Irwin Kostal

About the artist

Irwin Kostal (October 1, 1911 - November 23, 1994) was an Academy Award-winning American musical arranger of films and an orchestrator of Broadway musicals. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Kostal opted not to attend college, instead teaching himself musical arranging by studying the symphonic scores available at his local library. His first professional job was as a staff arranger for Design for Listening, an NBC radio show based in his hometown [1].

Top songs

  1. Prelude / The Sound Of Music - Medley
  2. Laendler
  3. Entr'acte
  4. Grand Waltz
  5. Edelweiss Waltz
  6. Processional Waltz
  7. End Titles
  8. Prelude / The Sound Of Music
  9. Goodbye Maria / How Can Love Survive Waltz - Medley
  10. Overture / Preludium (Dixit Dominus)
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  1. Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral"), Op. 68, I Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Irwin Kostal Re-Record 1982
  2. Prelude And The Sound Of Music
  3. Overture And Preludium (Dixit Dominus)
  4. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A, Dance of the Reed Flutes - Irwin Kostal Re-Record 1982
  5. Escape / Climb Ev'ry Mountain (Reprise) / Finale - Medley
  6. Overture / Preludium (Dixit Dominus) - Medley
  7. Overture
  8. New Governess
  9. Mother Earth and Father Time
  10. Edelweiss - Duet / Instrumental Version
  11. Chin Up
  12. Overture / Preludium (Dixit Dominus) / Morning Hymn / Alleluia
  13. There Must Be Something More
  14. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy - Irwin Kostal Re-Record 1982
  15. The Laendler
  16. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A, Russian Dance - Irwin Kostal Re-Record 1982
  17. A Night on Bald Mountain - Irwin Kostal Re-Record 1982
  18. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A, Waltz of the Flowers - Irwin Kostal Re-Record 1982
  19. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A, Arabian Dance - Irwin Kostal Re-Record 1982
  20. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A, Chinese Dance - Irwin Kostal Re-Record 1982
  21. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 - Irwin Kostal Re-Record 1982
  22. Ave Maria, Op. 52 No. 6 - Irwin Kostal Re-Record 1982
  23. A Veritable Smorgasbord
  24. Nuns and Nazis / Escape/ Climb Every Mountain (Reprise) / Finale
  25. Deep In the Dark
  26. The Sorcerer's Apprentice - Irwin Kostal Re-Record 1982
  27. Overture / Preludium (Dixit Dominus) / Morning Hymn / Alleluia - Medley
  28. Charlotte's Farewell (Mother Earth and Father Time)
  29. Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral"), Op. 68, II Andante Molto Mosso - Irwin Kostal Re-Record 1982
  30. We've Got Lots In Common
  31. Finale
  32. I Can Talk
  33. Zuckerman's Famous Pig
  34. Main Title - Pete's Dragon - From "Pete's Dragon"/Score
  35. Rite of Spring - Irwin Kostal Re-Record 1982
  36. Nocturne: Captain And Maria
  37. Dance of the Hours from the opera "La Gioconda" - Irwin Kostal Re-Record 1982
  38. Something Good - Instrumental Version
  39. Edelweiss Waltz - Act I Finale
  40. Main Title
  41. Goodbye, Maria (How Can Love Survive)
  42. Climb Ev`ry Mountain(Reprise)
  43. My Favorite Things - Instrumental Version
  44. Morning Hymn / Alleluia
  45. Entr’acte
  46. The Captain Apologizes
  47. The Little Dears
  48. Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral"), Op. 68, III Allegro/IV Allegro/V Allegretto - Irwin Kostal Re-Record 1982
  49. Preludium (Dixit Dominus)
  50. The Gazebo
  51. Goodbye Maria / How Can Love Survive Waltz (Medley)
  52. Children To The Abbey
  53. You Must Help It
  54. Chin Up March
  55. Alleluia - Reprise
  56. Nocturne: Captain And Elsa
  57. The Sound Of Music - Instrumental Version
  58. End Title
  59. The Laendler - Alternate Version
  60. Escape / Climb Ev'ry Mountain (Reprise) / Finale (Medley)
  61. Processional / Maria - Film Version
  62. Climb Ev’ry Mountain - Reprise
  63. Unthinkable
  64. End Cast
  65. The Laendler - Quintet
  66. Main Title - Pete's Dragon
  67. Nuns And Nazis
  68. Escape
  69. Do-Re-Mi - Instrumental Version
  70. Maria - Instrumental Version
  71. Edelweiss - Festival Reprise / Instrumental Version
  72. Climb Ev’ry Mountain - Instrumental Version
  73. The Sound Of Music - Reprise / Instrumental Version
  74. Sixteen Going On Seventeen - Instrumental Version
  75. Edelweiss (Sing Along Version)
  76. Prelude & The Sound Of Music (Sing Along Version)
  77. I Have Confidence - Instrumental Version
  78. My Favorite Things (Sing Along Version)
  79. Do-Re-Mi (Sing Along Version)
  80. The Lonely Goatherd - Instrumental Version
  81. So Long, Farewell - Instrumental Version
  82. Processional / Maria (Part 2) - Instrumental Version
  83. Climb Ev’ry Mountain - Reprise / Instrumental Version
  84. Salzburg Montage - Discrete Version
  85. Overture / Preludium (Dixit Dominus) - 1965 Original Soundtrack Version
  86. Do-Re-Mi - Festival Reprise / Instrumental Version
  87. Sixteen Going On Seventeen - Reprise / Instrumental Version
  88. So Long, Farewell - Festival Reprise / Instrumental Version
  89. Escape / Climb Ev'ry Mountain (Reprise) / Finale
  90. Morning Hymn / Alleluia - 1965 Original Soundtrack Version

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