| Description |
1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
"Authentic Olympic Games collection, Atlanta 1996; official licensed classical record of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, Inc." |
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Compact disc. |
| Contents |
Summon the heroes / John Williams (6:17) -- O Fortuna : from Carmina Burana / Carl Orff (sung in Latin) (2:39) -- Bugler's dream / Leo Arnaud. Olympic fanfare and theme / John Williams (4:31) -- Ode to Zeus : from Canto Olympico / Mikis Theodorakis (sung in Greek) (3:42) -- Javelin / Michael Torke (8:53) -- Olympic hymn / Leonard Bernstein (sung in English) (5:22) -- Festive overture : op. 96 / Dmitri Shostakovich (6:19) -- Conquest of paradise. Theme / Vangelis (sung in invented language) (3:38) -- Parade of [the] charioteers : from Ben Hur / Miklos Rozsa (3:49) -- Toward a new life / Josef Suk (5:54) -- Chariots of fire. Theme / Vangelis (3:38) -- The Olympic spirit / John Williams (4:06). |
| Performer |
Boston Pops Orchestra ; Tanglewood Festival Chorus (2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th works) ; John Williams, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded Jan. 6, 10 and 13, 1996, in Symphony Hall, Boston, MA. |
| Subject |
Olympics -- Songs and music -- Sound recordings.
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Orchestral music -- Sound recordings.
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Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra -- Sound recordings.
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Motion picture music -- Excerpts -- Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Williams, John, 1932- conductor.
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Williams, John, 1932-
Summon the heroes.
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Orff, Carl, 1895-1982.
Carmina Burana. O Fortuna.
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Arnaud, Leo, 1904-1991.
Charge! Bugler's dream. Olympic theme.
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Williams, John, 1932-
Olympic fanfare and theme.
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Theodorakis, Mikis.
Canto Olympico. Ode to Zeus.
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Torke, Michael.
Javelin.
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Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990.
Olympic hymn.
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Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975.
Prazdnichnai︠a︡ uverti︠u︡ra.
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Vangelis.
1492. Theme.
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Rózsa, Miklós, 1907-1995.
Ben-Hur. Parade of the charioteers.
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Suk, Josef, 1874-1935.
V nový život.
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Vangelis.
Chariots of fire. Titles.
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Williams, John, 1932-
Olympic spirit.
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Tanglewood Festival Chorus, performer.
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Olympic Games (26th : 1996 : Atlanta, Ga.)
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| Standard No. |
7464625922 |
| Music No. |
SK 62592 Sony Classical |
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