Compact Discoveries 28: Love Music, Part 2
Series: Compact Discoveries
From: Fred Flaxman
Length: 00:57:56
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Piece Description
Fred Flaxman presents popular love music by George Gershwin, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin, the theme from "Love Story" by Francis Lai, Sammy Fain's "Love is a Many Splendored Thing," "Creole Love Call" with the Comedy Harmonists, and more. Artists include Michael Rose and the WXEL Orchestra, Christiane Noll, Kiri Te Kanawa, Ivy Austin, and the Cincinnati Pops conducted by Erich Kunzel. Complete script available here or at www.compactdiscoveries.com.
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- Compact Discoveries logo (CDSlogo2inch.jpg)
- script for program (28LoveMusic2.html)
- promo (28lovemusic2promo.mp3)
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