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Saturday Cinema - June 6, 2026

On the latest episode of Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel shares symphonic works by John Williams, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Howard Shore and Danny Elfman. Listen now!

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Olympic Fanfare and Theme
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic
DG 4861706

Violin Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: Stephane Deneve
Orchestra/Ensemble: Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: James Ehnes, violin

Trumpet Concerto: 1st movement
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloists: Thomas Hooten, trumpet

Elegy for Cello and Orchestra
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic

Can’t Help Falling in Love
Composer: Luigi Creatore/Hugo Peretti/George David Weiss
Soloists: Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
Avie 2455

The Five Sacred Trees: Eo Rossa
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Judith LeClair, bassoon
Sony 62729

Tuba Concerto
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: Anne Manson
Orchestra/Ensemble: Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Oystein Baadsvik, tuba

Piano Quartet: Die Wolfsjungen
Composer: Danny Elfman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonic Piano Quartet Berlin
Sony 69752

Violin Concerto “Eleven Eleven”: 1st movement
Composer: Danny Elfman
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Soloists: Sandy Cameron, violin
Sony 69752

Violin Concerto “Eleven Eleven”: 4th movement
Composer: Danny Elfman
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Soloists: Sandy Cameron, violin
Sony 69752

Ruin and Memory: 3rd movement
Composer: Howard Shore
Conductor: Long Yu
Orchestra/Ensemble: China Philharmonic Orchestra
Soloists: Lang Lang, piano
Sony 48732

The Forest: 3rd movement
Composer: Howard Shore
Conductor: Alexander Shelley
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Arts Centre Orchestra
Soloists: Milos Karadaglic, guitar
London/Decca 4851525

A President’s Country
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin
Conductor: David Willcocks
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal College of Music
Unicorn 9047

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On the latest episode of Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel shares symphonic works by John Williams, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Howard Shore and Danny Elfman. Listen now!

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