Captain Horatio Hornblower
$11.98 – $16.98
Robert Farnon
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Aline Brewer, harp; Raymond Cohen, violin;
Widely known as “Arranger to the Stars,” Robert Farnon has also written an impressive array of film scores and concert works.
“…Definitively performed and lovingly recorded…demonstrates how recordings ought to be and ought to sound. Highly recommended.” —Stevenson Classical Guide
On This Recording
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Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. Suite:
- I. Introduction
- II. The Wind
- III. Polwheal
- IV. Lady Barbara
- V. Natividad
- A la Claire Fontaine
- State Occasion
- Lake of the Woods
- A Promise of Spring
- Intermezzo for Harp and Strings
- Violin Rhapsody
Reviews:
“Superlative state-of-the-art sound coupled with Farnon’s superlative music. The film selections are a treasure but the additional pieces like “A La Claire Fontaine”{a beautiful setting of a beautiful French-Canadian Folk Song), “Lake of the Woods”(a hauntingly beautiful tone poem), and “Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra”(a glorious piece)- all under the baton of the magic maestro himself with one of the greatest London orchestras at his command – this is as good as it can possibly get!” —Wayne Choma