Schindler's List Music by John Williams and Ernst Bloch Alexandre da Costa, violin Orchestre symphonique Bienne (Switzerland) Thomas Rösner, conductor Marc Pantillon, piano ACD2 2579 • Of Williams' approximately seventy film scores, the soundtrack for Schindler's List is considered one of his masterpieces.   Compositionally, Williams departed from his usual swashbuckling style for a more classical sounding score.   The effect is that of subtlety and nuance in a score rich with hauntingly beautiful melodies.   Williams chose to feature the violin as the principal voice in large part because of its associations to Jewish music and since, “the violin itself remains an instrument of enormous expressive power.” • To complement Williams' Schindler's List suite, Alexandre da Costa has chosen Ernst Bloch's Suite Hébraîque.   Rounding out the program, Swiss pianist Marc Pantillon joins the Bienne orchestra for Bloch's Concerto grosso #1. • Alexandre da Costa's previous ATMA disc was one of ATMA's two top-selling 2008 releases in the United States. • Produced, recorded and edited by Johanne Goyette at the Palais des Congrès de Bienne, Switzerland, 19-21 March, 2008. • Alexandre da Costa now plays the 1727 “Di Barbaro” Stradivarius and a Sartory bow, courtesy of Canimex. JOHN WILLIAMS (1932)       Suite « Schindler's List » pour violon et orchestre [ 15:22]       Suite Schindler's List for Violin & Orchestra (1993)   1. Theme   [4:19]   2. Krakow - Jewish Town   [4:58]   3. Remembrances   [6:05] ERNEST BLOCH (1880 1959)       Suite hébraïque pour violon et orchestre [ 12:18]       Suite Hébraïque for Violin and Orchestra (1951)   4.   I. Rhapsody   [6:13]   5.  II. Processional   [2:33]   6. III. Affirmation   [3:26]       Concerto grosso n° 1 pour orchestre a cordes avec piano oblige [ 23:37]       Concerto Grosso No. 1 for String Orchestra with Piano Obbligato (1925)   7.   I. Prelude: Allegro energico e pesante   [2:53]   8.  II. Dirge: Andante moderato   [7:25]   9. III. Pastorale and Rustic Dances: Assai lento   [7:14] 10. IV. Fugue: Allegro   [6:05] ATMA Classique is distributed in Australia by Rockian Trading PO Box 44, Briar Hill, Vic, 3088, Australia Telephone +61 (0)3 9432 4149 ~ Facsimile +61 (0)3 9444 6879