BC Philharmonic Orchestra, Rumon Gamba - The Film Music of William Alwyn, Vol. 3 (2005)
BAND/ARTIST: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Rumon Gamba
- Title: The Film Music of William Alwyn, Vol. 3
- Year Of Release: 2005
- Label: Chandos
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: Classical
- Total Time: flac lossless (tracks) / flac 24bits - 96.0kHz +Booklet
- Total Size: 367 mb / 1.32 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. The Magic Box Suite: I. Main Titles
02. The Magic Box Suite: II. Willie and Helena
03. The Magic Box Suite: III. Willie's First Customers
04. The Magic Box Suite: IV. Willie Goes to London
05. The Magic Box Suite: V. Willie and Edith
06. The Magic Box Suite: VI. Death of Willie and Closing Credits
07. The Million Pound Note: Waltz
08. The Way Ahead: March
09. Swiss Family Robinson Suite: I. Main Titles
10. Swiss Family Robinson Suite: II. At Home
11. Swiss Family Robinson Suite: III. Ostriches and Waterslides
12. The Rocking Horse Winner: Paul's Last Ride
13. Geordie Suite: I. Main Titles
14. Geordie Suite: II. Watching the Eagles
15. Geordie Suite: III. The Samson Way
16. Geordie Suite: IV. Father and Son
17. Geordie Suite: V. The Hammer Reel
18. Geordie Suite: VI. Geordie and Jean
19. The Cure for Love: Waltz
20. Penn of Pennsylvania Suite: I. Title Music
21. Penn of Pennsylvania Suite: II. Banquet Scene
22. Penn of Pennsylvania Suite: III. Love Music
23. Penn of Pennsylvania Suite: IV. The King's Portrait
24. Penn of Pennsylvania Suite: V. Finale
25. The True Glory: March
26. The Running Man Suite: I. Main Titles
27. The Running Man Suite: II. Glider Flight
28. The Running Man Suite: III. Stella and Stephen
29. The Running Man Suite: IV. Spanish Gipsy Wedding
William Alwyn was far better known as a composer from the concert hall than in films, despite his having scored close to 200 movies across a four-decade period that included the Golden Age of British cinema, from the early '40s to the start of the '50s. That this is the third volume of his film music is mightily impressive, though realistically one could get to six or seven CDs without running short of great music or film titles to draw upon. Starting with the "Suite from 'The Magic Box'," you're immersed in his work's odd mix of rich lyricism and unusually spare but haunting writing for winds, but you also get an example of his gift for writing striking fanfares, resembling the work of Sir William Walton. Alwyn's lighter side is represented by the elegant "Waltz from 'The Million Pound Note'" and the "March from 'The Way Ahead'," his darker side with the harrowing "Ride from 'The Rocking Horse Winner'." His music for the Disney Swiss Family Robinson seems a bit superficial surrounded by these other works, but displays not a bit less craftsmanship, and the CD's closing selection, the "Suite from 'The Running Man'" (referring to the 1962 Carol Reed movie, not the more recent Schwarzenegger vehicle) -- the last score that Alwyn wrote -- demonstrates that he was still writing complex, serious, and at times quite beautiful film music when the subject demanded and justified it. Forty years into his work in this field; alas, the producers found Alwyn's main title theme to be too old-fashioned, and replaced it with a more modern sounding theme by Ron Grainer, with the result that this CD offers the first proper airing of the original composer's original main title music, in company with three other sections of the score that were used intact in the original film release. The recording by Rumon Gamba and the BBC Philharmonic is first-rate, in keeping with their work on this entire series of film music releases from Chandos, and the annotation contains a wealth of detail about the composer and the music.
01. The Magic Box Suite: I. Main Titles
02. The Magic Box Suite: II. Willie and Helena
03. The Magic Box Suite: III. Willie's First Customers
04. The Magic Box Suite: IV. Willie Goes to London
05. The Magic Box Suite: V. Willie and Edith
06. The Magic Box Suite: VI. Death of Willie and Closing Credits
07. The Million Pound Note: Waltz
08. The Way Ahead: March
09. Swiss Family Robinson Suite: I. Main Titles
10. Swiss Family Robinson Suite: II. At Home
11. Swiss Family Robinson Suite: III. Ostriches and Waterslides
12. The Rocking Horse Winner: Paul's Last Ride
13. Geordie Suite: I. Main Titles
14. Geordie Suite: II. Watching the Eagles
15. Geordie Suite: III. The Samson Way
16. Geordie Suite: IV. Father and Son
17. Geordie Suite: V. The Hammer Reel
18. Geordie Suite: VI. Geordie and Jean
19. The Cure for Love: Waltz
20. Penn of Pennsylvania Suite: I. Title Music
21. Penn of Pennsylvania Suite: II. Banquet Scene
22. Penn of Pennsylvania Suite: III. Love Music
23. Penn of Pennsylvania Suite: IV. The King's Portrait
24. Penn of Pennsylvania Suite: V. Finale
25. The True Glory: March
26. The Running Man Suite: I. Main Titles
27. The Running Man Suite: II. Glider Flight
28. The Running Man Suite: III. Stella and Stephen
29. The Running Man Suite: IV. Spanish Gipsy Wedding
William Alwyn was far better known as a composer from the concert hall than in films, despite his having scored close to 200 movies across a four-decade period that included the Golden Age of British cinema, from the early '40s to the start of the '50s. That this is the third volume of his film music is mightily impressive, though realistically one could get to six or seven CDs without running short of great music or film titles to draw upon. Starting with the "Suite from 'The Magic Box'," you're immersed in his work's odd mix of rich lyricism and unusually spare but haunting writing for winds, but you also get an example of his gift for writing striking fanfares, resembling the work of Sir William Walton. Alwyn's lighter side is represented by the elegant "Waltz from 'The Million Pound Note'" and the "March from 'The Way Ahead'," his darker side with the harrowing "Ride from 'The Rocking Horse Winner'." His music for the Disney Swiss Family Robinson seems a bit superficial surrounded by these other works, but displays not a bit less craftsmanship, and the CD's closing selection, the "Suite from 'The Running Man'" (referring to the 1962 Carol Reed movie, not the more recent Schwarzenegger vehicle) -- the last score that Alwyn wrote -- demonstrates that he was still writing complex, serious, and at times quite beautiful film music when the subject demanded and justified it. Forty years into his work in this field; alas, the producers found Alwyn's main title theme to be too old-fashioned, and replaced it with a more modern sounding theme by Ron Grainer, with the result that this CD offers the first proper airing of the original composer's original main title music, in company with three other sections of the score that were used intact in the original film release. The recording by Rumon Gamba and the BBC Philharmonic is first-rate, in keeping with their work on this entire series of film music releases from Chandos, and the annotation contains a wealth of detail about the composer and the music.
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