Ira Del Ciel; Cari Giorni; Infelice; Yo Que Soy Contrabandista; Ah! Non Credea Mirarti; Ah! Non; Air A La Tirolienne Avec Variations; E Non Lo Vedo; Rataplan; Dopo Tante E Tante Pene; O Rendetemi La Speme; Vien, Diletto; Come Dolce A Me Favelli; Scorrete, O Lagrime; Prendi, Per Me Sei Libero; Casta Diva.

I love books!

I love books!

National Celiac Disease Awareness Day – September 13:

National Celiac Disease Awareness Day

Learn more about Celiac Disease at:

http://www.celiac.com

Website includes information on how to follow a gluten-free diet.

#CeliacDiseaseAwarenessDay #September13

Nancy Kress, on writing:

You must learn to be three people at once: writer, character, and reader.

- Nancy Kress. 

Recommended reading - L.A. Noir: Nine Dark Visions of the City of Angels

L.A. Noir: Nine Dark Visions of the City of Angels

by William Hare
 
Published by McFarland & Company.
Published in 2008.
Paperback.
 
ISBN-10: 0786437405
ISBN-13: 978-0786437405
 
Description:
 

Los Angeles is an ideal city for film noir for both economic and aesthetic reasons. The largest metropolitan area in the country, home to an ever-changing population of the disillusioned and in close proximity to city, mountains, ocean, and desert, the City of Angels became a center of American film noir.

 

This detailed discussion of nine films explores such topics as why certain settings are appropriate for film noir, why L.A. has been a favorite of authors such as Raymond Chandler, and relevant political developments in the area. The films are also examined in terms of story content as well as how they developed in the project stage. Utilizing a number of quotes from interviews, the work examines actors, directors, and others involved with the films, touching on their careers and details of their time in L.A. The major films covered are The Big Sleep, Criss Cross, D.O.A., In A Lonely Place, The Blue Gardenia, Kiss Me Deadly, The Killing, Chinatown, and L.A. Confidential.

Born on this day – Daniel Defoe:

Daniel Defoe

Writer

September 13, 1660 – April 24, 1731

Books:

A General History of the Pyrates (1724); A Journal of the Plague Year (1722); A Tour Thro' the Whole Island of Great Britain (1761); Classic Sea Stories (1994); Colonel Jack (1722); Great Ghost Stories (1984); Great Short Stories of the World (1986); Moll Flanders (1722); Phantastic Book of Ghost Stories (2002); Robinson Crusoe (1719); Roxana (1724); Serious Reflections of Robinson Crusoe (1720); Tales by Moonlight II (1989); Tales of Piracy, Crime and Ghosts (1945); The 14th Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories (1978); The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction (1952); The Evil Image (1983); The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1719); The Freak Show (1970); The Great Book of Thrillers (1935); The King of Pirates (1719); The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories (1990); The Mystery Book (1934); The Shipwreck Collection (2019); Thrillers (1994).

Movies and television:

As Aventuras de Robinson Crusoé (1978); BBC Play of the Month (1974); Crusoe (1988 / 2008–2009); Dobrodruzství Robinsona Crusoe, námorníka z Yorku (1982); Festival of Family Classics (1973); Ficciones (1972); Game of Thrones Winter is Coming: Lu bin xùn piaoliú jì (2020); Have You Got Any Castles? (1938); His Man Friday (2009); Les Aventures de Robinson Crusoé (1922); L'Île mystérieuse de l'Oncle Ernest (2000); Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. (1966); Man Friday (1975); Mickey's Man Friday (1935); Miss Robin Crusoe (1953); Moll Flanders (1975); Moll Flanders (1996); Parlez-moi de Vous (2016); Peabody's Improbable History (1960); Play for Today (1972); Ramón de Rubinat (2025); Relatos Clásicos de Misterio y Terror (2021–2022); Robinson Crusoe (1902 / 1913 / 1916 / 1917 / 1927 / 1954 / 1970 / 1972 / 1973 / 1974 / 1997 / 2003); Robinson Crusoe Jr (1976); Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964); Robinson Crusoe on Sin Island (2005); Robinson Crusoe: The Great Blitzkrieg (2008); Robinson et compagnie (1991); Robinson y Viernes en la isla encantada (1973); Rovinsonas Krousos (2004); Sex in Sweden (1977); Shoestring Theatre (1960); Softly from Paris (1991); The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1922 / 1964); The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965); The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996); The Periwig-Maker (1999); The Shipwrecked Man (1909); The Sunday Programme (2003); The Wild Life (2016); The Year of the Plague (1979).

Born on this day – Arnold Schoenberg:

Arnold Schoenberg

Composer

Music theorist

Teacher

Writer

September 13, 1874 – July 13, 1951

Credits:
 
Compositions:

11 Waltzes for String Orchestra: III. Etwas langsam; 11 Waltzes for String Orchestra: V. Rasch; 3 Pieces for Chamber Orchestra: I. Rasche Viertel; 6 Orchester-Lieder, op. 8: I. Nature; A Survivor from Warsaw; Brettl-Lieder: Nachtwandler; Chamber Symphony No. 1; Chamber Symphony No. 2; Chamber Symphony no. 2, op. 38: II. Con fuoco; Das zerbrochene Krüglein; Die glückliche Hand; Die Jakobsleiter; Die Jakobsleiter: "Alter Weisheit" (Ein Ringender); Die Jakobsleiter: "Du bist immerhin zufrieden" (Gabriel); Die Jakobsleiter: "Ob rechts, ob links" (Gabriel); Die Jakobsleiter: "Wie, du doch schwankst" (Gabriel); Drei Klavierstücke; Du kehrst mir den Rücken; Erwartung; Five Pieces for Orchestra; Four Orchestral Songs; Friede auf Erden, op. 13; Genesis Suite; Gurre-Lieder; Herzgewächse; In hellen Träumen; Mädchenfrühling; Moses und Aron; Ode an Napoleon Bonaparte, op. 41; Pelleas und Melisande; Piano Concerto; Pierrot lunaire; Sechs Stücke für Klavier zu vier Händen: IV. Andante; Sechs Stücke für Klavier zu vier Händen: VI. Allegro molto; Serenade; Streichseptett; String Quartet no. 2 in F-sharp minor, op. 10: I. Mäßig (Moderato); String Quartet no. 2 in F-sharp minor, op. 10: II. Sehr rasch; Suite for Piano; Suite, op. 29: II. Tanzschritte; The Book of the Hanging Gardens; Theme and Variations, op. 43a: 8. Variation 7; Variations for Orchestra; Verklärte Nacht; Violin Concerto; Von heute auf morgen; Waldesnacht; Warum bist du aufgewacht; Weihnachtsmusik; Wind Quintet; Zwei Kanons: Wenn der schwer Gedrückte klagt.

 

Books:
 

Arnold Schoenberg / Wassily Kandinsky: Letters, Pictures and ...; Fundamentals of Musical Composition; Gustav Mahler; Harmonia; Preliminary Exercises in Counterpoint; Structural Functions of Harmony; Style and Idea: Selected Writings; Theory of Harmony.

 

Movies and television:

American Masters (1987); Antonia. (2015); Antrittskonzert von Christian Thielemann (2024); Appuntamento a Liverpool (1988); Arnold Schönberg - Der rastlose Visionär (2024); Avenida Progreso (2012); Brows Held High (2012); Christian Thielemann dirigiert Moussa, Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Schönberg (2024); Cinema Falado (1986); Clairvoyant (2002); Claudio Abbado: Die Stille nach der Musik (1998); Dark Journey (1961); Degenerate Art (1993); Der gläserne Blick (2003); Der kleine Herr Friedemann (1990); Der Ort der Handlung (1977); Die Jakobsleiter (1961); Die Olympiasiegerin (1983); Drei Wege zum See (1976); En overlevende fra Warszawa (1973); Engel und Puppe (1974); Erwartung (1989 / 2008); Five Orchestral Pieces (1994); From Today Until Tomorrow (1997); Goodbye to Language (2014); Gurre-Lieder (2019); Hope@Home (2020); Introduction to Arnold Schoenberg's Accompaniment to a Cinematic Scene (1973); It Seems Today (2018); La botella (2017); L'adage (1964); Lastauspaikka – Umschlagplatz (1987); Lazarus Heroification (2025); Le Cabinet des estampes (1955); Les anges gardiens (1995); Licht sing tausendfache Lieder (1985); Lives No Longer Ours (2011); L'occitanienne (2006); Lumière and Company (1995); Meine Wunder (1978); Mental Images (1987); Metamorphoses (2014); Moses and Aaron (1995 / 2009); Moses und Aron (1975 / 2006 / 2015); Musik in Zeiten von Krieg und Revolution (2016); My War Years: Arnold Schoenberg (1992); New Wave (1990); New World Symphony Wallcast Concert 2 (2013); New World Symphony Wallcast Concert 7 (2014); One Night, One Life (2002); Österreich - Unser Jahrhundert (1999); Perfect Darkness (2016); Pierrot Lunaire (1988 / 1990 / 2014); Qu'en savent les morts (1991); Rapport fra Nr. 24 (1994); Si fuera yo un helecho... (2006); Spektral Quartet: Experiments in Living (2020); Spielregel für einen Wiedertäuferfilm (1977); The Forbidden Room (2015); The Hunting Fever (2008); The Lively Arts (1977); The Swindle (1997); Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993); Through the Darkness (2021); Tom at the Farm (2013); Tones, Drones and Arpeggios: The Magic of Minimalism (2018); Transfiguré: 12 vies de Schönberg (2024); Tren de sombras (1997); Von Heute auf Morgen, Opera in un atto op. 32 (2011); Woman in Gold (2015); World of Music (1974).