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Catalogue number | 12 RSL 221 | ||||||||||
Title | Fortunes of war | ||||||||||
Artist(s) | Richard Holmes | ||||||||||
Cover condition | Near mint | ||||||||||
Record condition | Very Good Plus | ||||||||||
BBC records label code | C | ||||||||||
Item deleted? | Yes | ||||||||||
Released | 1987 | ||||||||||
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Country of origin | UK | ||||||||||
Media type | Primary | ||||||||||
Media genre | Dramas View all other tracks listed as Dramas. | ||||||||||
Run-off codes / Shop bar codes | 12 RSL 221 A-2-1-1-4 12 RSL 221 B-1U-1-1-1 | ||||||||||
My rating | ***** | ||||||||||
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Number have | 1 | ||||||||||
What type of seller was used? | Physical shop | ||||||||||
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TracksBelow is a list of tracks for this release. | |||||||||||
Side & track | Track and Artist | Length | |||||||||
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A1 | Fortunes of war [Richard Holmes / Pavel's Rumanian Ensemble] | 3.01 | |||||||||
A2 | Love theme (for Guy and Harriet) [Richard Holmes / The United Kingdom Symphony Orchestra] | 3.05 | |||||||||
A3 | Pavel's dance [Trad. / Arr. Richard Holmes / Pavel's Rumanian Ensemble] | 2.07 | |||||||||
B1 | The song of sounion [Richard Holmes / The United Kingdom Symphony Orchestra] | 3.40 | |||||||||
B2 | Florica's lament [Richard Holmes / Snezana Savic] | 2.57 | |||||||||
B3 | Main theme (Orchestral version) [Richard Holmes / The United Kingdom Symphony Orchestra] | 3.15 | |||||||||
Total length of media 18:05. |
Reviews | ||
Below is my review for this release and the ratings. | ||
Next BBC drama show for a Sunday this time. This one about war. Music has very European influences. | ||
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My rating | 4 | |
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Extra notes on cover, middle (gatefold sleeve) and any inserts | ||
MusiciansPavel's Romanian Ensemble Conducted byRichard Holmes Produced byBruce Talbot Fortunes of war is a compelling television serial based on Olivia Manning's Balkan Trilogy and Levant Trilogy. The screenplay is by Alan Plater. Set against the vivad canvas of civilian life in wartime Europe, it is a remarkable portrait of a marriage with the expatriate English community. The cast includes Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Ronald Pickup, Rupert Graves, Alan Bennett and Charles Kay. The serial is directed by James Vellan Jones and produced by Betty Willingale. | ||
Other versions | ||
I have the title track on these releases: | ||
[cdsingles] | CD RSL 221 | Fortunes of war |
[cds] | PWKS 645 | The best of BBC TV's themes |
[singles] | RESL 221 | Fortunes of war |
Further information | ||
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