The E. M. Forster Trilogy (A Room with a View · Maurice · Howards End) [Soundtrack]

Richard Robbins (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Percy Grainger (Composer), Gregorio Allegri (Composer), Harry Rabinowitz (Conductor), John Pritchard (Conductor), Kiri Te Kanawa (Performer), Martin Jones (Performer), King's College Choir Cambridge (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Kiri Te Kanawa, Martin Jones, King's College Choir Cambridge
• Conductor: Harry Rabinowitz, John Pritchard
• Composer: Richard Robbins, Giacomo Puccini, Percy Grainger, Gregorio Allegri
• Audio CD (July 19, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: EMI/Angel Records
• ASIN: B000002SIK
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #128,754 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. O Mio Babbino Caro [From A Room with a View]

2. Pensione Bertollini [From A Room with a View]

3. Lucy, Charlotte and Miss Lavish See the City [From A Room with a View]

4. In the Piazza Signoria [From A Room with a View]

5. Embankment [From A Room with a View]

6. Phaeton and Persephone [From A Room with a View]

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Opening Credits [From Maurice]

2. At the Pianola [From Maurice]

3. Two Letters [From Maurice]

4. In Greece/The Wedding [From Maurice]

5. Miserere [From Maurice]

6. Pendersleigh in Gloom [From Maurice]

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Main Title from "Howard's End"

2. Helen and Paul Call It Off [From Howard's End]

3. Music and Meaning [From Howard's End]

4. Basts/Spring Landscape [From Howard's End]

5. Tango at Simpson's...Strand [From Howard's End]

6. Unexpected Proposal [From Howard's End]

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ~EXQUISITE~, December 6, 1999

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Thomas R Patchen - See all my reviews

This review is from: The E. M. Forster Trilogy (A Room with a View · Maurice · Howards End) (Audio CD)

Richard Robbins provides one of the most important ingredients to any Merchant/Ivory production: luscious, haunting, melancholy music. Robbins' extraordinary ability to compose music which so compliments the drama is a rare gift. I was thrilled when I came across this CD set while browsing and it does not disappoint. Whether you are a fan of the novels of EM Forster or the film adaptations by Merchant/Ivory - or just someone who loves beautiful music - this is a wonderful gift for yourself.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, touching, wonderful!!!, March 29, 1999

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Beth ([e-mail]) (Lansing, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The E. M. Forster Trilogy (A Room with a View · Maurice · Howards End) (Audio CD)

I have loved the music while watching the films. And I have been on a mad chase the last couple of years to find any copies on CD of "A Room With A View" and "Maurice" to no avail (it had been to long.) But to have them both released together and with "Howards End" as well, I was ecstatic!! Maurice is my favorite, but they are all very good. And if you are fans of the films, you might be suprised how much the music contributed to these wonderful films. And yes, I am a confessed E. M. Forster fan and I think the combo. of Merchant, Ivory and Robbins couldn't be more perfect.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Richard Robbins is a highly underrated composer, August 22, 2000

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"dalianny" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The E. M. Forster Trilogy (A Room with a View · Maurice · Howards End) (Audio CD)

Before I set out to write my own remarks of this spectacular collection, I read through the other reviews and realized that "tdewey" hit the nail on the head precisely. MAURICE prevails as the best of the three, especially with its haunting choral track (#5) and the opening theme that reverberates with emotion. As for A ROOM WITH A VIEW, track #2 is a magnificent orchestral rendition of track #1. In fact, it is a variation that epitomizes Robbins's ability to take something that is already terribly beautiful and turn it into something twice as powerful and mesmerizing.

There are few truly original composers alive today. Ryuichi Sakamoto is one. Angelo Badalamenti is another. Robbins has earned his rightful place among them.