麻豆社

Live at the 麻豆社 Proms 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra and conductor Edwin Outwater play film scores by Bernard Herrmann, who died fifty years ago. There's also music by Lalo Schifrin and Quincy Jones; and Sterling Elliott is the soloist in Korngold's Cello Concerto.

Presented by Katie Derham, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Herrmann Prelude (North by Northwest)
Herrmann Suite: Psycho (Prelude; The Murder; Finale)
Raksin Laura
Herrmann Suite: Vertigo
Korngold Cello Concerto

INTERVAL: Steven C. Smith's is the author of the biography, A Heart at Fire's Center: The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann. He talks about the film scores created by the composer.

Quincy Jones Ironside theme
Quincy Jones, arr Guy Barker In the Heat of the Night
Herrmann Twisted Nerve
Herrmann Taxi Driver (Nightpiece)
Isaac Hayes Shaft
Quincy Jones On Days Like These (Italian Job)
Schifrin Shiftin Gears (Bullitt)
Quincy Jones It's Caper Time (Italian Job)

Sterling Elliott (cello)
Singers Lance Ellington, Ashton Jones
麻豆社 Concert Orchestra
Conductor Edwin Outwater

From the shrieking strings of Psycho to the brooding jazz-club sleaze of Taxi Driver: Bernard Herrmann鈥檚 music is the soundtrack to the greats of Hollywood鈥檚 Golden Age. Join the 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra and its Principal Guest Conductor and Curator Edwin Outwater to celebrate the composer鈥檚 iconic film scores. A programme rich with suspense and drama also includes excerpts from film scores by Quincy Jones, David Raksin and Lalo Schifrin.