On the latest episode of Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel celebrates famous folks born in April. Selections include music from Doctor Zhivago, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Godfather and more. Listen now!
Playlist
How the West Was Won
Composer: Alfred Newman
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80141
Doctor Zhivago: Suite
Composer: Maurice Jarre
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1047
Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
Composer: William Walton
Conductor: Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Chandos 8870
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Suite
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Philips 442425
Casablanca: As Time Goes By
Composer: Herman Hupfeld
Soloists: Michael Chertock, piano
Telarc 80357
Treasure of the Sierra Madre: Suite
Composer: Max Steiner
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 422
Limelight: Eternally
Composer: Charlie Chaplin
Conductor: Francis Shaw
Orchestra/Ensemble: Munich Symphony Orchestra
Silva 1021
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex: Overture
Composer: Erich Korngold
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 185
Ol’ Man River
Composer: Jerome Kern
Conductor: Emanuel Balaban
Orchestra/Ensemble: Columbia Concert Orchestra
Soloists: Paul Robeson, bass-baritone
Sony 63223
Moon River
Composer: Henry Mancini
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloists: Audrey Hepburn, vocals
Warner 24503
To Kill a Mockingbird: Main Title
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80708
Elmer Gantry: Main Title
Composer: Andre Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
Primary Wave 500609
Sodom and Gomorrah: Overture
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Conductor: Milkos Rozsa
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
RCA 1076
The Godfather: A Symphonic Portrait
Composer: Nino Rota
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
LPO 86
Grand Prix
Composer: Maurice Jarre
Orchestra/Ensemble: American West Orchestra
Vocacion Musical 2013
The Great Escape
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Conductor: Elmer Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Pops
Denon 75288
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