Hollywood's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2

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

Product Details

• Orchestra: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
• Conductor: Erich Kunzel
• Composer: John Barry, Elmer Bernstein, Charlie Chaplin, George Duning, Roma Enya / Ryan, et al.
• Audio CD (June 29, 1993)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Telarc
• ASIN: B000003CYV
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,213 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	G. Sawaged (Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

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.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	gobirds2 (New England) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

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.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	hille2000 "hille2000" (USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

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!