It’s week two of Oscar winners on Saturday Cinema! Join Lynne Warfel for a look at winners from the 20th century, including selections from West Side Story and Ben-Hur. Listen now!
Playlist
West Side Story: Overture
Composer: Leonard Bernstein
Conductor: Johnny Green
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sony 89226
Ben-Hur: Suite
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80631
Tom Jones: Main Theme
Composer: John Addison
Conductor: Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
RCA 60393
West Side Story Suite
Composer: Leonard Bernstein
Conductor: David Zinman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Soloists: Joshua Bell, violin
Sony 89358
The High and the Mighty: Suite
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin
Conductor: Richard Kaufman
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
LSO 720
Lili
Composer: Bronislaw Kaper
Soloists: Bronislaw Kaper, piano
Facet 8101
The Right Stuff: selections
Composer: Bill Conti
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80146
The Wizard of Oz: Concert Suite
Composer: Harold Arlen
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Sony 62788
Sunset Boulevard: Selections
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Philips 442425
High Noon: Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Soloists: Frankie Laine, vocals
Telarc 80141
Around the World in 80 Days: Theme
Composer: Victor Young
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80319
High Noon: Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Soloists: Frankie Laine, vocals
Telarc 80141
The Big Country
Composer: Jerome Moross
Conductor: Stanley Black
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
MCA 25192
The Old Man and the Sea: Suite
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin
Conductor: Richard Kaufman
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
LSO 720
A Place in the Sun: Suite
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 708
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