Norbert Merkl, Susanna Rigacci, Gilda Buttà, Henry Raudales & Ulrich Herkenhoff
Morricone conducts Morricone
Video Director: Giovanni Morricone - Artist: Norbert Merkl, Susanna Rigacci, Gilda Buttà, Henry Raudales & Ulrich Herkenhoff - Soloist: Norbert Merkl, Susanna Rigacci, Gilda Buttà, Henry Raudales & Ulrich Herkenhoff - Conductor: Ennio Morricone - Chorus: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Orchestra: Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Morricone conducts Morricone
From the Philharmonie im Gasteig, Munich: Ennio Morricone conducts his film music. With Susanna Rigacci (soprano), Gilda Buttà (piano), Ulrich Herkenhoff (pan flute), Henry Raudales (solo violin), Norbert Merkl (solo viola), the Bavarian Radio Chorus and the Munich Radio Orchestra. Ennio Morricone, born in Rome in 1928, is one of the most important composers of film music. He has been awarded numerous prizes. In 2007 he received an Oscar for lifetime achievement, in 2016 the Oscar for the music for Quentin Tarantino's "The Hateful Eight". Morricone has written the music for over 500 films, including "C'era una volta il West" (Once Upon a Time in the West), "Cinema Paradiso" and "La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano" (The Legend of 1900).