From the unmistakeable opening bars of Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries” from Die Walküre to the menace of Mars from Holst’s Planets suite, orchestral repertoire commonly finds its place on the big screen. Explore the works that have captured the imagination of film directors with this compilation of cinematic hits from the London Symphony Orchestra.

Performers London Symphony Orchestra
Conductors Marin Alsop, Sir Colin Davis, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Bernard Haitink, Simon Halsey, Jaime Martín, Gianandrea Noseda, Sir Simon Rattle, Nigel Short, Barry Tuckwell, Barry Wordsworth

1. Smetana: Má vlast: II Vltava | Sir Colin Davis from The Tree of Life

2. Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals: I. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion | Barry Wordsworth from Colette

3. Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007, I. Prelude | Tim Hugh from Master and Commander

4. Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, K. 417: III. Rondo. Allegro – Piu allegro | Jaime Martin from JFK

5. Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Ritt der Walküren (Ride of the Valkyries) | Barry Tuckwell from Apocalypse Now

6. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, “Choral”: IV. Finale. "Ode to Joy" | Bernard Haitink from A Clockwork Orange

7. Handel: Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, No. 44, Hallelujah | Sir Colin Davis from Dumb and Dumber

8. Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: I Mars | Sir Colin Davis from The Man Who Fell to Earth

9. Verdi: Requiem: II. Dies Irae | Gianandrea Noseda from Django Unchained

10. Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Incidental Music, Op. 61: No. 1, Scherzo | John Eliot Gardiner from Hannibal

11. Mahler: Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto | Marin Alsop from Death in Venice

12. Stravinsky: The Firebird, KC 10: XI. Second Tableau - Despiration du palais et des sortilèges de Kastchei | Sir Simon Rattle from Fantasia 2000

13. Fauré: Requiem in D Minor: In Paradisum | Nigel Short from 28 Days Later

14. Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37: VIII. Praise the name of the Lord | Simon Halsey, LSO Chorus from My Best Friend's Wedding

15. Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, "From the New World": II Largo | Sir Colin Davis from Paradise Road

16. Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36: Variation IX. Nimrod – Adagio | Sir Colin Davis from Dunkirk

Release Date 5 August 2022
LSO5112-D | 0822231511267

Producers James Mallinson (Tracks 1, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15 &16)
John Boyden (Tracks 2 & 5)
Colin Rae (Track 3)
Andrew Cornall (Track 4)
Nicholas Parker (Tracks 9 & 10)
Jonathan Stokes (Track 12)
David Millinger (Track 12)
Engineers Classic Sound Ltd (Tracks 1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16)
Michael Sheady (Track 2)
Colin Rae (Track 3)
Tony Faulkner (Tracks 5 & 8)

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