Quartet [Original Soundtrack]

'Quartet’ is the directorial debut from Oscar winning actor Dustin Hoffman! Based on the play by BAFTA winning screenwriter Sir Ronald Harwood (The Pianist) it is set to be one of the most talked about comedy-dramas of 2013. The film stars several the world’s greatest acting talents including six-time Oscar nominee and two-time winner Maggie Smith, four-time BAFTA winner Michael Gambon & double Oscar nominee and BAFTA winner Tom Courtenay. It is a story which follows a group of retired Opera singers who put on an annual concert to celebrate Verdi’s birthday. Old rivalries ensue when a fourth member (Smith) arrives and disrupts the balance. The soundtrack features legendary Classical recordings by Bruno Bartoletti, Richard Bonynge, Renato Capecchi, Ileana Cotrubas, Gianna D’Angelo, Antal Doráti, D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, Carlo Maria Giulini, Sherrill Milnes, Nicola Monti, Luciano Pavarotti, Hermann Prey, Pascal Rogé, Sir Georg Solti, Joan Sutherland, Huguette Tourangeau, Takács Quartet, Kiri Te Kanawa, Christopher van Kampen, plus original score cues composed by Dario Marianelli (‘Anna Karenina’, ‘Pride & Prejudice’, ‘Atonement’, ‘Jane Eyre’). Track Listing: Disc 1: Libiamo Ne'lieti Calici (Brindisi) (La Traviata/ Act 1) Wilf's Descent Was ist Silvia, saget an La Donna E Mobile (Rigoletto/ Act 3) The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring, Tra La Jean Arrives Le Cygne So Please You, Sir, We Much Regret Minuet from String Quintet in E, Op.13, No.5 Not Upset 3. Menuet (Moderato) 1. Allegro con spirito 2. Adagio 3. Menuetto (Alllegro) 4. Finale (Allegro ma non troppo) On A Tree By A River A Little Tom Tit Scena ed Aria. "Gualtier Maldè ... Caro nome..." - "+ là..." / "Miratela" No.16 Terzetto: "Ah! qual colpo inaspettato!" Are You Having Any Fun Over My Dead Body Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 "Libiamo ne'lieti calici" (Brindisi) "Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore" "Bella figlia dell'amore"