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Not just for the movies: part two

Saturday Cinema - June 13, 2026

On the latest episode of Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel shares symphonic works by Bernard Herrmann, Franz Waxman, Nino Rota and Jerry Goldsmith. Listen now!

Playlist

The Snowman: Prelude and Serenade
Composer: Erich Korngold
Conductor: JoAnn Falletta
Orchestra/Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Soloists: Michael Ludwig, violin

Auld Lang Syne Variations
Composer: Franz Waxman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Kremerata Baltica
Soloists: Gidon Kremer, violin
Nonesuch 79657

Four Adagios
Composer: Ennio Morricone
Conductor: Marco Serino
Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto
Arcana 554

Guitar Concerto “For Two Christophers”: Celebration
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Conductor: Elmer Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Christopher Parkening, guitar
EMI 56859

Fireworks
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: Jerry Goldsmith
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Telarc 80560

Symphony: Finale
Composer: Erich Korngold
Conductor: Andre Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
DG 453436

Song for World Peace
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Recording Arts Orchestra

Tema con Variazioni (Theme with Variations)
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Conductor: Yoel Levi
Orchestra/Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Robert McDuffie, violin
Telarc 80518

apple tree
Composer: Rachel Portman
Soloists: Rachel Portman, piano
Node 2020

Voyage
Composer: Michael Giacchino
Conductor: John Morris Russell
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Fanfare Cincinnati 15

Pas de Deux
Composer: James Horner
Conductor: Vasily Petrenko
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Soloists: Mari Samuelsen, violin
Mercury 4811487

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