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Richard Stewart Addinsell (13 January 1904 – 14 November 1977) was an English composer, best known for film music, primarily his Warsaw Concerto, composed for the 1941 film Dangerous Moonlight (also known under the later title Suicide Squadron).
If you’re looking for a piece of music that divides opinion, look no further than this work. Beloved by many for its Rachmaninov-esque melodies and nostalgic sound-world, it’s also remembered for its repeated occurrence in Spike Milligan’s autobiography as ‘the bloody awful Warsaw Concerto’.
The Warsaw Concerto is a short work for piano and orchestra by Richard Addinsell, written for the 1941 British film Dangerous Moonlight, which is about the Polish struggle against the 1939 invasion by Nazi Germany. In performance it normally lasts just under ten minutes.
Aug 30, 2009 · Live performance of Warsaw Concerto by Richard Addinsell. The soloist was Chris Hill with the West Forest Sinfonia, conducted by Stephen Armstrong. Recorded on 11th November 2006 in All Saints...
- 9 min
- 674K
- Chris Hill
Richard Addinsell - The Warsaw Concerto I JP Ekins - Piano I Stephen Ellery - Conductor John Paul Ekins performs Richard Addinsell's Warsaw Concerto with The London Gala Orc ...more.
- 11 min
- 47.2K
- John Paul Ekins
Feb 2, 2022 · Richard Addinsell’s Warsaw Concerto is an incredible display of the composer’s grasp of Romantic techniques. From the lavish textures and timbres, to the memorable melodic writing, this ‘tabloid concerto’ is full of drama, emotion and intensity – one not to be missed.
Richard Addinsell was an English composer, who specialised in film music and is best known today for writing the ‘Warsaw Concerto’ for the 1941 film, ‘Dangerous Moonlight’.
