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The Film Music of Mischa Spoliansky | Chandos - Movies CHAN10543

The Film Music of Mischa Spoliansky

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Label: Chandos - Movies

Cat No: CHAN10543

Barcode: 0095115154328

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 1st September 2009

Contents

Works

Spoliansky, Mischa

Idol of Paris
» Dedication (orch. G Zalva)
North West Frontier: Suite (arr. P Lane)
Saint Joan
» Toccatina (arr. P Lane)
Sanders of the River
» Canoe Song
» Congo Lullaby
» Love Song
The Ghost Goes West: Suite (P Lane)
The Happiest Days of your Life
» Galop (arr. P Lane)
The Man who could work Miracles: Suite (arr. P Lane)
Wanted for Murder
» A Voice in the Night (arr. HW Florin)

Artists

Mark Coles (bass)
Roderick Elms (piano)
BBC Concert Orchestra

Conductor

Rumon Gamba

Works

Spoliansky, Mischa

Idol of Paris
» Dedication (orch. G Zalva)
North West Frontier: Suite (arr. P Lane)
Saint Joan
» Toccatina (arr. P Lane)
Sanders of the River
» Canoe Song
» Congo Lullaby
» Love Song
The Ghost Goes West: Suite (P Lane)
The Happiest Days of your Life
» Galop (arr. P Lane)
The Man who could work Miracles: Suite (arr. P Lane)
Wanted for Murder
» A Voice in the Night (arr. HW Florin)

Artists

Mark Coles (bass)
Roderick Elms (piano)
BBC Concert Orchestra

Conductor

Rumon Gamba

About

Having fled Russia after the Revolution, Mischa Spoliansky found himself in Weimar Berlin where he enjoyed a reputation in the booming theatrical and cabaret life. Here he worked with notable people such as Max Reinhardt and Marlene Dietrich and was seen as a more upbeat version of Kurt Weill.

In 1933,
after Hitler’s rise to power, Spoliansky left his adopted Germany and emigrated to London, where he began a second career as a film composer.  He was commissioned by film-maker Alexander Korda of London Films to writer the scores for Sander of the River (1935), which won the prize for Best Music at the Venice Film Festival, and The Ghost Goes West (1935). He went on to score over 50 movies in his 40 years as a composer in England.  

I’m very happy to have finally recorded a disc of the film music of Mischa Spoliansky. An admirer of his ‘cabaret’, songs, it has been a pleasure to dig deeper into his scores for such well known films as North West Frontier, Sanders of the River and King Solomon’s Mines.  Something a little unusual this time as well – a new suite for Bass voice and Orchestra: Five Robeson Songs – songs written for Paul Robeson, the star of two of the films featured on the disc.’ - Rumon Gamba

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