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I've never seen the ballet, but as a fan of both Goldenthal and Othello, I will definitely be picking this up.
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The Stone Cutters disc is only about 38 minutes, too. He wrote most of these pieces, save for the String Quartet, when he was 20-24 years old. Crazy.
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Othello Symphony was a disappointment for me. The performance wasn't stellar, and I just want as much Othello as I can have. That is to say, I truly wish I could have the complete ballet music in good quality. The Varèse release, at 71 minutes, is not enough for me. It is that good, and I want more. This new Symphony shorty had one nice thing though: the Tarantella cue was slightly different, percussions extended, but to my ears almost equally good. The other release was even a bigger disappointment for me. Perhaps I was expecting something as good as the best Goldenthal film scores, which are some life-saving material for me personally. Three Pieces For Piano, Sonata For Double Bass & Piano, Brass Quintet no. 2 and String Quartet no. 1 were just easy artsy compositions.
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Dec 20, 2014 - 9:40 AM
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Thor
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Othello Symphony was a disappointment for me. The performance wasn't stellar, and I just want as much Othello as I can have. That is to say, I truly wish I could have the complete ballet music in good quality. The Varèse release, at 71 minutes, is not enough for me. It is that good, and I want more. This new Symphony shorty had one nice thing though: the Tarantella cue was slightly different, percussions extended, but to my ears almost equally good. The other release was even a bigger disappointment for me. Perhaps I was expecting something as good as the best Goldenthal film scores, which are some life-saving material for me personally. Three Pieces For Piano, Sonata For Double Bass & Piano, Brass Quintet no. 2 and String Quartet no. 1 were just easy artsy compositions. I kinda agree with this, and I would add JABBERWOCKY to the list. Didn't really strike a chord with me at all, and I'm the biggest Goldenthal fan in the room. However, I LOVED his Symphony in G Sharp Minor. That one had some very specific film stylings. In fact, there are passages that seem almost directly lifted out of SPHERE. By the way, I haven't yet checked out the new OTHELLO recording, as I'm perfectly pleased with the old Varese recording.
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