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Spoliansky: Orchestral Music / Mann, Liepāja Symphony
Toccata

Spoliansky: Orchestral Music / Mann, Liepāja Symphony

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Composer
Spoliansky, Mischa
Artist
Mann
Format
CD
Label
Toccata
Released
Apr 01, 2022
Catalog #
TOCC0626
UPC
5060113446268

About

The Russian-born Mischa Spoliansky (1898—1985) became one of the major names in cabaret in 1920s Berlin and then, as a refugee from Nazi Germany, in London, he became one of the best-known composers of film scores. He also wrote a handful of orchestral works, which have remained unknown until now. His Boogie is a witty, tongue-in-cheek piece of orchestral jazz, and the Overture to My Husband and I, one of his stage shows, has a Mozartian sparkle and wit. But it is his only Symphony, an epic statement composed over a period of nearly three decades, that constitutes his real achievement as an orchestral composer – the fourth of its five movements apparently offering Spoliansky’s own musical commentary on the Holocaust.

REVIEW:

Some may recognize Spoliansky’s name as the composer for a host of British films from the 1930s onwards, including Sanders of the River, The Ghost Goes West, King Solomon's Mines, The Happiest Days of Your Life , Saint Joan and North West Frontier. That he wrote this marvelous symphony during his ‘time off’ is quite something – tuneful, richly orchestrated, cleverly planned and gloriously uplifting, it remains one of the biggest surprises I have come across for a long time.

-- MusicWeb International

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 My Husband and I: Overture: Allegro furioso 05:37
    Track
    1
    Title
    My Husband and I: Overture: Allegro furioso
    Duration
    05:37
    Composer
    Mischa Spoliansky
    Ensemble
    Liepāja Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Paul Mann
  2. 2 Boogie 10:42
    Track
    2
    Title
    Boogie
    Duration
    10:42
    Composer
    Mischa Spoliansky
    Ensemble
    Liepāja Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Paul Mann
  3. 3 I. And thus was man created: Monumentale 12:24
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. And thus was man created: Monumentale
    Duration
    12:24
    Composer
    Mischa Spoliansky
    Ensemble
    Liepāja Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Paul Mann
  4. 4 II. Ode to Love: Animato 07:50
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Ode to Love: Animato
    Duration
    07:50
    Composer
    Mischa Spoliansky
    Ensemble
    Liepāja Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Paul Mann
  5. 5 III. Humoresque: Of Laughter: Rubato 05:31
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Humoresque: Of Laughter: Rubato
    Duration
    05:31
    Composer
    Mischa Spoliansky
    Ensemble
    Liepāja Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Paul Mann
  6. 6 IV. Of Weeping (Lament): Pesante 13:25
    Track
    6
    Title
    IV. Of Weeping (Lament): Pesante
    Duration
    13:25
    Composer
    Mischa Spoliansky
    Ensemble
    Liepāja Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Paul Mann
  7. 7 V. And new life blooms from the ruins (Epilogue): Andante con passione 18:12
    Track
    7
    Title
    V. And new life blooms from the ruins (Epilogue): Andante con passione
    Duration
    18:12
    Composer
    Mischa Spoliansky
    Ensemble
    Liepāja Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Paul Mann