Compact Discoveries 126: More Classic Beatles
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
Length: 58:00
In this second hour devoted to classical interpretations of Beatles songs, producer/presenter Fred Flaxman presents movements from four "Beatles Concertos Grosso" by Peter Breiner -- one each in the styles of Handel and Vivaldi and two in the style of J.S. Bach. The hour concludes with four different interpretations of "Hey Jude" by five different musical groups: Ofra Harnoy and the Orford String Quartet, the Cincinnati Pops with the King's Singers, the Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic, and the Boston Pops Orchestra. This is a companion program to Program 125, "Classic Beatles" and should not be broadcast without having broadcast that program first. Complete script with playlist available here and at www.compactdiscoveries.com.
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In this second hour devoted to classical interpretations of Beatles songs, producer/presenter Fred Flaxman presents movements from four "Beatles Concertos Grosso" by Peter Breiner -- one each in the styles of Handel and Vivaldi and two in the style of J.S. Bach. The hour concludes with four different interpretations of "Hey Jude" by five different musical groups: Ofra Harnoy and the Orford String Quartet, the Cincinnati Pops with the King's Singers, the Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic, and the Boston Pops Orchestra. This is a companion program to Program 125, "Classic Beatles" and should not be broadcast without having broadcast that program first. Complete script with playlist available here and at www.compactdiscoveries.com.
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Transcript
Program 126
"More Classic Beatles"
MUSIC: Beatles: clip from the opening of Hey Jude, Ofra Harnoy and the Orford String Quartet [Pro-Arte CDD 446, track 17] [under the following]
Recognize this tune? I?ll give you a little hint. It is from a CD called ?The Beatles Book? and it is performed by Ofra Harnoy and the Orford String Quartet. This is a classical interpretation of Paul McCartney?s Hey Jude.
MUSIC: fades out
Hi, I?m Fred Flaxman and this is Compact Discoveries. The theme for this hour is ?More Classic Beatles? -- music written by the Beatles but played by classical and semi-classical ensembles.
Let me tell you what?s in store in this second hour of ?Classic Beatles? music. I?m going to devote more than half of the hour to a very clever compact disc called ?Beatles Go Baroque.? It consists of four ?Beatles Concertos Grosso,? and we?re going to sample a little bit of each...
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