![]() I love hearing about films I've never seen before. To date, the original film recordings from The Innocents have not been released (the tapes may be lost), but rerecorded selections from the score can be found on a Chandos CD called The Film Music of Georges Auric, performed by the BBC Philharmonic under the baton of Rumon Gamba. We lay my love and I beneath the weeping willow, Singing "O Willow Waly" till my lover returns to me. Singing "O Willow Waly" by the tree that weeps with me, We lay, my love and I beneath the weeping willow,īut now alone I lie and weep beside the tree, A full 45 seconds of black leader screen precede the 20th Century Fox logo and the film’s main titles, with “O Willow Waly”, written by Auric with lyrics by Paul Dehn and sung hauntingly by Isla Cameron, perfectly setting an ambiguous, dreamlike mood before the film even properly begins, Auric has you in his sway. Jack Clayton’s film is one of the finest examples of psychological terror to grace the screen, and Auric’s indelible title music is an important element of its impact. 1961’s The Innocents gave Auric the chance to return to the realm of the supernatural, having previously explored the genre in the 1945 classic Dead of Night. Auric, a child prodigy already known for his ballets, parlayed a working relationship with Jean Cocteau into a long and fruitful career in film music, moving between French, British and American productions over the course of nearly five decades. THE INNOCENTS (1961) by Georges Auricįrench composer Georges Auric first gained recognition in the 1920s as a “member” of Le Six, an informal consortium of classical musicians whose work was seen as a reaction against Wagnerian romanticism (composers joining him under this umbrella included Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud and Francis Poulenc). ![]() ![]() Perhaps William, or indeed one of other four youngsters featured in this article, will appear on the cover of Pianist one day.13 CHILLS Thirteen Memorable Moments In Horror Film Musicġ. The performance brought tears to the eyes of host and actress Melissa McCarthy, as you can see in the clip. The following year, he appeared on American TV show Little Big Shots and performed Chopin's famous Minute Waltz Op. Seven-year-old William Zhang first become known to the international public when he appeared at Carnegie Hall in 2019 after winning First Prize in the American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition. In fact, the two have previously played together. Like Elisey, seven-year-old Agafia is another child prodigy from Russia. Many of the comments below the video point to how she is able to portray so many of the piece's emotions at such a young age. Seven-year-old Agafia Korzun above plays it like she's known it for years. You can find out more about Elisey Mysin here.Ĭhopin's Nocturne No 20 in C sharp minor is one of the composer's most famous and adored pieces. The Russian-born youngster is thought to have been just eight years old when this video was filmed. He blew his audience away with a performance of Mozart's Concerto No 3 in D Major in the city of Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia. Since the above performance, he has taken home the Grand Prix prize at the 1st Grand Piano International Competition for Young Pianists in Moscow (2016), and 2nd prize at the 1st China International Music Competition (2019). Now 19 years old, he is living up to his potential. ![]() Incredible! The young Russian performed Liszt's famous 'La Campanella' at the Great Hall of the Moscow State Conservatory Alexander Malofeev was just 13 years old when this was filmed in 2014. ![]()
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