| Part of Series | Compact Discoveries |
| Length | 57:52 |
| Licensor | Fred Flaxman |
| Producer(s) | Fred Flaxman |
| Formats | Weekly Program |
| Topics | Historical, Media, Music |
| Produced | February 24, 2008 |
| Added to PRX | February 25, 2008 |
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Fred Flaxman presents new recordings of two film scores by Virgil Thomson.
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credit to Story Books, publishers of "The Timeless Tales of Reginald Bretnor," at end of program
English
Compact Discoveries Program 135: "Score 2 for Virgil"
The American composer Virgil Thomson wrote the scores for two Great Depression-era U.S. government propaganda films: "The Plow that Broke the Plains" and "The River." Host Fred Flaxman presents the first complete recordings made of this award-winning film music since the soundtracks were created in 1936 and 1937. The new all-digital Naxos CD is by Washiington, D.C.'s Post-Classical Ensemble conducted by Angel Gil-Ordonez.
Full script with playlist available at www.compactdiscoveries.com.
