This is the score from the 1939 film which starred Robert Donat and
Greer Garson and won an Academy Award with a
further 7 nominations.Richard Addinsell collaborated with the producer Victor Savile and the film was made in England
by MGM under the direction of Sam Wood.All the music written for the
original score has been lost, with the exception of a piano score of the
school song by Eric Maschwitz.The suite was arranged using music
from the theme, which was reconstructed for concert use, two versions of
the school song and using a tubular bell to imitate the sound of the school
bell.
BBC Concert Orchestra Recordings
Goodbye Mr. Chips Suite
Marco Polo 8.223732 (CD:
Goodbye Mr. Chips/A Tale of Two Cities)
