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Once again Steven Allen Fox incorporates film music into his Classical Contrasts concert:
February 12, 2011 • 8pm
Mussorgsky, Shostakovich, and Goldsmith. Orchestral selections that shaped the world of film music.
Here is a description Steven sent me to pass along to you:
Henry,
Wanted to drop you a line about some exciting music on our upcoming February concert (February 12 - Classical Contrasts). Besides Festive Overture by Shostakovich and Pictures at an Exibition by Mussorgsky, there are two great pieces of music that I know you and other film fans will not want to miss. They are:
- "Sayuri's Theme" from Memoirs of a Geisha by John Williams (the orchestra rendition that JW created for LA PHIL in 2006 - no cello solo)
- "Fireworks" by Jerry Goldsmith. Great concert piece he composed for LA PHIL when he was working with them
The idea of the concert is to show the relationship of film music and film composers to "serious" concert music - and vice versa in some instances, and how they work side-by-side in creating images (whether real or in the mind). Many may not know that Shostakovich was a prolific film composer in Russia, and Mussorgsky's music always creates visions in the mind (not to mention that all of Pictures at an Exhibition was inspired by actual paintings).
Hope to see you there, and any help you can give in spreading the word would be much appreciated.
Thanks. Happy New Year!
Shostakovich started his music career playing piano which accompanied silent movies.
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Once again Steven Allen Fox incorporates film music into his Classical Contrasts concert:
February 12, 2011 • 8pm
Mussorgsky, Shostakovich, and Goldsmith. Orchestral selections that shaped the world of film music.
Here is a description Steven sent me to pass along to you:
Henry,
Wanted to drop you a line about some exciting music on our upcoming February concert (February 12 - Classical Contrasts). Besides Festive Overture by Shostakovich and Pictures at an Exibition by Mussorgsky, there are two great pieces of music that I know you and other film fans will not want to miss. They are:
- "Sayuri's Theme" from Memoirs of a Geisha by John Williams (the orchestra rendition that JW created for LA PHIL in 2006 - no cello solo)
- "Fireworks" by Jerry Goldsmith. Great concert piece he composed for LA PHIL when he was working with them
The idea of the concert is to show the relationship of film music and film composers to "serious" concert music - and vice versa in some instances, and how they work side-by-side in creating images (whether real or in the mind). Many may not know that Shostakovich was a prolific film composer in Russia, and Mussorgsky's music always creates visions in the mind (not to mention that all of Pictures at an Exhibition was inspired by actual paintings).
Hope to see you there, and any help you can give in spreading the word would be much appreciated.
Thanks. Happy New Year!
And even Shostakovich scored more films than he composed symphonic works(!)
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