Gentle Birthday Playlist
Photograph by Emily O’Neil.
This February, Tend turns 2 and I turn 35. In celebration, I wanted to share some songs and voices that are very dear to my heart - a mix of quiet piano, opera and art songs for you to enjoy. Songs to carry you through the crests and depths of love’s beauty and fragility, when you are in need of a peaceful moment.
You can listen to the playlist on Apple Music or Spotify, linked below.
I hope everyone can find ways, small or large, to love themselves with a little extra tenderness this month. For me, that will look like spending more evenings listening to music and reading a book and giving myself permission to be an introvert.
With my love and thanks to you for being a part of Tend and a part of my next trip around the sun,
Caroline
A Gentle Birthday Playlist:
Listen on Apple Music | Listen on Spotify
Frühlingsglaube - Franz Schubert
performed by Renée Fleming
O Leggiadri Occhi Belli - anonymous
performed by Cecilia Bartoli
Gnossienne no. 3 - Erik Satie
performed by Alexandre Tharaud
Les nuits d’été: Le spectre de la rose - Hector Berlioz
performed by Anne Sofie von Otter
Serse: Ombra mai fù - George Frideric Handel
performed by Anthony Roth Costanzo
Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 28: II. Andante - Károly Goldmark
performed by the Pittsburg Symphony Orchestra
Nina, O Sia la Pazza Per Amore: Il Mio Ben Quando Verrà - Giovanni Paisiello
performed by Cecilia Bartoli
Gretchen Am Spinnrade - Franz Schubert
performed by Elly Ameling
Orontea: Intorno All’idol Mio - Marc Antonio Cesti
performed by Cecilia Bartoli
Nacht Und Träume - Franz Schubert
performed by Renée Fleming
Castor & Pollux: Tristes apprêts, pâles flambeaux - Jean-Philippe Rameau
performed by Agnès Mellon
Caro Mio Ben - Guiseppe Giordani
performed by Cecilia Bartoli
An die Musik - Franz Schubert
performed by Victoria de los Ángeles
Piano Sonata No. 13 in A, D.664: 2. Andante - Franz Schubert
performed by Mitsuko Uchida
Aida: O terra, addio - Giuseppe Verdi
performed by Leontyne Price and Plácido Domingo