The Red Violin [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

The Red Violin [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

by Philharmonia OrchestraPhilharmonia Orchestra

Overview

John Corigliano's score to The Red Violin mirrors the intricate, mercurial quality of the film itself, as it traces the travels of a haunted violin from 17th century Italy to 20th century Montreal. The score is divided into five suites, one for each stage of the violin's creation and movement. From Italy to Vienna, Oxford to Shanghai, and finally to Montreal, the violin makes an eerie musical journey. Tracks like "Pope's Betrayal" and "Journey to China" are beautiful but hint at the red violin's quietly menacing quality. Performed by solo violinist Joshua Bell and the Philharmonia Orchestra and conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, Corigliano's Red Violin is a fitting, haunting counterpart to the picture.

Product Details

Release Date: 03/02/2010
Label: Sony Classics
UPC: 0886976086329
catalogNumber: 760863
Rank: 48236

Tracks

  1. Anna's Theme
  2. Part 1. Cremona. Main Title
  3. Part 1. Cremona. Death of Anna
  4. Part 1. Cremona. Birth of the Red Violin
  5. Part 1. Cremona. The Red Violin
  6. Part 2. Vienna. The Monastery
  7. Part 2. Vienna. Kaspar's Audition; Journey to Vienna
  8. Part 2. Vienna. Etudes; Death of Kaspar
  9. Part 3. Oxford. The Gypsies; Journey Across Europe
  10. Part 3. Oxford. Pope's Gypsy Cadenza
  11. Part 3. Oxford. Coitus Musicalis; Victoria's Departure
  12. Part 3. Oxford. Pope's Concert
  13. Part 3. Oxford. Pope's Betrayal
  14. Part 4. Shanghai. Journey To China
  15. Part 4. Shanghai. People's Revolution; Death of Chou Yuan
  16. 5. Montréal. Morritz Discovers the Red Violin
  17. 5. Montréal. Morritz's Theme
  18. 5. Montréal. The Theft
  19. 5. Montréal. End Titles
  20. The Red Violin, Chaconne for Violin and Orchestra

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Philharmonia Orchestra   Primary Artist,Performing Ensemble
Esa-Pekka Salonen   Conductor
Joshua Bell   Violin
Greg Knowles   Cymbalom
Chris Laurence   Double Bass
Frank Ricotti   Percussion
Gavyn Wright   Viola
Alexys Schwartz   Vocals
Nick Bucknall   Clarinet
Eddie Hession   Accordion
Shanghai Film Studio Children's Chorus   Children's Chorus

Technical Credits

John Corigliano   Composer,Liner Notes,Executive Producer,Orchestration
Matthias Gohl   Producer
Lisa Sparagano   Art Direction
François Girard   Liner Notes,Executive Producer
Jacques-Yves Gucia   Session Photographer

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