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Composer of the Week:Cole Porter (1891-1964)

on BBC Radio 3

1/5. Donald Macleod explores the glamorous life and music of the American composer/lyricist. Let's Do It (Night and Day) Jane Wyman and Cary Grant
I'm a Gigolo Performed by the composer
I've a Shooting Box in Scotland Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby
Within the Quota London Sinfonietta, conductor John McGlinn
Let's Do It; Let's Misbehave (Paris)
Irene Bordoni , Irving Aaaronson 's Commanders What Is This Thing Called Love? (Wake Up and Dream) George Metaxa
Fifty Million Frenchmen (excerpts) Soloists, New England Orchestra, director James Sinclair
Producer Deborah Preston Repeated on Sunday at 12 midnight

Contributors

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Donald MacLeod
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Jane Wyman
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Cary Grant
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Fred Astaire
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Bing Crosby
Conductor:
John McGlinn
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Irene Bordoni
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Irving Aaaronson
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George Metaxa
Director:
James Sinclair
Producer:
Deborah Preston

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