LEGRAND, MICHEL - Concerto Pour Piano, Pour Violoncelle (Sealed) (2LP)

Sony Classical is proud to present a unique album containing live piano and cello, by one of the greatest composers of French film and theater music - Michel Legrand. His adventure with film began in the 50s of the twentieth century music to comedy Le Triporteur (1957). At the beginning of the 60s he drew the attention of critics housing to Lola (1961) and the musical comedy Woman Is a Woman (1961). For the song Les moulins de mon c?ur (ang. The Windmills of Your Mind) to cause Thomas Crown Affair (1968) - his first American film - won the Academy Award. In the 70s he was at the peak of his career. Michel Legrand has composed music for over 200 films, serials and musicals. He has won many international awards - including 13 times was nominated for an Oscar (he won three awards - alongside Affairs Thomas Crown also for his music for Years 1942 (1971) and a song for the film Yentl (1983), 8 times for a Grammy Award (won five times ), 14 for the Golden Globe award, moreover, awards and nominations Cesar?w, BAFTA, Emmy, and many others. for lovers of cinema is known primarily from the unforgettable musical film the Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), awarded the Golden Palm at the Cannes film festival. He created the the music for the animated series Albert Barill? series was a .. The performers of solo concerts are: French cellist Henri Demarquette and Michel Legrand himself. French Radio Orchestra conducted by Mikko Franck.