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January listener requests

Saturday Cinema - Jan. 27, 2024

As the first month of 2024 comes to an end, join Lynne Warfel in the latest episode of Saturday Cinema for two hours of listeners' requests for their favorite film music, including selections by Erich Korngold, Leonard Bernstein and Max Steiner. Listen now!

Playlist

The Prince and the Pauper
Composer: Erich Korngold
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex Suite II: The Queen
Composer: Erich Korngold
Conductor: Carl Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble: Munich Symphony Orchestra

King Kong: Suite
Composer: Max Steiner
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

Rebecca: Suite
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: John Scott
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Pops

Taras Bulba: The Ride to Dubno
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

The Searchers: Suite
Composer: Max Steiner
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

A Summer Place
Composer: Max Steiner
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

West Side Story: Overture
Composer: Leonard Bernstein
Conductor: Johnny Green
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra

Of Mice and Men: Barley Wagons
Composer: Aaron Copland
Conductor: Elgar Howarth
Orchestra/Ensemble: Sinfonietta

Now, Voyager: Suite
Composer: Max Steiner
Conductor: John Wilson
Orchestra/Ensemble: Sinfonia of London

My Foolish Heart
Composer: Victor Young
Soloist: Marian McPartland, piano

The Quiet Man: Suite
Composer: Victor Young
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

The Robe
Composer: Alfred Newman
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

On the Town: Times Square, 1944
Composer: Leonard Bernstein
Conductor: Keith Lockhart
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra

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