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- Compact Discoveries 123: Spring
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Fred Flaxman presents an hour's worth of uninterrupted music inspired by this season, including a humorous piece by Tom Lehrer called "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park," "It Might as Well Be Spring" by Rodgers and Hammerstein; "With a Song in My Heart" by Rodgers and Hart from the 1929 Broadway show "Spring is Here;" "April in Paris" as performed by violinists Stephan Grappelli and Yehudi Menuhin; a concert rag by contemporary composer Brian Dykstra called "Spring Beauties" as performed by pianist Noel Lester; a beautiful but rarely heard serious piece by Leroy Anderson called "The First Day of Spring," conducted by the composer; Mendelssohn's "Spring Song;" another "Spring Song" by Frank Bridge; "April," "May" and "June" from "The Seasons" by Tchaikovsky as transcribed for violin and orchestra by Peter Breiner; "The Last Spring" by Grieg; excerpts from Beethoven's "Spring Sonata" as performed by Yehudi and Jeremy Menuhin; and "Spring" from "The Four Seasons" by Vivaldi.
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Piece Description
Fred Flaxman presents an hour's worth of uninterrupted music inspired by this season, including a humorous piece by Tom Lehrer called "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park," "It Might as Well Be Spring" by Rodgers and Hammerstein; "With a Song in My Heart" by Rodgers and Hart from the 1929 Broadway show "Spring is Here;" "April in Paris" as performed by violinists Stephan Grappelli and Yehudi Menuhin; a concert rag by contemporary composer Brian Dykstra called "Spring Beauties" as performed by pianist Noel Lester; a beautiful but rarely heard serious piece by Leroy Anderson called "The First Day of Spring," conducted by the composer; Mendelssohn's "Spring Song;" another "Spring Song" by Frank Bridge; "April," "May" and "June" from "The Seasons" by Tchaikovsky as transcribed for violin and orchestra by Peter Breiner; "The Last Spring" by Grieg; excerpts from Beethoven's "Spring Sonata" as performed by Yehudi and Jeremy Menuhin; and "Spring" from "The Four Seasons" by Vivaldi.
Broadcast History
World premiere via PRX; no previous distribution.
Transcript
See attachment.
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Timing and Cues
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Additional Files
- Transcript and Playlist (123spring.html)
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