April 2005

Alan Alda

Sunday, April 03, 2005

Award-winning actor Alan Alda reveals his favorite composers include Chopin, Mozart and Gershwin, whose Rhapsody in Blue he first heard at age seven (at the time his father was playing George Gershwin in that film). His decision to include Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet in the final episode of M*A*S*H introduced the work to millions of viewers. And while Chopin can fill him with sadness and longing, music has yet to move him to tears.