GEMINI CONCERTO - Ambra Albek, violin and viola, Fiona Albek, piano
I. Introduction and Travel Music
II. Dublin:
Celtic Air and Runaway Reel
III. Berlin:
Cabaret March and Berliner Lied
IV. Moscow:
Twilight Troika and Romance
V. Vienna: Polytonal Polka
and Wiener Wein Waltz
VI. New York:
Broadway Ballet and Finale
THE SILENT YEARS:
THREE RHAPSODIES FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA
Michael Chertock, piano
and the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra (Ireland)
Paul Phillips, conductor
Michael Chertock
Paul Phillips
SIX TITLE THEMES IN SEARCH OF A MOVIE
I. Wild Nights in Toronto:
Dance Overture
II. The Raincoats of Dijon:
Waltz
III. Angelus for an Angel:
Serenade
IV. The Bridge on the River Platte:
March
V. The Black Marigold:
Nocturne
VI. Voyage to the Dog Star:
Sirius Finale
Total Playing Time: 1:18:33
GEMINI CONCERTO
1.
I. Introduction and Travel Music
2:26
2.
II. Dublin:
Celtic Air and Runaway Reel
4:09
3.
III. Berlin:
Cabaret March and Berliner Lied
5:25
4.
IV. Moscow:
Twilight Troika and Romance
6:06
5.
V. Vienna:
Polytonal Polka and Wiener Wein Waltz
6:30
6.
VI. New York:
Broadway Ballet and Finale
7:29
THE SILENT YEARS
7.
No. 1. The Beloved Rogue
8:09
8.
No. 2. Blood and Sand
7:44
9.
No. 3. The Gold Rush
7:51
6 TITLE THEMES IN SEARCH OF A MOVIE
10.
I. Wild Nights in Toronto:
Dance Overture
4:05
11.
II. The Raincoats of Dijon:
Waltz
3:01
12.
III. Angelus for an Angel:
Serenade
4:08
13.
IV. The Bridge on the River Platte:
March
2:07
14.
V. The Black Marigold:
Nocturne
2:53
15.
VI. Voyage to the Dog Star:
Sirius Finale
6:30
Total Playing Time: 1:18:41
Music for Great Films of the Silent Era
American composer and pianist William Perry is credited with playing a significant role in the revival of interest in films of the silent era. As Music Director of the Museum of Modern Art Film Department in New York City, he composed more than a hundred film scores, many of which received international recognition through the Emmy Award-winning television series, The Silent Years, hosted by Orson Welles and Lillian Gish.
In this recording, music from Perry’s silent film scores has been given full symphonic concert treatment so that a whole new generation can experience the unending flow of melody, the exuberant dance rhythms, the rich orchestral palette and the keen sense of period and style that are characteristic of his writing.
