Hollywood's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2

Alex North (Composer), Miklos Rozsa (Composer), Elmer Bernstein (Composer), Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer), George Duning (Composer), Victor Young (Composer), Bronislaw Kaper (Composer), Mikis Theodorakis (Composer), Michel Legrand (Composer), Andre Previn (Composer), John [1] Barry (Composer), Nino Rota (Composer), Charlie [1] Chaplin (Composer), Roma Enya / Ryan (Composer), James Newton Howard (Composer), Erich Kunzel (Conductor), Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
• Conductor: Erich Kunzel
• Composer: Alex North, Miklos Rozsa, Elmer Bernstein, Dimitri Tiomkin, George Duning, et al.
• Audio CD (June 29, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Telarc
• ASIN: B000003CYV
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,522 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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Media Type: CD
Artist: KUNZEL,ERICH
Title: VOL. 2-HOLLYWOOD'S GREATEST HI
Street Release Date: 06/22/1993
Domestic
Genre: CLASSICAL ARTISTS

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great album, January 27, 2001

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G. Sawaged - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hollywood's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

Erich Kunzel, once again comes through with another terrific album of movie music. On this album you will find preludes, themes and main title music from some of Hollywood's most loved movies. Films from as early as 1936's "Modern Times", through to 1992's "Far and Away", are represented here. The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra are as wonderful as ever, and the 20-bit digital sound system makes for unequalled sound quality. A pleasing highlight for me, is the wonderful "Moonglow" which starts off track 5. The jazz trio of piano, bass and drums eventually is joined by the orchestra for the theme from "Picnic". Then we have the beautiful waltz from "Around the world in eighty days". With the wonderful accordion solo, you can imagine being on a merry-go-round. This is truly a beautiful album...a must for lovers of orcestral music.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Interesting and Gratifying Volume 2, June 16, 2005

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gobirds2 (New England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hollywood's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops' treatment of film scores on this second tribute to Hollywood are somewhat more pleasing than Volume I. The selections are more intriguing and demonstrate a more positive approach to film scores and their value as true musical art forms. There is quite a diverse representation of music here. The incredibly powerful main title to MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (Bronislaw Kaper) juxtaposed with the bittersweet and romantic love theme to SPARTACUS (Alex North) and the intimately tender love theme to FRIENDLY PERSUASION (Dimitri Tiomkin) are masterfully achieved. I have never been that enamored with this CD's 20-bit digital recording but it has grown on me. Still, I highly recommend and enjoy this CD.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the First Volume, August 4, 2005

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hille2000 "hille2000" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hollywood's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

There is a great collection of music to be found here. There are many great renditions. The "2001, a Space Odyssey Fanfare" was outstanding. "Book of Days" from "Far and Away" had a very unique approach. I recommend this one deeply, oh yes I do, by far and away!