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Michel Legrand (1932-2019)
Donald Macleod delves into the life and music of Michel Legrand
Michel Legrand is best known for creating the soundtracks for over 200 films, including The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Thomas Crown Affair and The Go-Between. But he had an insatiable creative spirit that led him into the world of theatre, ballet, opera and more.
Donald is joined by theatre director and composer Jeremy Sams, who recalls collaborating with Legrand on the Broadway musical Amour - and avoiding going to restaurants with him.
Music Featured:
Les Moulins de Mon Coeur
Summer Me, Winter Me
Vian: Luna Rossa - Blushing Moon (arr. Legrand)
Capua: O Sole Mio (arr. Legrand)
Serrapi: Sentir De La Alhambra (arr. Legrand)
Falla: Le Danse Du Feu (arr. Legrand)
Rodor/Scotto: Sous les ponts de Paris (arr. Legrand)
Battaille/Schertzinger: Paris je t’aime d’amour (arr. Legrand)
Piaf/Louiguy: La vie en rose (arr. Legrand)
Porter: I Love Paris (arr. Legrand)
Durand: Mademoiselle de Paris (arr. Legrand)
Bernheim: Paris (arr. Legrand)
Kosma: Les feuilles mortes (arr. Legrand)
Lafarge: La Seine (arr. Legrand)
F. Waller: The Jitterbug Waltz (arr. Legrand)
Reinhart: Nuages (arr. Legrand)
Count Basie: Blue and Sentimental (arr. Legrand)
Sampson/Goodman: Stompin' at the Savoy (arr. Legrand)
Thelonious Monk: ‘Round Midnight (arr. Legrand)
Ellington: Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (arr. Legrand)
Beiderbecke: In A Mist (arr. Legrand)
Dans le magasin de parapluies
Chez Dubourg, le joailier
Devant le garage
Chanson de Lola
Blues Chez le Bougnat
You Must Believe in Spring
Windmills of Your Mind
His Eyes, Her Eyes
How do you keep the music playing?
Watch what happens
What are you doing with the rest of your life?
The Go Between (Main Title)
The Summer Knows
The Hands of Time
Overture from The Three Musketeers
Songs from Yentl
Nobody Knows
After the Rain
Amore (excepts)
Once Upon a Summertime
Michel & Melissa at Work
Now and Then
Concerto pour violoncelle
I Will Wait For You
Presented by Donald Macleod
Produced by Alice Mckee for BBC Audio Wales & West
For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Michel Legrand (1932-2019) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0026kjg
And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z
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Donald Macleod delves into the life and music of Michel Legrand
Michel Legrand is best known for creating the soundtracks for over 200 films, including The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Thomas Crown Affair and The Go-Between. But he had an insatiable creative spirit that led him into the world of theatre, ballet, opera and more.
Donald is joined by theatre director and composer Jeremy Sams, who recalls collaborating with Legrand on the Broadway musical Amour - and avoiding going to restaurants with him.
Music Featured:
Les Moulins de Mon Coeur
Summer Me, Winter Me
Vian: Luna Rossa - Blushing Moon (arr. Legrand)
Capua: O Sole Mio (arr. Legrand)
Serrapi: Sentir De La Alhambra (arr. Legrand)
Falla: Le Danse Du Feu (arr. Legrand)
Rodor/Scotto: Sous les ponts de Paris (arr. Legrand)
Battaille/Schertzinger: Paris je t’aime d’amour (arr. Legrand)
Piaf/Louiguy: La vie en rose (arr. Legrand)
Porter: I Love Paris (arr. Legrand)
Durand: Mademoiselle de Paris (arr. Legrand)
Bernheim: Paris (arr. Legrand)
Kosma: Les feuilles mortes (arr. Legrand)
Lafarge: La Seine (arr. Legrand)
F. Waller: The Jitterbug Waltz (arr. Legrand)
Reinhart: Nuages (arr. Legrand)
Count Basie: Blue and Sentimental (arr. Legrand)
Sampson/Goodman: Stompin' at the Savoy (arr. Legrand)
Thelonious Monk: ‘Round Midnight (arr. Legrand)
Ellington: Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (arr. Legrand)
Beiderbecke: In A Mist (arr. Legrand)
Dans le magasin de parapluies
Chez Dubourg, le joailier
Devant le garage
Chanson de Lola
Blues Chez le Bougnat
You Must Believe in Spring
Windmills of Your Mind
His Eyes, Her Eyes
How do you keep the music playing?
Watch what happens
What are you doing with the rest of your life?
The Go Between (Main Title)
The Summer Knows
The Hands of Time
Overture from The Three Musketeers
Songs from Yentl
Nobody Knows
After the Rain
Amore (excepts)
Once Upon a Summertime
Michel & Melissa at Work
Now and Then
Concerto pour violoncelle
I Will Wait For You
Presented by Donald Macleod
Produced by Alice Mckee for BBC Audio Wales & West
For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Michel Legrand (1932-2019) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0026kjg
And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z
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