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Transcript: Andre Previn Talks About His Love of Jazz
- Article from:
- NPR All Things Considered
- Article date:
- January 3, 1994
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LIANE HANSEN, Host: My Fair Lady is on Broadway again. The revival
of the 1956 Lerner and Lowe [sp] classic has earned respectful reviews.
The renewed attention to the musical prompted NPR's Susan Stamberg
to speak to Andre Previn, who recorded a jazz version of My Fair Lady'
s score nearly 40 years ago. She found him in a concert hall in Washington,
D.C. She also found that though his work now is with symphony orchestras,
performing classical music, jazz remains very close to Previn's heart.
[tape clip of classical performance]
SUSAN STAMBERG: Andre Previn rests his baton briefly to give the
National Symphony Orchestra some instructions on an Elgar ...