20th Century Greats Season 1 Episode 2 Cole Porter 2004
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Cole Porter was the most gifted of a richly talented generation of composers who transformed popular music in the 1920s and 30s. It had started the century, for the most part, bland, patronising and trite, the gauche, poor relation of classical music. Cole Porter, more than anyone, made it musically, and lyrically sophisticated, emotionally satisfying and subtle. Remarkably, not only did he write some of the best music ever, but was also one of the greatest lyricists in the English language.
- Released: 2004-12-04
- Runtime: 48 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Leonard Bernstein, Howard Goodall, George Harrison, Bernard Herrmann, John Lennon
- Director: David Jeffcock, David Jeffcock, Francis Hanly, Paul Sommers, Howard Goodall
- Source: CWR-CRB
