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UBM UBM Waltzes and Leitmotifs?Quality film music never grows old" a wise man once said. Case in point, Boris Fogelman's waltzes for piano and string ensemble are timeless masterpieces that - just like the big screen- convey a range of emotions to the audience. From solemn to playful, from melancholy to lighthearted, they share their thorough compositional craftsmanship and thoughtful instrumentation. Fogelman's 15 pieces are proof of the versatility the classical musical form of the waltz actually possesses. Minimalistic or comical or very contemporary: waltzes can be much more than their reputation may suggest. Recorded with musicians of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. |
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1. VICTORIA 00:01:43 LIGHT WALTZ, FEATURING A SLIGHTLY MELANCHOLIC VIOLIN MELODY WITH WARM PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT. EVOKES HISTORICAL IMAGES OF VIENNA COFFEE HOUSE CULTURE AND SALON MUSIC.
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3. NEW AGE 00:01:58 HESITANT BEAUTIFUL PIANO THEME WITH INCREASINGLY DRAMATIC STRING ACCOMPANIMENT. DYNAMIC AND HIGHLY EXPRESSIVE DESPITE THE MINIMAL INSTRUMENTATION.
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5. THE GOOD WALTZ 00:02:59 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ. A LONGING THEME EVOLVES INTO A BAROQUE DANCE, TURNS INTO A SICILIENNE FOLLOWED BY A FUGUE, ONLY TO LAND IN THE WORLD OF RUSSIAN ROMANCE.
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11. THE CLOWN 00:01:19 GOOD-HUMOURED WALTZ WITH PIANO, STRINGS AND BANDONEON. EVOKES A CIRCUS RING WITH ALL ITS EMOTIONAL INGREDIENTS.
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12. SOMETIMES 00:02:06 LIKE A MOVIE ITSELF, THIS THOUGHTFUL MID-TEMPO PIECE FOR PIANO AND STRINGS TAKES THE LISTENER ON A VOYAGE THROUGH TIME, MEMORY AND EMOTIONAL UPS AND DOWNS.
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14. QUITE MELANCHOLIC 00:02:02 TRUE TO ITS TITLE, THIS COMPOSITION HAS A QUITE MELANCHOLIC UNDERTONE, YET IT IS NOT TOO HEAVY. MID-TEMPO WALTZ TO UNDERLINE THOUGHTFUL MOODS AND INTROSPECTION.
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17. HANNA'S THEME 00:00:45 SPARSE, SERIOUS SCORE FOR PIANO. ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN … CAPPELLA VERSION. BLEAK, TOUCHING, MINIMAL.
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19. ARLETTE MON AMOUR 00:02:27 GRACEFUL WALTZ FOR PIANO, VIOLIN AND ACCORDION, PLAYING VARIATIONS ON THE MAIN THEME.
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20. A TRIBUTE TO NINO ROTA 00:02:16 BOWING TO THE GOLDEN AGE OF ITALIAN FILM, THIS SOSTENUTO PIECE CALLS TO MIND BLACK AND WHITE ARTHOUSE CINEMA AND TIMELESS SCORES.
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23. CONTRATANGO 00:01:15 LIKE AN AD-HOC JAM SESSION IN AN ARGENTINIAN BAR, THIS LIVELY, PASSIONATE AND FLIRTATIOUS TANGO ENDS WITH A BANDONEON SOLO.
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24. ASSOCIATIONS 00:02:40 THIS IS QUITE THE EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER RIDE. IT IS SUITED FOR CLASSICAL CINEMA AND THE BIG SCREEN ? OR JUST TO BE ENJOYED ON ITS OWN.
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25. JUST A RUSSIAN WALTZ 00:02:59 MELANCHOLIA, SOLITUDE AND ENDLESS LANDSCAPES ARE ALL REFLECTED IN THIS PENSIVE PIECE. BEAUTIFULLY INSTRUMENTED AND PLAYED SLOW WALTZ.
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29. MELANCHOLIC MOOD 00:01:36 CONTEMPLATIVE, REFLECTIVE, DEEP IN THOUGHT. CREATES AN ATMOSPHERE OF SERIOUSNESS AND REMEMBRANCE.
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32. REQUIEM FOR COL. STEWART 00:02:12 COMPOSITION WITH INCREASING INTENSITY AND DRAMATIC IMPACT. FOR HISTORICAL DRAMA AND BIG STORIES OF LOVE AND LOSS.