Quartet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 1CD

Quartet: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack brings together a range of classical recordings featured in Dustin Hoffman’s 2012 directorial debut, a film set in a retirement home for former opera singers. Rather than commissioning a traditional score, the production leans on established repertoire from opera, chamber music, and orchestral works, reflecting the characters’ shared history on the concert stage.

Verdi’s “La donna è mobile” from Rigoletto and Puccini’s “Vissi d’arte” from Tosca anchor the operatic selections, while Saint-Saëns’ “Le cygne” from Le carnaval des animaux offers a quieter interlude. Gilbert and Sullivan’s numbers from The Mikado introduce a lighter theatrical touch, balanced by the poised elegance of Haydn’s “Sunrise” String Quartet. Presented on CD, the soundtrack plays like a curated recital tied together by the film’s setting.

Tracklist:

1. La traviata, Act II: Libiamo ne’lieti calici (Brindisi) (instrumental Version)
2. Wilf’s Descent
3. An Sylvia, D. 891 (op. 106 №4)
4. Rigoletto, Act III: La donna è mobile
5. The Mikado: The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring, Tra La
6. Jean Arrives
7. Le carnaval des animaux: Le cygne
8. The Mikado: So Please You, Sir, We Much Regret
9. String Quintet in E major, op. 13 №5: Minuet
10. Not Upset
11. Symphony №100 in G major, Hob. I:100 “Military”: III. Menuet (Moderato)
12. String Quartet in B-flat major, Hob. III:77, op. 76 №4 “Sunrise”: I. Allegro con spirito
13. String Quartet in B-flat major, Hob. III:77, op. 76 №4 “Sunrise”: II. Adagio
14. String Quartet in B-flat major, Hob. III:77, op. 76 №4 “Sunrise”: III. Menuetto (Allegro)
15. String Quartet in B-flat major, Hob. III:77, op. 76 №4 “Sunrise”: IV. Finale (Allegro ma non troppo)
16. The Mikado: On a Tree By a River a Little Tom Tit
17. Rigoletto: “Gualtier Maldè ... Caro nome...”
18. Il barbiere di Siviglia: №16 Terzetto “Ah! Qual colpo inaspettato!”
19. Are You Havin' Any Fun?
20. Over My Dead Body
21. Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565: Fugue
22. La traviata, Act I: “Libiamo ne’lieti calici” (Brindisi)
23. Tosca: “Vissi d’arte, vissi d’amore”
24. Rigoletto: “Bella figlia dell’amore”