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Use this clip to enhance your introduction of almost any track from Behzad Ranjbaran's "Persian Trilogy" CD (Delos 3336).
SUGGESTED HOST INTRO
Iranian composer Behzad Ranjbaran (BAY-zahd RAWSH-purr-on) calls on the folk music and folk legends of his country to write music for the traditional orchestral setting. Conductor and former Julliard classmate JoAnn Falletta (fah-LEH-dah) says those folk roots create an incredible energy force in the music.
CLIP TRANSCRIPT
"This is really vibrant colors as if you can imagine a Persian mosaic, I suppose or something covered with gilt and rubies and emeralds. That's the kind of color that Behzad gets, and also with a tremendous propulsion as well, because these stories are very dramatic. They're all taken from Persian mythology, and they're filled with love and drama, and slaughter and passion, and we hear that in his music."
SUGGESTED HOST OUTRO
JoAnn Falletta (fah-LEH-dah) describing the rich tapestry and epic drama that fills the music by Iranian composer, Behzad Ranjbaran (BAY-zahd RAWSH-purr-on). This is his (insert music title) with JoAnn Falletta conducting the London Symphony Orchestra.
(To download a .txt file of this suggested copy, click on the Attachments tab above.)
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