| Part of Series | Compact Discoveries |
| Length | 58:00 |
| Licensor | Fred Flaxman |
| Producer(s) | Fred Flaxman |
| Formats | Weekly Program |
| Topics | Music |
| Produced | 2002 |
| Added to PRX | May 5, 2006 |
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The tuneful, rhythmic Afro-American music of Louis Moreau Gottschalk.
http://www.compactdiscoveries.com
English
Compact Discoveries Program 5: The First Gershwin
The 19th Century Creole New Orleans composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk -- not George Gershwin -- was the first American composer to combine Afro-American rhythms with classical European forms. His delightful Creole- and Caribbean-influenced fantasies for piano and orchestra are featured. Performances by pianists Philip Martin and Eugene List, and the Utah Symphony Orchestra conducted by Maurice Abravanel.
Full script for the program available here and at www.compactdiscoveries.com.
