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Michael Parkinson: My Favourite Things

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Parky plays forgotten masters, musical legends and the next generation of singers

Sir Michael Parkinson returns to Radio 2, sharing recordings from forgotten masters and musical legends and introducing listeners to the next generation of singers

Michael Parkinson: My Favourite Things: 18/06/2013

18/06/2013

BBC Radio 2 - Michael Parkinson: My Favourite Things, 18/06/2013

Sir Michael Parkinson focuses on the arrangers of classic American Songbook recordings.

Sir Michael Parkinson focuses on the people who orchestrated the scores for the likes of Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald.

Sir Michael Parkinson plays some of the most famous recordings of all time, including Sinatra's 'Fly Me To the Moon', Mel Torme's 'Too Close For Comfort' and Duke Ellington's 'Take the A Train' and concentrates on the people who put together the orchestrations. As Quincy Jones said about song arranging, 'My instruments are the singers, the songs, and the musicians. It's like weaving a wonderful tapestry of sound' ...

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