BAFTA Film Awards 2014
Ella Spira previews the music by the nominees of Best Score in the 2014 BAFTA Film Awards alongside a selection of music written by great composers for the British cinema.
Ella Spira previews the music by the nominees for the category of Best Score in tomorrow's 2014 BAFTA Film Awards, alongside a selection of music celebrating the British cinema: music composed by celebrated composers that has featured on British screens.
Ella's journey begins with the British cinema of the 1930s and scores by Benjamin Britten and Arthur Bliss; through the war years with music by Auric and Walton; into the latter half of the 20th century and up to the present day featuring - among others - music by Tchaikovsky, Puccini, Dankworth, Beethoven and Handel.
There is also the chance to catch up with the five composers nominated for the category of Best original score in the 2014 BAFTA Film Awards - the winner of which will be announced tomorrow.
The BAFTA Awards reward the best work, of any nationality, seen on British cinema screens during the preceding year. This year's films and nominees are:
"Captain Phillips" music by Henry Jackman
"The Book Thief" music by John Williams
"12 Years A Slave" music by Hans Zimmer
"Gravity" music by Steven Price
"Saving Mr. Banks" music by Thomas Newman
(See also Sound of Cinema at 16.00, with Matthew Sweet).
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Music Played
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Richard Addinsell
Warsaw Concerto
Performer: Jean鈥怸ves Thibaudet. Orchestra: 91热爆 Symphony Orchestra.- DECCA : 4605032.
- DECCA.
- 1.
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Malcolm Arnold
Fantasy
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.- CHANDOS : CHAN9100.
- Chandos.
- 9.
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Georges Auric
Passport to Pimlico - Score
Orchestra: 91热爆 Philharmonic conducted by Rumon Gamba.- CHANDOS : CHAN9774.
- Chandos.
- 8-10.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg Variations - Aria
Performer: Glenn Gould.- SONY.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Prelude
Orchestra: 91热爆 Philharmonic conducted by Rumon Gamba.- CHANDOS : CHAN105293.
- Chandos.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 7 - ii. Allegretto
Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic.- DG.
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Georges Bizet
Carmen - Suite No 2 - ii.Habenera
Orchestra: Orchestre symphonique de Montr茅al.- DECCA : 417 839.
- DECCA.
- 15.
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Benjamin Britten
Night Mail
Performer: Nash Ensemble. Narrator: Nigel Hawthorne.- HYPERION : CDA66845.
- HYPERION.
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Johann Strauss II
On The Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz Op314
Orchestra: Concertgebouw Orchestra.- TELDEC : 843337.
- TELDEC.
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John Dankworth
All Gone
Performer: John Dankworth and band.- REDIAL : 5461352.
- REDIAL.
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Joaqu铆n Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez - ii.Adagio
Performer: Grimethorpe Colliery Band.- CHANDOS : CHAN 4545.
- chandos.
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George Frideric Handel
Suite for keyboard No.4 in D minor, HWV 437 鈥 iii. Saraband
Performer: Sophie Yates.- CHANDOS : CHAN0644.
- Chandos.
- 13.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Suite No 2 in C Op53 - ii. Scherzo Burlesque
Orchestra: Orchestre Symphonique de Laval.- CHANT DU MONDE : LDC27882526.
- CHANT DU MONDE.
- 8.
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William Walton
Richard III - Prelude
Performer: Philharmonia.- EMI CLASSICS : CDM5 650072.
- EMI CLASSICS.
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Giacomo Puccini
La Rondine - Chi Il Bel Sogno di Doretta
Singer: Kiri Te Kanawa. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.- DRG : CDSBL12588.
- DRG.
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AR Rahman
Latika's Theme
- INTERSCOPE : 1796869.
- INTERSCOPE.
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Broadcast
- Sat 15 Feb 2014 14:0091热爆 Radio 3
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