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Composer:
Allan Sherman

Conductor:
Arthur Fiedler

Background: This 1964 performance at Tanglewood with the Boston Pops indeed may have represented the zenith of his career, as Allan Sherman, with the help of orchestrator Jerry Fielding, entertained 13,000 fans with dead-on skewerings of sacred cows, musical and otherwise.

'Peter and the Commissar', for example, rewrites 'Peter and the Wolf' to depict the travails of a young songwriter whose work is rejected by authorities who think they know what the public wants, a theme that had resonance on both sides of the Iron Curtain.

'Variations on How Dry I Am', meanwhile, twists that familiar, four-note theme into endless permutations, and 'The End of a Symphony' beats P D Q Bach to the punch by sending up the repetitious codas used by Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart and other great composers.

This album has never been reissued on LP or CD, and for Allan Sherman fan it's likely to be a revelation.

CATALOGUE NR: CCM04882
RECORD LABEL: Collectors Choice
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.67 including VAT, or £ 11.02 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 14-Oct-2004

COMPOSER: Allan Sherman
TITLE: Peter and the Commissar
TRACKS: Peter and the Commissar. Variations On 'How Dry I Am'. The End Of A Symphony.
ORCHESTRA: Boston Pops Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Arthur Fiedler

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