CD: John Williams Conductor - John Williams Compact Disc

John Williams Conductor

In a career that spans five decades, John Williams has become one of America's most accomplished and successful composers for film and for the concert stage. He has served as music director and laureate conductor of one of the country's treasured musical institutions, the Boston Pops Orchestra, and he maintains thriving artistic relationships with many of the world's great orchestras, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Mr. Williams has received a variety of prestigious awards, including the National Medal of Arts, the Kennedy Center Honor, the Olympic Order, and numerous Academy Awards, Grammy Awards, Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards. He remains one of our nation's most distinguished and contributive musical voices. Mr. Williams has composed the music and served as music director for more than one hundred films. His 40-year artistic partnership with director Steven Spielberg has resulted in many of Hollywood's most acclaimed and successful films, including Schindler's List, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, four Indiana Jones films, Saving Private Ryan, Amistad, Munich, Hook, Catch Me If You Can, Minority Report, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, Empire of the Sun, The Adventures of TinTin and War Horse. Their latest collaboration, The BFG, was released on July 1, 2016. Mr. Williams has composed the scores for all seven Star Wars films, the first three Harry Potter films, Superman: The Movie, JFK, Born on the Fourth of July, Memoirs of a Geisha, Far and Away, The Accidental Tourist, Home Alone, Nixon, The Patriot, Angela's Ashes, Seven Years in Tibet, The Witches of Eastwick, Rosewood, Sleepers, Sabrina, Presumed Innocent, The Cowboys and The Reivers, among many others. He has worked with many legendary directors, including Alfred Hitchcock, William Wyler and Robert Altman. In 1971, he adapted the score for the film version of Fiddler on the Roof, for which he composed original violin cadenzas for renowned virtuoso Isaac Stern. He has appeared on recordings as pianist and conductor with Itzhak Perlman, Joshua Bell, Jessye Norman and others. Mr. Williams has received five Academy Awards and 50 Oscar nominations, making him the Academy's most-nominated living person and the second-most nominated person in the history of the Oscars. His most recent nomination was for the film Star War: The Force Awakens. He also has received seven British Academy Awards (BAFTA), 22 Grammys, four Golden Globes, five Emmys, and numerous gold and platinum records. Born and raised in New York, Mr. Williams moved to Los Angeles with his family in 1948, where he studied composition with Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. After service in the Air Force, he returned to New York to attend the Juilliard School, where he studied piano with Madame Rosina Lhevinne. While in New York, he also worked as a jazz pianist, both in nightclubs and on recordings. He returned to Los Angeles and began his career in the film industry, working with a number of accomplished composers including Bernard Herrmann, Alfred Newman, and Franz Waxman. He went on to write music for more than 200 television episodes for anthology series Alcoa Premiere, Kraft Suspense Theatre, Chrysler Theatre and Playhouse 90. His more recent contributions to television music include the well-known theme for NBC Nightly News ("The Mission"), the theme for what has become network television's longest-running series, NBC's Meet the Press, and a new theme for the prestigious PBS arts showcase Great Performances. In addition to his activity in film and television, Mr. Williams has composed numerous works for the concert stage, among them two symphonies, and concertos for flute, violin, clarinet, viola, oboe and tuba. His cello concerto was commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and premiered by Yo-Yo Ma at Tanglewood in 1994. Mr. Williams also has filled commissions by several of the world's leading orchestras, including a bassoon concerto for the New York Philharmonic entitled The Five Sacred Trees, a trumpet concerto for the Cleveland Orchestra, and a horn concerto for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Seven for Luck, a seven-piece song cycle for soprano and orchestra based on the texts of former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove, was premiered by the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood in 1998. At the opening concert of their 2009–2010 season, James Levine led the Boston Symphony in the premiere Mr. Williams' On Willows and Birches, a concerto for harp and orchestra. In January 1980, Mr. Williams was named nineteenth music director of the Boston Pops Orchestra, succeeding the legendary Arthur Fiedler. He currently holds the title of Boston Pops Laureate Conductor which he assumed following his retirement in December 1993, after 14 highly successful seasons. He also holds the title of Artist-in-Residence at Tanglewood. One of America's best known and most distinctive artistic voices, Mr. Williams has composed music for many important cultural and commemorative events. Liberty Fanfare was composed for the rededication of the Statue of Liberty in 1986. American Journey, written to celebrate the new millennium and to accompany the retrospective film The Unfinished Journey by director Steven Spielberg, was premiered at the "America's Millennium" concert in Washington, D.C. on New Year's Eve, 1999. His orchestral work Soundings was performed at the celebratory opening of Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. In the world of sport, he has contributed musical themes for the 1984, 1988, and 1996 Summer Olympic Games, the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, and the 1987 International Summer Games of the Special Olympics. In 2006, Mr. Williams composed the theme for NBC's presentation of NFL Football. Mr. Williams holds honorary degrees from 21 American universities, including The Juilliard School, Boston College, Northeastern University, Tufts University, Boston University, the New England Conservatory of Music, the University of Massachusetts at Boston, The Eastman School of Music, the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and the University of Southern California. He is a recipient of the 2009 National Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists by the United States Government. In 2003, he received the Olympic Order, the IOC's highest honor, for his contributions to the Olympic movement. He served as the Grand Marshal of the 2004 Rose Parade in Pasadena, and was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honor in December of 2004. Mr. Williams was inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2009, and in January of that same year he composed and arranged Air and Simple Gifts especially for the first inaugural

Tracks Description

Disc 1
1. Everything's Coming Up Roses From Gypsy - The Boston Pops Orchestra
2. No One Is Alone From Into The Woods - The Boston Pops Orchestra
3. Gotta Dance - A Tribute To Jerome Robbins - John Williams
4. I Dreamed A Dream From Les Miserables - The Boston Pops Orchestra
5. Bernstein On Broadway - The Boston Pops Orchestra
6. The Music Of The Night From Phantom Of The Opera - The Boston Pops Orchestra
7. Andrew Lloyd Webber Trilogy - John Williams
8. Send In The Clowns From A Little Night Music - The Boston Pops Orchestra
9. Let Me Entertain You: The Music Of Jule Styne - John Williams
10. Suite From Miss Saigon: Claude-Michel Schönberg - John Williams
11. Love Changes Everything From Aspects Of Love - The Boston Pops Orchestra
12. The Trolley Song From Meet Me In St. Louis - The Boston Pops Orchestra

Disc 2
13. Main Theme (From "Star Wars") - John Williams
14. Princess Leia From Star Wars - John Williams
15. The Little People From Star Wars - John Williams
16. The Imperial March (From "The Empire Strikes Back") - John Williams
17. Yoda's Theme From The Empire Strikes Back - John Williams
18. Parade Of The Ewoks From Return Of The Jedi - John Williams
19. The Asteroid Field From The Empire Strikes Back - John Williams
20. Luke And Leia From Return Of The Jedi - John Williams
21. The Cantina Band From Star Wars - John Williams
22. Here They Come! From Star Wars - John Williams
23. Jabba The Hutt From Return Of The Jedi - John Williams
24. The Forest Battle From Return Of The Jedi - John Williams
25. Throne Room And Finale From Star Wars - John Williams

Disc 3
26. Raiders March From "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" - John Williams
27. Theme From "Always" - John Williams
28. Adventures On Earth From "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" - John Williams
29. Theme From "Sugarland Express" - John Williams
30. Title Theme From "Jaws" - John Williams
31. Out To Sea / The Shark Cage Fugue From "Jaws" - John Williams
32. Exsultate Justi From "Empire Of The Sun" - John Williams
33. Parade Of The Slave Children From "Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom" - John Williams
34. Over The Moon From "E.T. The Extra Terrestrial" - John Williams
35. March From "1941" - John Williams
36. Cadillac Of The Skies From "Empire Of The Sun" - John Williams
37. Scherzo For Motorcycle And Orchestra From "Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade" - John Williams
38. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind/When You Wish Upon A Star Medley - John Williams

Disc 4
39. I Love A Parade - The Boston Pops Orchestra
40. Midway March - The Boston Pops Orchestra
41. Washington Post March - The Boston Pops Orchestra
42. Seventy-Six Trombones - The Boston Pops Orchestra
43. El Capitan - The Boston Pops Orchestra
44. South Rampart Street Parade - The Boston Pops Orchestra
45. Semper Fidelis - The Boston Pops Orchestra
46. Liberty Bell March - The Boston Pops Orchestra
47. Colonel Bogey March - The Boston Pops Orchestra
48. Strike Up The Band - The Boston Pops Orchestra
49. The Thunderer - The Boston Pops Orchestra
50. Hands Across The Sea - The Boston Pops Orchestra
51. King Cotton - The Boston Pops Orchestra
52. Pops On The March - The Boston Pops Orchestra
53. Under The Double Eagle - The Boston Pops Orchestra
54. Stars And Stripes Forever - The Boston Pops Orchestra

Disc 5
55. God Bless America - John Williams
56. Theme For Earth Day - John Williams
57. Shenandoah - John Williams
58. This Land Is Your Land - John Williams
59. America - John Williams
60. Deep River - John Williams
61. On The Trail From Grand Canyon Suite - John Williams
62. Simple Gifts From Appalachian Spring - John Williams
63. Make Our Garden Grow From Candide - The Boston Pops Orchestra
64. Wind On The Water From The Last Whale - John Williams
65. Green Leaves Of Summer - John Williams
66. The Promise Of Living From The Tender Land - John Williams
67. Sunrise From Grand Canyon Suite - John Williams
68. Appalachian Morning - John Williams
69. America The Beautiful - John Williams

Disc 6
70. A Christmas Festival - The Boston Pops Orchestra
71. A Visit From Saint Nicholas - The Boston Pops Orchestra
72. White Christmas - The Boston Pops Orchestra
73. March Of The Toys (From "Babes In Toyland") - The Boston Pops Orchestra
74. Somewhere In My Memory (From "Home Alone") - The Boston Pops Orchestra
75. Holiday Flight (From "Home Alone") - The Boston Pops Orchestra
76. A Christmas Bouquet - The Boston Pops Orchestra
77. Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers - The Boston Pops Orchestra
78. Star Of Bethlehem (From "Home Alone") - The Boston Pops Orchestra
79. Christmas Night Medley - The Boston Pops Orchestra
80. We Wish You A Merry Christmas - The Boston Pops Orchestra
81. Sleigh Ride - The Boston Pops Orchestra
82. A Merry Littley Sing-Along - The Boston Pops Orchestra

Disc 7
83. You Make Me Feel So Young - The Boston Pops Orchestra
84. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning - The Boston Pops Orchestra
85. Night And Day - The Boston Pops Orchestra
86. Witchcraft - The Boston Pops Orchestra
87. The Lady Is A Tramp - The Boston Pops Orchestra
88. Strangers In The Night - Do Not Use - The Boston Pops Orchestra
89. I Have Dreamed - The Boston Pops Orchestra
90. Fly Me To The Moon - The Boston Pops Orchestra
91. New York, New York - The Boston Pops Orchestra
92. Luck Be A Lady - The Boston Pops Orchestra
93. I Get A Kick Out Of You - The Boston Pops Orchestra
94. MacK The Knife (Moritat) - The Boston Pops Orchestra
95. The Shadow Of Your Smile (Love Theme From "The Sandpiper") - The Boston Pops Orchestra
96. Softly, As I Leave You - The Boston Pops Orchestra
97. Chicago - The Boston Pops Orchestra
98. The Summer Wind (Sommerwind) - The Boston Pops Orchestra
99. One For My Baby - The Boston Pops Orchestra

Disc 8
100. Unforgettable - John Williams
101. My Funny Valentine - The Boston Pops Orchestra
102. Lover - The Boston Pops Orchestra
103. The Way We Were - The Boston Pops Orchestra
104. The Song Is You - The Boston Pops Orchestra
105. Long Ago And Far Away - The Boston Pops Orchestra
106. Satin Doll - The Boston Pops Orchestra
107. Sophisticated Lady - The Boston Pops Orchestra
108. Begin The Beguine - The Boston Pops Orchestra
109. Stella By Starlight - The Boston Pops Orchestra
110. Laura - The Boston Pops Orchestra
111. Moonlight Serenade - The Boston Pops Orchestra
112. 's Wonderful - The Boston Pops Orchestra
113. Evergreen - The Boston Pops Orchestra
114. Through The Eyes Of Love - The Boston Pops Orchestra
115. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - The Boston Pops Orchestra
116. Star Dust - The Boston Pops Orchestra

Disc 9
117. Morning On The Ranch - The Boston Pops Orchestra
118. The Gift - The Boston Pops Orchestra
119. 3A. Dream March - The Boston Pops Orchestra
120. 3B. Circus March - The Boston Pops Orchestra
121. Walk To The Bunkhouse - The Boston Pops Orchestra
122. Grandfather's Tale - The Boston Pops Orchestra
123. Happy Ending - The Boston Pops Orchestra
124. I. Theme From "Born On The Fourth Of July" - The Boston Pops Orchestra
125. Ii. Cua Viet River, Vietnam 1968 - The Boston Pops Orchestra
126. Iii. Massapequa...The Early Days - The Boston Pops Orchestra
127. Quiet City, For Strings, Trumpet And English Horn - The Boston Pops Orchestra
128. The Reivers* - The Boston Pops Orchestra

Disc 10
129. Don't Be That Way (1938) - John Williams
130. Cherokee (1939) - John Williams
131. I Can't Get Started (With You) - Nancy Wilson
132. One O'Clock Jump (1938) - John Williams
133. Marie (1928) - John Williams
134. Sing, Sing, Sing ("With A Swing") (1937) - John Williams
135. Frenesi (1940) - John Williams
136. Imagination - Nancy Wilson
137. Little Brown Jug (1869) - John Williams
138. Back Bay Shuffle - John Williams
139. Trumpet Blues And Cantabile - John Williams
140. Green Eyes (1929) - John Williams
141. Chattanooga Choo Choo (1941) - John Williams
142. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (From Company B)(1941) - John Williams
143. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (1932) - John Williams

Disc 11
144. Flying From "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" - John Williams
145. Theme From "Jurassic Park" - John Williams
146. Remembrances From "Schindler's List" - John Williams
147. Flight To Neverland From "Hook" - John Williams
148. The Battle Of Hollywood From "1941" (Includes The Irish Folksong "The Rakes Of Mallow") - John Williams
149. Smee's Plan From "Hook" - John Williams
150. The Barrel Chase From "Jaws" - John Williams
151. My Friend,The Brachiosaurus From "Jurassic Park" - John Williams
152. Jim's New Life From "Empire Of The Sun" - John Williams
153. The Dialogue From "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind" - John Williams
154. The Lost Boys Ballet From "Hook" - John Williams
155. Theme From "Schindler's List" - John Williams
156. The Basket Chase From "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" - John Williams
157. The Face Of Pan From "Hook" - John Williams
158. The Banquet Scene From "Hook" - John Williams

Disc 12
159. Summon The Heroes (For Tim Morrison) - John Williams
160. O Fortuna From Carmina Burana - John Williams
161. Bugler's Dream And Olympic Fanfare Medley - John Williams
162. Ode To Zeus From Canto Olympico - John Williams
163. Javelin - John Williams
164. Olympic Hymn - The Boston Pops Orchestra
165. Festive Overture, Op.96 - John Williams
166. Conquest Of Paradise (Theme) - John Williams
167. Parade Of Charioteers From Ben Hur - John Williams
168. Toward A New Life - John Williams
169. Chariots Of Fire (Theme) - John Williams
170. The Olympic Spirit - John Williams

Disc 13
171. The Color Purple: Main Title - John Williams
172. Scent Of A Woman: Tango (Por Una Cabeza) - John Williams
173. Yentl: Papa, Can You Hear Me? - John Williams
174. Il Postino: Theme - John Williams
175. The Age Of Innocence: Theme - John Williams
176. Theme From"Far And Away" - John Williams
177. The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg: I Will Wait For You - John Williams
178. Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse: Theme - John Williams
179. Sabrina: Theme - John Williams
180. Out Of Africa: Main Title - John Williams
181. Black Orpheus: Manha De Carnaval - John Williams
182. Theme (From "Schindler's List") - John Williams
183. Cinema Paradiso: Love Theme - John Williams

Disc 14
184. I. Eó Mugna - London Symphony Orchestra
185. Ii. Tortan - London Symphony Orchestra
186. Iii. Eó Rossa - London Symphony Orchestra
187. Iv. Craeb Uisnig - London Symphony Orchestra
188. V. Dathi - London Symphony Orchestra
189. Tree Line - London Symphony Orchestra
190. Andante Con Moto - London Symphony Orchestra
191. Double Fugue (Moderato Maestoso, Allegro Vivo) - London Symphony Orchestra
192. Andante Espressivo - London Symphony Orchestra
193. Old And Lost Rivers - London Symphony Orchestra

Disc 15
194. Lawrence Of Arabia- Overture - London Symphony Orchestra
195. Flying Theme (From "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial") - London Symphony Orchestra
196. Out Of Africa- Main Title - London Symphony Orchestra
197. Wizard Of Oz- Fantasy For Orchestra Medley: March Of The Winkies & Witches/Bicycle Music/Cyclone/Ding Dong, The Witch Is Dead/Over The Rainbow - London Symphony Orchestra
198. Theme (From "Jaws") - London Symphony Orchestra
199. The Adventures Of Robin Hood- Robin Hood And His Merry Men - London Symphony Orchestra
200. Pocahontas- Theme: Colors Of The Wind - London Symphony Orchestra
201. The Last Emperor- Theme - London Symphony Orchestra
202. A Place In The Sun- Suite - London Symphony Orchestra
203. Spellbound - N. Williams
204. Godfather II (Main Title - The Immigrant) - London Symphony Orchestra
205. Dances With Wolves- John Dunbar Theme - London Symphony Orchestra
206. The Devil And Daniel Webster- Mr. Scratch - London Symphony Orchestra
207. Theme (From "Beauty And The Beast") - John Williams
208. The Best Years Of Our Lives- Theme - London Symphony Orchestra
209. Main Title (From "Star Wars") - London Symphony Orchestra

Disc 16
210. Fantasy For Violin And Orchestra On Porgy And Bess (Excerpts) - London Symphony Orchestra
211. I. Allegro Ben Ritmato E Deciso - Joshua Bell
212. Ii. Andante - Joshua Bell
213. Iii. Allegro Ben Ritmato E Deciso - Joshua Bell
214. I Got Rhythm - Joshua Bell
215. Embraceable You - London Symphony Orchestra
216. Nice Work If You Can Get It - Joshua Bell
217. Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away) - London Symphony Orchestra
218. But Not For Me - London Symphony Orchestra
219. Sweet And Low-Down* - London Symphony Orchestra
220. Love Is Here To Stay - London Symphony Orchestra

Disc 17
221. Theme From Laura (1944) - The Boston Pops Orchestra
222. Theme From Now, Voyager (1942) - The Boston Pops Orchestra
223. Smile From Modern Times (1936) - The Boston Pops Orchestra
224. Love Theme From Lost Weekend (1945) - The Boston Pops Orchestra
225. St. Patrick's Day From The Quiet Man (1952) - The Boston Pops Orchestra
226. Marian & Robin Love Theme From The Adventures Of Robin Hood (1938) - The Boston Pops Orchestra
227. As Time Goes By From Casablanca (1942) - The Boston Pops Orchestra
228. Touch Her Soft Lips And Part From Henry V (1944) - The Boston Pops Orchestra
229. Stella By Starlight From The Uninvited (1944) - The Boston Pops Orchestra
230. Theme From My Foolish Heart (1949) - The Boston Pops Orchestra
231. Tara's Theme (From "Gone With The Wind" 1939) - Itzhak Perlman
232. Cathy's Theme From Wuthering Heights (1939) - The Boston Pops Orchestra

Disc 18
233. I. Theme And Cadenza - Yo-Yo Ma
234. Ii. Blues - Yo-Yo Ma
235. Iii. Scherzo - Yo-Yo Ma
236. Iv. Song - Yo-Yo Ma
237. Elegy For Cello And Orchestra - Yo-Yo Ma
238. Rosewood - Yo-Yo Ma
239. Pickin' - Yo-Yo Ma
240. The Long Road North - Yo-Yo Ma
241. Heartwood - Yo-Yo Ma

Disc 19
242. Call Of The Champions (The Official Theme Of The 2002 Olympic Winter Games) - John Williams
243. I. Immigration And Building - John Williams
244. Ii. The Country At War - John Williams
245. Iii. Popular Entertainment - John Williams
246. Iv. Arts And Sports - John Williams
247. V. Civil Rights And The Women's Movement - John Williams
248. Vi. Flight And Technology - John Williams
249. Song For World Peace - John Williams
250. Jubilee 350 - John Williams
251. The Mission Theme (Theme For Nbc News) - John Williams
252. For New York (Variations On Themes Of Leonard Bernstein) - John Williams
253. Sound The Bells! - John Williams
254. Hymn To New England - Utah Symphony Orchestra
255. Celebrate Discovery - John Williams
256. Summon The Heroes (For Tim Morrison) - John Williams

Disc 20
257. The Adventures Of Mutt From "Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull" - John Williams
258. Dry Your Tears, Afrika From "Amistad" - John Williams
259. The Bfg From "The Bfg" - John Williams
260. With Malice Toward None From "Lincoln" - John Williams
261. The Duel From "The Adventures Of Tintin" - John Williams
262. A New Beginning From "Minority Report" - John Williams
263. Movement 1: Closing In - John Williams
264. Movement 2: Reflections - John Williams
265. Movement 3: Joy Ride - John Williams
266. Marion's Theme From "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" - John Williams
267. Hymn To The Fallen From "Saving Private Ryan" - John Williams
268. Dartmoor, 1912 From "War Horse" - John Williams
269. Viktor's Tale From "The Terminal" - John Williams
270. Prayer For Peace From "Munich" - John Williams
271. Immigration And Building From "The Unfinished Journey" - John Williams
272. With Malice Toward None From "Lincoln" - John Williams

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