This week on Saturday Cinema, Lynne Warfel celebrates the music from the films that featured dancer extraordinaire, Fred Astaire.
Not only was Astaire a great hoofer, but he's also credited with bringing many a song into the Great American Songbook and into the top hits of the 30s and 40s.
Playlist
Arr. Alexander Courage: Tribute to Fred Astaire
Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra
Philips 412132
Gershwin: Gershwin in Hollywood Overture
Mauceri/Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Philips 434274
Porter: night and Day
McGlinn/London Sinfonietta
EMI 68589
Porter: Begin the Beguine
Jenny Lin, piano
Steinway and Sons 30011
Gershwin: Funny Face Overture
Fiedler/Boston Pops Orchestra
London 460612
Lane: Overture to Finian's Rainbow
Geminagni/New York City Opera Orchestra
Music Masters 670019
Comden/Greene: That's Entertainment
Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra
Philips 416499
Listen to Saturday Cinema at 10 a.m. on Classical MPR.
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