[BC] Broadcast Radio when JFK was assasinated

Rich Wood richwood at pobox.com
Thu Sep 4 13:43:17 CDT 2008


------ At 12:01 PM 9/4/2008, gRAdy Moates wrote: -------

>    If I recall correctly, the "dirge-like music" was from Dvorak's 
> Symphony No. 9, "New World".  I'm thinking it was the second 
> movement, "Largo", and I believe that it was being played by a 
> small string quartet.  There was this delicate, counterpoint thing 
> in it, and I was enchanted by the piece.
>
>    It is still among my favorite Classical selections.

No question, it's a wonderful work. What I remember were excerpts 
from Requiems. Still beautiful stuff but not what the average 
American was used to hearing on radio.

Rich




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