Compact Discoveries Program 14: "All About Alkan"

A search for the theme song to "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" leads by mistake to the discovery of the French composer Charles Valentin Alkan. The music includes his parody, the "Funeral March on the Death of a Parrot," as well as Charles Gounod's "Funeral March of a Marionette" (the actual Hitchcock theme). Also featured are excerpts from the "Concerto for Solo Piano," performed by Marc-Andr? Hamelin.

Complete script with playlist available here and at www.compactdiscoveries.com.