Compact Discoveries 145: Sunrise, Sunshine, Sunset
Series: Compact Discoveries
From: Fred Flaxman
Length: 00:58:00
Producer/host Fred Flaxman presents a wide variety of classical music, semi-classical and jazz inspired by sunrise, sunshine and sunset. Selections include Glenn Miller's "Sunrise Serenade," with which the hour begins and ends, "Sunrise" and "Sunset" from Ferde Grofe's "Grand Canyon Suite," "Here Comes the Sun" by George Harrison of the Beatles, performed by cellist Ofra Harnoy with the Armin Electric Strings, Irving Berlin's "I've Got the Sun in the Morning and the Moon at Night" sung by Dean Martin, "Cloud and Sunshine" by the English composer Frederic Cliffe, Fritz Kreisler's transcription of Rimsy-Korsakov's "Hymn to the Sun," Lennon and McCartney's "Ill Follow the Sun" performed by The King's Singers, "On the Sunny Side of the Street" played by the Michael Rose Orchestra with the Rosebuds, Irving Berlin's "Some Sunny Day" sung by Bing Crosby, and English composer Roger Quilter's "Summer Sunset."
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Piece Description
Producer/host Fred Flaxman presents a wide variety of classical music, semi-classical and jazz inspired by sunrise, sunshine and sunset. Selections include Glenn Miller's "Sunrise Serenade," with which the hour begins and ends, "Sunrise" and "Sunset" from Ferde Grofe's "Grand Canyon Suite," "Here Comes the Sun" by George Harrison of the Beatles, performed by cellist Ofra Harnoy with the Armin Electric Strings, Irving Berlin's "I've Got the Sun in the Morning and the Moon at Night" sung by Dean Martin, "Cloud and Sunshine" by the English composer Frederic Cliffe, Fritz Kreisler's transcription of Rimsy-Korsakov's "Hymn to the Sun," Lennon and McCartney's "Ill Follow the Sun" performed by The King's Singers, "On the Sunny Side of the Street" played by the Michael Rose Orchestra with the Rosebuds, Irving Berlin's "Some Sunny Day" sung by Bing Crosby, and English composer Roger Quilter's "Summer Sunset."
Broadcast History
world premiere
Transcript
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Timing and Cues
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