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Joshua is the world-premiere recording of a dramatic oratorio based on the biblical figure by Academy Award® winning Franz Waxman. Waxman belongs to a group of Jewish composers who immigrated to the US before WWII. Working in Hollywood, he wrote soundtracks for Liliom, Sunset Boulevard, Rebecca, and A Place in the Sun, among others. Waxman would have celebrated his 100th birthday this year. Conductor James Sedares leads the Prague Philharmonia and Prague Philharmonic Chorus, along with vocalists Rodney Gilfry (baritone), Peter Buchi (tenor), and Ann Hallenberg (mezzo-soprano). Acclaimed German actor Maximilian Schell joins the cast as the narrator. In celebration of the 100th year of Franz Waxman�s birth, several projects are underway: Turner Classics Movies will run a tribute in December and The Museum of Modern Art will host a 23-picture retrospective and round table in December and January (this will be the first time a composer is honored by the Film Study Center).