Classical Californians: Austin Wintory

This week on Classical Californians, Grammy‑nominated multi‑media composer Austin Wintory shares the music that has influenced him. His selections include works by Jerry Goldsmith, Béla Bartók, and Felix Mendelssohn, alongside his own Hooded Allegro Vivace from Assassin’s Creed and Lorien Testard’s Alicia, offering a peek at the composers and pieces that he loves.

Jerry Goldsmith: German Advance, Jerry Goldsmith

Benjamin Britten: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra: Fugue (Allegro molto), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra: II. Giuoco delle coppie – Allegretto scherzando, Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major: IV. Allegro – Un poco sostenuto, Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

John Corigliano: Symphony No. 1: II. Tarantella, Daniel Barenboim, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Felix Mendelssohn: Octet in E‑flat Major: III. Scherzo (Allegro leggierissimo), Academy of St. Martin in the Fields — Iona Brown, Malcolm Latchem, Roger Garland, Andrew McGee, Stephen Shingles, Anthony Jenkins, Denis Vigay, Roger Smith

Austin Wintory: Hooded Allegro Vivace, from Assassin’s Creed

Lorien Testard:Alicia, Lorien Testard, Alice Duport‑Pericier