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Saturday Cinema - April 19, 2025

This week on Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel shares music from Biblical and historical epic films, including The Robe, Ben-Hur, Quo Vadis and more. Listen now!

Playlist

The Greatest Story Ever Told: Theme
Composer: Ken Darby/Alfred Newman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
Primary Wave 500609

The Robe
Composer: Alfred Newman
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 184

Spartacus: Main Title
Composer: Alex North
Conductor: Eric Stern
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Nonesuch 79446

Ben-Hur: Suite
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80631

The Ten Commandments: Prelude
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80319

Quo Vadis
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80631

Julius Caesar: Caesar’s Procession
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Conductor: Rainer Padberg
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Bay Cities 3028

Jesus of Nazareth: Suite
Composer: Maurice Jarre
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 324

The Prince of Egypt: When You Believe
Composer: Stephen Schwartz
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80535

Cleopatra Symphony
Composer: Alex North
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
LPO 86

King of Kings: Pieta
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80631

King of Kings: Theme
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Orchestra/Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
Primary Wave 500609

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