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Richard Stewart Addinsell (13 January 1904 – 14 November 1977) was an English composer, best known for film music, primarily his Warsaw Concerto, composed for the 1941 film Dangerous Moonlight (also known under the later title Suicide Squadron).
Richard Addinsell's Warsaw Concerto: 'bloody awful'? If you’re looking for a piece of music that divides opinion, look no further than this work. Beloved by many for its Rachmaninov-esque melodies and nostalgic sound-world, it’s also remembered for its repeated occurrence in Spike Milligan’s autobiography as ‘the bloody awful Warsaw ...
The Warsaw Concerto is a short work for piano and orchestra by Richard Addinsell, written for the 1941 British film Dangerous Moonlight, which is about the Polish struggle against the 1939 invasion by Nazi Germany. In performance it normally lasts just under ten minutes.
Live performance of Warsaw Concerto by Richard Addinsell. The soloist was Chris Hill with the West Forest Sinfonia, conducted by Stephen Armstrong. Recorded ...
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4.56K subscribers. Subscribed. 674. 44K views 4 years ago. Richard Addinsell - The Warsaw Concerto I JP Ekins - Piano I Stephen Ellery - Conductor John Paul Ekins performs Richard...
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Feb 2, 2022 · Richard Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto Context. Richard Addinsell is now most remembered for his work on film music. He wrote music for films such as Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939), Scrooge (1940) and Dangerous Moonlight (1941). He led the way in the popularity of ‘tabloid concertos’ – classical compositions for solo instruments and orchestra ...
A prolific composer of theater and film music, Richard Addinsell is now remembered as a one-hit wonder, the composer of the lush, faux-Rachmaninov one-movement Warsaw Concerto for piano and orchestra.… Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1940s - 1950s. Musical Period. 20th Century, Modern. Born. January 13, 1904 in Oxford, England. Died.
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