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This disc is released in conjunction with Naxos’ issue on DVD of the original documentary films for which Virgil Thomson wrote these two scores. Thomson’s
Virgil Thomson’s relatively small orchestral output contains a wealth of folk and folk-inspired tunes. It’s simple, direct, and colorfully scored. A Vanguard recording of two
These two film scores, composed at opposite ends of Dmitri Shostakovich’s career, are linked by the common motif of political revolution in Paris. The latter
Even if you’ve never before encountered John Addison’s name, you’ve probably heard his film and television scores. Many of his title themes flaunt stylistic pastiche
The Story of a Flemish Farm (from the World War II propaganda flick The Flemish Farm) is a remarkably unbombastic and tasteful collection of recognizable
This disc offers the premiere of the complete score to Michail Tsekhanovsky’s projected animated film of Pushkin’s short story The Tale of the Priest and
The Cincinnati Pops is splendid here in excerpts from three genre-leading fantasy and science-fiction film series. Erich Kunzel, something of a genre-leader himself, directs with
Francis Chagrin (1905-1972) was born in Romania but moved to Paris at the age of 23 both to pursue musical training (over parental opposition) and
I’ve never had a record that didn’t sell, Aaron Copland told the head of the music division of United Artists studios in a vain effort
Naxos is one of the heavy lifters when it comes to film-score CDs. This hybrid-SACD of Max Steiner’s music for The Adventures of Mark Twain
