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Love at the movies

Saturday Cinema - Feb. 10, 2024

Get ready to celebrate Valentine’s Day with Lynne Warfel in the latest episode of Saturday Cinema, featuring two hours of the greatest love themes from movies, including selections from Ghost, Brokeback Mountain and My Fair Lady. Listen now!


Playlist

Witness: Building the Barn
Composer: Maurice Jarre
Conductor: Maurice Jarre
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Star Wars: Princess Leia's Theme
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic

Superman: March
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic

Raiders of the Lost Ark: Marion's Theme
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic

Far and Away: Suite
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic

The Princess Bride: Main Titles
Composer: Mark Knopfler
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Soloist: Timothy Berens, guitar

Love Story Theme
Composer: Francis Lai
Soloist: Michael Chertock, piano

Ghost: Unchained Melody
Composer: Maurice Jarre
Conductor: Angele Dubeau
Orchestra/Ensemble: La Pieta
Soloist: Angele Dubeau, violin

Doctor Zhivago: Suite
Composer: Maurice Jarre
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

North by Northwest: Conversation Piece
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir: Main Title and Finale
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

King Kong: Overture
Composer: Max Steiner
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

Philadelphia Story: Suite
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

The Lion in Winter Suite
Composer: John Barry
Conductor: Kenneth Alwyn
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

Brokeback Mountain: 2
Composer: Gustavo Santaolalla
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloist: Gustavo Santaolalla, guitar

Brokeback Mountain: 3
Composer: Gustavo Santaolalla
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloist: Gustavo Santaolalla, guitar

My Fair Lady: I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face
Composer: Frederick Loewe
Conductor: Andre Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble: Original Broadway Cast

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg: I Will Wait for You
Composer: Michel Legrand
Soloist: Jessye Norman, soprano

Casablanca Suite
Composer: Max Steiner
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt, conductor
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

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