Review: Ennio Morricone in New York
Ennio Morricone; Rome Sinfonietta Orchestra (Radio City Music Hall; 5,500 seats, $200 top)
By Jon Burlingame
“Veteran Italian film composer Ennio Morricone made his U.S. conducting debut Saturday night, performing many of his best-known movie themes with a 100-piece orchestra and a 100-voice choir before an enthusiastic crowd at Radio City Music Hall.
Morricone, who will receive an honorary Oscar on Feb. 25, chose 15 of his 400-plus original film and TV scores for concert presentation, starting with the staccato rhythms of The Untouchables and ending with a suite from his widely lauded magnum opus The Mission. Most were arranged into medleys of 11 to 18 minutes, eliminating the choppy “and-then-I-wrote” feel of many solo film-composer programs.”
While you're at it:
- October 1, 2009: Loaded with film music, October is now Rocktober
- December 14, 2006: Ennio meet Oscar, Oscar meet Ennio
- December 13, 2006: Ennio, meet Oscar. Oscar, meet Ennio
- February 25, 2007: Morricone: the Mozart of movie music
- October 1, 2009: Howard Shore, Doug Adams carry the load of the 'Rings' to New York
