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Leave it to composer John Corigliano and violinist Joshua Bell--two of biggest names in classical music--to team up and create one of 1999's best soundtracks. For many, the soundtrack to The Red Violin was just as impressive as...more.
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Normally we think of a musical instrument as a passive object in the service of a performing artist. But what if that instrument is itself a work of art, containing the secrets of the various owners through whose hands it has...more.
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I love this movie. I love the soundtrack, too. The music is haunting and I can't get it out of my head. I really like the way the story follows the violin and correspondes this to the present.
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...then I might actually listen to the soundtrack. As it is, the Chaconne is now right up there at the top of my personal list of modern compositions and I don't even play the rest of the disc (wonderful and...more.
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The Red Violin Soundtrack is a masterpiece by John Corigliano and it's hard to believe these songs hadn't been composed hundreds of years ago. The main theme, "The Red Violin", a violin adagio, is pure poetry, it's hard...more.
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I'm probably slightly biased towards this music, because I was blown away by the film and the soundtrack evokes the emotion and passion I felt when watching the film. Even so, if you haven't seen this film, and if...more.