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1 audio disc : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.+ 1 booklet. |
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digital optical rda |
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audio file rda |
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CD audio |
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piano 1 violin 1 violoncello 1 lcmpt |
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Title from container. |
| Performer |
Performed by Bill Murray, vocals ; Jan Vogler, cello ; Vanessa Perez, piano ; Mira Wang, violin. |
| Contents |
The swan / Blessing the boats / Camille Saint-Saëns / Lucille Clifton (2:49) -- From "Song of the open road" and "Song of myself" / Walt Whitman (3:41) -- Suite for cello solo no.1 in G major, BWV 1007: 1. Prelude / Johann Sebastian Bach (2:29) -- Andante un poco mosso, from Trio no.1 in B-flat major, D. 898 / from "The deerslayer" / Franz Schubert / James Fenimore Cooper (5:30) -- Porgy and Bess: It ain't necessarily so / George Gershwin (5:13) -- Muerte del ángel / Astor Piazzola (3:09) -- When will I ever learn to live in God / Van Morrison, arr. Stephen Buck (5:36) -- Moon river / from "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" / Henry Mancini / Mark Twain (15:58) -- I dream of Jeannie with the light brown hair / Stephen Foster (5:47) -- Blues, from Sonata for violin and piano / If Grant had been drinking at Appomattox / Maurice Ravel / James Thurber (7:13) -- Selections from West side story: Somewhere (2:58) ; I feel pretty (2:03) ; America (2:33). |
| Summary |
Actor Bill Murray met cellist Jan Vogler on a trans-Atlantic flight. The two struck up a friendship and soon had the idea to work together on a project, a program of classical music, singing and literature that would reflect on the great values of American culture. |
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Popular music -- Sound recordings.
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Musicals -- Excerpts -- Sound recordings.
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Sonatas -- Sound recordings.
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Suites (Cello) -- Sound recordings.
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Monologues with music (Instrumental ensemble) -- Sound recordings.
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Excerpts.
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Monologues (Music)
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Musicals.
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Popular music.
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Sonatas.
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Suites.
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Popular music.
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Musicals.
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Monologues (Music)
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Sonatas.
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Suites.
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Excerpts.
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| Added Author |
Murray, Bill, 1950 September 21- reader.
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Vogler, Jan, 1964- instrumentalist.
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Perez, Vanessa, instrumentalist.
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Wang, Mira, instrumentalist.
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| Standard No. |
028948157914 |
| Music No. |
B002718702 Decca Gold |
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