Album

Classics at the Movies: Drama collects symphonic pieces associated with a range of film. However, aside from John Williams' original theme for Schindler's List, the pieces here are mostly well-known works from composers like Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, and Sousa that have been grouped according to the film they appeared in—The Truman Show, Dead Poets Society, even Bulworth. Whatever the odd motivation of the release, it's still a solid collection of orchestral works from some great composers, performed with aplomb by a variety of orchestras or solo players. Of the latter, Norbert Kraft's classical guitar work on "Romance d'Amour" (from Forbidden Games) is a standout.

© Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide

CD 1
John Williams Composer Schindler's List Work Yu Long Conductor, Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra Orchestra
1	Theme	4:20			$0.99
Johann Sebastian Bach Composer English Suite No.2 in A-, BWV807 Work Wolfgang Rubsam Piano
2	5.Bourrée 1 and 2	5:06			$0.99
Jacques Offenbach Composer Les contes d'Hoffmann (opera)...Act 4 (performed as Act 3 in some version) Work Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava Orchestra, Keith Clark Conductor
3	1.Belle nuit, o nuit d'amour ('Barcarolle')	3:24			$0.99
Frédéric François Chopin Composer Piano Concerto No.1 in E-, Op.11 Work Jenö Jandó Piano
4	2.Romanze: Larghetto	11:44			$1.99
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Sonata No.11 in A, K.331 ('Alla turca') Work Jenö Jandó Piano
5	3.Rondo alla turca	3:46			$0.99
Anonymous Composer Romance d'amour Work Norbert Kraft Guitar
6	Romance d'amour	2:50			$0.99
Richard Wagner Composer Tannhäuser (opera), WWV 70...Scene 1 Work Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava Orchestra, Johannes Wildner Conductor, Slovak Philharmonic Choir Chorus/Choir
7	3.Beglückt darf nun dich	3:49			$0.99
Ludwig van Beethoven Composer Piano Concerto No.5 in Eb, Op.73 ('Emperor') Work Barry Wordsworth Conductor, Capella Istropolitana Ensemble, Stefan Vladar Piano
8	2.Adagio un poco mosso	8:15			$1.49
George Frideric Handel Composer Water Music Suite No.1 in F, HWV348 Work Bohdan Warchal Conductor, Capella Istropolitana Ensemble
9	3a.Allegro. 3b.Andante. 3c.Allegro (da capo)	6:22			$0.99
Samuel Barber Composer Adagio for Strings (arr. of 2nd mvmt. of String Quartet), Op.11 Work Capella Istropolitana Ensemble
10	Adagio for Strings (arr. of 2nd mvmt. of String Quartet), Op.11	7:52			$1.49
Franz Peter Schubert Composer 6 Moments musicaux, D.780, Op.94 Work Jenö Jandó Piano
11	No.2 in Ab: Andantino	6:02			$0.99
John Philip Sousa Composer Stars and Stripes Forever Work Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava Orchestra, Keith Brion Conductor
12	Stars and Stripes Forever	3:23			$0.99