Compact Discoveries 125: Classic Beatles
Series: Compact Discoveries
From: Fred Flaxman
Length: 00:57:56
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Piece Description
Producer/presenter Fred Flaxman introduces four famous Beatles tunes, each one played in very different versions by Ofra Harnoy and the Orford String Quartet, the Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic, the King's Singers, the Cincinnati and Boston Pops, and, in one case, by a Chinese guitarist. The tunes are Michelle, Yesterday, Eleanor Rigby, and Here, There and Everywhere. A complete script with playlist is available here and at www.compactdiscoveries.com.
Broadcast History
This is the world premiere of the program.
Transcript
Compact Discoveries®
a series of one-hour radio programs produced, written, hosted, and edited by Fred Flaxman
©2007 by Fred Flaxman
Program 125
"Classic Beatles"
MUSIC: Beatles: clip from the opening of Yesterday, Ofra Harnoy and the Orford String Quartet [Fanfare DFCD-6002, track 9] [under the following]
Recognize this tune? I’ll give you a hint. It is from a CD called “Ofra Harnoy and the Orford String Quartet Play the Beatles.” And another hint. This piece wasn’t written today. Well, it wasn’t written yesterday either, but that’s what it is called.
MUSIC: fades out
Hi, I’m Fred Flaxman and this is Compact Discoveries. The theme for this hour is “Classic Beatles” -- music written by the Beatles but played by classical and semi-classical ensembles.
Stay with me and we’ll listen to only four Beatles tunes, but each of those tunes will be presented in very different versions by...
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Timing and Cues
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Additional Files
- script with playlist in html (125classicbeatles.html)
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