The film music of William Alwyn. Volume two / Susan Bullock, soprano ; BBC Philharmonic ; Rumon Gamba [conductor].

Format:

Sound recording

Author/Creator:

Alwyn, William, 1905-1985, composer.

Contributor:

Gamba, Rumon, conductor.

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, performer.

Alexander Street Press.

Series:

Chandos movies

Standardized Title:

Motion picture music. Selections

Language:

English

French

German

Latin

Multiple languages

Subjects (All):

Motion picture music--Excerpts.

Motion picture music.

Suites (Orchestra).

Suites (Orchestra)--Excerpts.

Songs (High voice) with orchestra.

Genre:

Songs.

Suites.

Motion picture music.

Excerpts.

Sound recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (68 minutes).

Other Title:

Film music of William Alwyn. Volume 2

Filmmusik von William Alwyn. Teil 2

Musiques de film de William Alwyn. Volume 2

Film music of William Alwyn. Vol. 2

Place of Publication:

Colchester, Essex, England : Chandos, 2001.

Language Note:

Vocal works sung in English and Latin. Also printed separately as text in Latin and English with English, German, and French translations.

System Details:

audio file

Contents:

The Crimson pirate : overture on themes from the film (7:25)

Green girdle : music from the documentary of the same name (9:42)

Take my life : aria from the film of the same name (3:03)

Main title from 'A night to remember' (2:32)

Suite from 'The card.' Main titles and opening scene : at a steady jog-trot ; The countess's ball : tempo di valse : polka : tempo di polacca ; Denry and Nellie ; Coachride to Bursley ; Finale : Più mosso subito (12:19) Suite from 'Desert victory'. Prologue : Alla marcia ; Map of route to Middle East : slow : più mosso : canabile ; Reinforcements arrive : allegro moderato e vigoroso ; Training sequence : allegro ; March : alla macia (10:42)

Libera me : aria from Svengali : andante molto espressivo (2:47)

Suite from 'The Winslow boy'. Prelude : moderato : animato : broader ; Home in Wimbledon : slow : allegretto : adagio : allegretto ; Closing scene and end titles : moderato e capriccioso (10:56)

From 'In search of the castaways'. Ships's waltz : tempo di valse ; Rumba : vivace (5:39)

Suite from 'State secret'. Main titles and escape : broad : moderato : allegro ; Grand ball : fast and furiante : più grazioso ; Theatre music : waltz tempo ; On the barge : slow and sentimental ; Finale : allegro : broader : più mosso : very broad (11:46).

Participant:

Susan Bullock, soprano (3rd, 7th works) ; Canzonetta (7th work) ; Jeffrey Wynn Davies, conductor (7th work) ; BBC Philharmonic ; Rumon Gamba, conductor.

Notes:

Streaming audio files.

Title from resource description page (viewed March 21, 2016).

Includes liner notes in English, French, and German.

Recorded Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester 28 & 29 June 2001.

Other Format:

Original cat. no.: CHAN 9959

OCLC:

1052764534

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.