Compact Discoveries 99: Music by the Numbers
Series: Compact Discoveries
From: Fred Flaxman
Length: 00:57:56
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The theme for this hour is music which begins with a number, including the "20th Century Fox Fanfare," "The 12th Street Rag," Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture," Hsiao's "1947 Overture," music from Rota's filmscore to Fellini's "8 & 1/2," Nin's "1830 Variations on a Frivolous Theme," and Meredith Wilson's "76 Trombones" from "The Music Man." Performers include the Cincinnati Pops and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, both conducted by Erich Kunzel, the Russian Federal Orchestra conducted by Vakhtang Jordania, composer Nino Rota on piano, the Harmonia Ensemble, pianist Thomas Tirino, and the Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams. Complete script may be found here or at www.compactdiscoveries.com.
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The theme for this hour is music which begins with a number, including the "20th Century Fox Fanfare," "The 12th Street Rag," Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture," Hsiao's "1947 Overture," music from Rota's filmscore to Fellini's "8 & 1/2," Nin's "1830 Variations on a Frivolous Theme," and Meredith Wilson's "76 Trombones" from "The Music Man." Performers include the Cincinnati Pops and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, both conducted by Erich Kunzel, the Russian Federal Orchestra conducted by Vakhtang Jordania, composer Nino Rota on piano, the Harmonia Ensemble, pianist Thomas Tirino, and the Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams. Complete script may be found here or at www.compactdiscoveries.com.
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- script for program (099MusicbytheNumbers.html)
- Compact Discoveries logo (CDSlogo2inch.jpg)
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