Artist: Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
Album: Hollywood Soundstage
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2022
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 01:00:49
Total Tracks: 8
Total Size: 1,05 GB

Tracklist:

01. Sinfonia of London & John Wilson – Korngold: Overture from ‘The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex’ (07:24)
02. Sinfonia of London & John Wilson – Raksin: Theme from ‘Laura’ (05:42)
03. Sinfonia of London & John Wilson – Stothart, Arlen: Suite from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ (11:13)
04. Sinfonia of London & John Wilson – Loewe: Transylvanian March and Embassy Waltz from ‘My Fair Lady’ (03:21)
05. Sinfonia of London & John Wilson – Steiner: Suite from ‘Now, Voyager’ (14:39)
06. Sinfonia of London & John Wilson – Mandel: Main Title from ‘The Sandpiper’ (04:46)
07. Sinfonia of London & John Wilson – Waxman: Suite from ‘Rebecca’ (07:37)
08. Sinfonia of London & John Wilson – Newman: Street Scene from ‘How to Marry a Millionaire’ (06:04)

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Sinfonia of London and John Wilson present an album that celebrates the golden age of Hollywood. Sinfonia of London rose to fame in the 1950s as the leading recording orchestra of the day, appearing in the musical credits of more than 300 films, including the 1958 soundtrack by Bernard Herrmann for Hitchcock’s Vertigo. Reformed by John Wilson in 2018 as a recording orchestra, and made-up of some of London’s finest orchestral musicians, their first recording of Korngold’s Symphony in F# won the orchestral award from BBC music magazine, and drew critical acclaim worldwide. Korngold’s Overture from the private lives of Elizabeth and Essex which opens the programme is an excellent demonstration of his rich, chromatic sound-world that set a blue-print for the Hollywood sound and so many composers that followed. Although the songs were written by Harold Arlen, it was Herbert Stothart’s score for The Wizard of Oz that won the Oscar, and it is his suite from the movie that features here. There are also suites from Max Steiner’s Now, Voyager and Franz Waxman’s Rebecca (receiving here it’s premiere recording). Shorter pieces from David Raksin, Frederick Loewe, Johnny Mandel and Alfred Newman complete this rewarding programme.