A Musical Zoo
Ogden Nash's A Musical Zoo by Vernon Duke, as performed by bass-baritone Ashley Riches on his new album, and Ravel's Tzigsne played by Aleksey Semenenko in Hay-on-Wye.
New Generation Artists: recent member of the scheme, bass-baritone Ashley Riches demonstrates his theatrical flair in A Musical Zoo. Twelve animals - ranging from a jellyfish via a centipede, a kitten and a turkey to a frog - brought to life with his trademark puns by Ogden Nash and set to music Vernon Duke.
Britten: The Crocodile
Ashley Riches (bass-baritone), Joseph Middleton (piano)
Ravel: Tzigane
Aleksey Semenenko (violin), Inna Firsova (piano)
Vernon Duke: Ogden Nash鈥檚 Musical Zoo (1947)
Ashley Riches (bass-baritone), Joseph Middleton (piano)
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Benjamin Britten
The Crocodile
Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Ashley Riches.- A Musical Zoo.
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Maurice Ravel
Tzigane
Performer: Aleksey Semenenko. Performer: Inna Firsova. -
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Vernon Duke
Ogden Nash's Musical Zoo
Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Ashley Riches.- A Musical Zoo.
- CHANDOS.
- 18-37.
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