More Beautiful Than Night, for tenor and piano by tonysolitro

Poetry by Frank O'Hara

Karim Sulayman, tenor; Shannon McGinnis, piano

I. Liebeslied is a flirtatious romp that O'Hara described as one of his "few attempts to ever write a popular song."

II. Lebnaan is translated into conversational Lebanese (rather than Modern Standard Arabic, typically used for poetry and literature) to reflect O'Hara's conversational style. There aren’t enough gay love songs in Arabic—Lebnaan is my contribution.

III. Song: Is It Dirty? is an "homage to Gotham’s grit."

IV. To You holds a special place in my heart. It's candlelight and shadows. It's fragile and intimate. It's cosmic and expansive. It's dedicated to my husband, Aaron.

Contains tracks

• I. Liebeslied — from More Beautiful Than Night, for tenor and piano by tonysolitro
• II. Lebnaan لبنان — from More Beautiful Than Night, for tenor and piano by tonysolitro
• III. Song (is it dirty) — from More Beautiful Than Night, for tenor and piano by tonysolitro
• IV. To You — from More Beautiful Than Night, for tenor and piano by tonysolitro