A program of first published compositions by Rachmaninov, Chopin, Grieg and others -- their Opus 1. Read the full description.
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Piece Description
A program of first published compositions by Rachmaninov, Chopin, Grieg and others -- their Opus 1. Full script with playlist available here and at www.compactdiscoveries.com.
Broadcast History
First distributed nationally in 2004 by the WFMT Radio Network.
Transcript
see attached html script with playlist
Read the full transcript
Timing and Cues
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Additional Files
- script with playlist (49opus1.html)
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Stephen L. Gilbreath
Posted on October 24, 2007 at 11:26 AM | Permalink
Review of Compact Discoveries 49: Opus 1
Another Outstanding Program! I appreciated the host's detailed explanation of the term opus as it relates to music.
I also appreciate what I have seen to be some very good improvement in terms of microphone selection or technique. I just received a private note telling me that the listener noticed great improvement in that with my programs over the past years which made me take notice of that with this host (to whom I have privately written in the past).
Why is this element of a program important -- and your improvement in this worthy of note? To me, it's similar to when a person writing uses a fine paper. It is saying that the person has quality -- and it says that he cares about his recipient. This improvement that you are showing says to me that you have quality and are exhibiting it well -- and by doing so that you care about your audience -- the ease and quality of their being able to hear what you are saying in your programs.
Five stars! Thank you for the improvements in your good programming.