Compact Discoveries 152: More Famous Lovers
Series: Compact Discoveries
From: Fred Flaxman
Length: 00:58:00
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Producer/guide Fred Flaxman presents music from Tristan and Isolde by Wagner, Orpheus and Euridyce by Gluck, Pelléas and Mélisande by Fauré and Daphnis and Chloé by Ravel.
Since this program is devoted to music inspired by love, it can be used on or around Valentine's Day. But as it doesn't specifically mention the holiday at all, the program can be used anytime.
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Piece Description
Producer/guide Fred Flaxman presents music from Tristan and Isolde by Wagner, Orpheus and Euridyce by Gluck, Pelléas and Mélisande by Fauré and Daphnis and Chloé by Ravel.
Since this program is devoted to music inspired by love, it can be used on or around Valentine's Day. But as it doesn't specifically mention the holiday at all, the program can be used anytime.
Broadcast History
This is the world premier.
Transcript
Program 152
"More Famous Lovers"
MUSIC: Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande Suite: Sicilienne performed by the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Neville Marriner [Argo 410 552-2, track 3] [under the following]
Hello and welcome to Compact Discoveries. I’m your guide, Fred Flaxman. This is the second of two hours I’m dedicating to famous lovers. It will feature music from Tristan and Isolde by Wagner, Orpheus and Euridyce by Gluck, Pelléas and Mélisande by Fauré and Daphnis and Chloé by Ravel. I would have called these programs “Tragic Lovers,” since in almost every case the stories end badly. But the story of Daphnis and Chloé is the exception, which is probably why I once had a pair of parakeets with those names. And yet, as I remember, they were no exception to the “Tragic Lovers” theme, either, as their story ended fatally as well.
MUSIC: fades out
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Additional Credits
partial funding by Marvin and Isabel Leibowitz
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