{"id":11717,"date":"2018-11-09T17:16:46","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T17:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=11717"},"modified":"2019-01-12T17:12:04","modified_gmt":"2019-01-12T17:12:04","slug":"williams-writes-new-violin-arrangements-of-film-themes-including-across-the-stars-listen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jwfan.com\/?p=11717","title":{"rendered":"Williams Writes New Violin Arrangements of Film Themes, Including ‘Across the Stars’ (Listen)"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Williams has written new arrangements for violin and orchestra of some of his film themes, including Cinderella Liberty<\/em>, Dracula<\/em>, Schindler’s List<\/em>, Harry Potter<\/em>, Across the Stars from Attack of the Clones<\/em>,\u00a0Memoirs of a Geisha\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Munich.<\/em><\/p>\n

The arrangements were made for German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, for whom Williams had composed his concert work\u00a0\u201cMarkings”<\/a>, which premiered last year at Tanglewood.<\/p>\n

According to Mutter, Williams did “about 10 new arrangements” for violin and orchestra, which will be included in her new album “Across the Stars”, to be released next year.<\/p>\n

The album also forms the basis for a special concert devoted to the music of the Maestro, scheduled for\u00a0September 14, 2019<\/a>\u00a0at the Munich K\u00f6nigsplatz, in which Anne-Sophie Mutter will be accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Newman.<\/p>\n

Listen to Accross the Stars for Violin and Orchestra, performed by Anne-Sophie Mutter at the Deutsche Grammophon 120th Anniversary Gala Concert on November 6<\/a>.<\/p>\n