Compact Discoveries 37: The Birds and the Bees
Series: Compact Discoveries
From: Fred Flaxman
Length: 00:57:47
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Piece Description
Fred Flaxman's sexiest program yet. It includes "The Birds" by Respighi; "The Wasps" and "The Lark Ascending" by Vaughan-Williams; "The Bees" by Barrios, two versions of "The Flight of the Bumblebee" by Rimsky-Korsakov; and "Chicken Reel" by Leroy Anderson. Full transcript with playlist available here and at www.compactdiscoveries.com.
Broadcast History
First released in 2003 through the WFMT Radio Network. First release via PRX in 2007.
Transcript
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Timing and Cues
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Additional Files
- script with playlist (37birdsandbees.html)
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Review of Compact Discoveries 37: The Birds and the Bees
Thanks to PRX, I was able to listen again and again to my favourite piece of The Birds by Respeghi. It is an uplifting happy sort of music saturated with intense emotions and nostalgia. The comments by Fred Flaxman are so useful and educational adding another dimension to the piece.