Russian Film Music III: 1932-2004

Bel Air's discs of Russian Film Music have been among the label's bestsellers - no surprise given the instantly memorable themes by Soviet composers heard on these CDs. Now comes the equally captivating Russian Film Music III, featuring film scores from 1932-2004, but with one unique difference: in addition to the CD there is a DVD of film clips putting the music by Tariverdiev, Shostakovich, Schwartz, Petrov, Sviradov, Artemiev and others into its intended context.

The long-awaited Russian Film Music III brings together 26 tracks of music, mostly from the 1970s and 1980s. Exceptions include Shostakovich's scores for the films Oncoming (1932), Michurin (1948) and Near as Life (1966) and the most recent piece, Anatoly Kroll's 'Anxious' from 2004's The Cavalier Announced Dead. Though very popular in Russia, many of the scores are little known internationally. However some have gained cult status around the world, among them the music created by Edward Artemiev for Andrei Tarkovsky's masterpieces Solaris and Stalker.

The Soviet period saw a vast production of mainly propaganda films, but in between there were films released without political overtones, some on historical themes. The soundtracks, for which some scores no longer exist, were usually recorded by unnamed studio ensembles and the sound quality (though not the performances) was not always the best. However, since most of this music is not well known beyond Russia, producer Ole Jorgensen made this a secondary consideration, putting the emphasis instead on the hugely enjoyable selection of music and the track sequence.

The absorbing DVD contains 24 movie clips from the majority of the films for which the music on the CD was originally composed. As there is more than one extract from some of the films, the 87-minute DVD features them in a different order referring to the track order on the CD at the start of each excerpt. The original music soundtracks are enhanced in these extracts, and the Russian dialogue is translated for English subtitles.

1: Overture - Various Performers
2: Love Theme - Various Performers
3: Ouverture - Various Performers
4: Boy and the Sea - Various Performers
5: Theme of Decembers - Various Performers
6: Morning in Moscow - Various Performers
7: The Swing - Various Performers
8: Love Theme - Various Performers
9: Theme of Annenkov - Various Performers
10: Improvisation - Various Performers
11: Song About Oncoming - Various Performers
12: Listen to Bach (The Earth) - Various Performers
13: Morning - Various Performers
14: Walking On the Praire - Various Performers
15: Winter Garden - Various Performers
16: Finale - Various Performers
17: Battle With the Indians - Various Performers
18: Anxious - Various Performers
19: The Appearance of Alice - Various Performers
20: Alice Return to the Future - Various Performers
21: Theme - Various Performers
22: The Forest Sheep - Various Performers
23: Waltz - Various Performers
24: Promise Me Love - Various Performers
25: The River - Various Performers
26: Smile in Old Moscow - Various Performers

Composer: Various Composers

Number of Discs: 1

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