Passover and Lent bring out the biblical epic movies on TV. We look at some of the classis: Ben Hur, The Robe, and The Ten Commandments with suitable "epic" scores by Elmer Bernstein, Miklos Rozsa and Alfred Newman.
We'll also pay tribute to Mickey Rooney who passed away earlier this month. We'll hear music from some of his movies includes scores by George Gershwin and Franz Waxman.
Playlist for Saturday, April 19
Biblical Epics
Bernstein: Prelude to The Ten Commandments
Cincinnati Pops
Telarc 80319
Newman: Palm Sunday from The Robe
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra/Mauceri
EMI 63735
Rozsa: Parade of the Charioteers from Ben Hur
Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel
Telarc 80168
Remembering Mickey Rooney
Whiting: Hooray for Hollywood
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Philips 422385
Gershwin: Strike Up the Band
BBC Philharmonic/Tortelier
CHandos 9325
Waxman: Captains Courageous
Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel
Telarc 80682
Gold: IT's a Mad, Mad Mad, Mad World
Rykodisc 10704
Gershwin: Girl Crazy Overture
BBC Philharmonic/Tortelier
Chandos 9325
Schwartz: That's Entertainment
Boston Pops
Philips 416499
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