For most of today, Lorraine was at #3 on the overall Amazon music chart, ahead of Josh Groban, ll Divo, and all the American Idols. This is because NPR's Weekend Edition just did a story about Neruda Songs, in which I briefly participated, along with James Levine and Peter Lieberson. The composer spoke by phone from a Houston hospital, where he is being treated for lymphoma. As I wrote back in October, everyone's best wishes and quietest thoughts are surely with him.
