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From screen to strings: concert works by screen composers

2025-03-28T10:00:46.837

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Rita Fernandes presents a curated list of string works by ten composers best known for their screen work, as well as interviews with composers and players

‘I don’t consider myself a “screen composer”, although my output happens to be mostly in screen music,’ Dario Marianelli tells me. ‘Concert music, ballet scores, music for film and for theatre: anything is an excuse for trying something new.’ The Academy Award-winning Marianelli is widely known for his film scores including Pride and Prejudice (2005) and Atonement (2007)…

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