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I was knocked out by this movie (not so much the movie itself). A tremendous score! Could anyone help me with opinions on which CD is the version to get?
I'd be so grateful for any help.
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The Rykodisc is terrible. Our release fixed that and it IS the original. Of course, it's OOP but we have a few left of our emergency stash. The Tadlow is a re-recording and fine.
It's amazing that no one mentions our release, which was highly thought of when we did it and instructional on recording techniques.
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A good rule of thumb: Always choose the Tadlow
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Looks like the Tadlow, I found it for just under 20 US.
Thanks so much everyone for the help!
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I like both presentations.
The Tadlow is an accurate recording of the complete score, and it is extremely well performed and sounds great. The full score has a nice ebb and flow to it, but it is pretty lengthy. It is closer in arrangement to what one hears in the film than the UA recording.
The UA recording, while done with a smaller orchestra, is nevertheless a spirited performance under the baton of the composer, and is expertly arranged for a more concise listening experience than the score. It is, frankly, a great album, and if you like this score, worth having, in my opinion. The Kritzerland release is the same UA recording as the RykoDisc, but with SIGNIFICANTLY improved sound (don't even bother with the RykoDisc at all if you have a chance to get a copy of the Kritzerland).
And, of course, the Gerhardt Sunset Boulevard album is essential in the first place, not just for Taras Bulba. If you don't have it, you should anyway.
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Sep 16, 2017 - 10:24 AM
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Rameau
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The reason this is frustrating is that now the original tapes are long gone, the only way to here the original score conducted by Franz Waxman with the big orchestra, is to see the film, & I don't want to hear it in tinny mono.
Not to mention, having to watch the tinny film!
Yes, well Citizen Kane it ain't, but it's a lot of fun, I still like it, along with some other dodgy adventure films I saw at round about the same time like, The Long Ships & Genghis Khan. I'm a film fan, which maybe puts me in the minority on this board.
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Yes, well Citizen Kane it ain't, but it's a lot of fun, I still like it, along with some other dodgy adventure films I saw at round about the same time like, The Long Ships & Genghis Khan. I'm a film fan, which maybe puts me in the minority on this board.
"Taras Bulba' is a great film, in my books. True, it could have been greater had Yul Brynner had complete control over it. But you simply cannot make films like that anymore, at least not without CGI. And you cannot get a great score like Waxman's anymore.
I'm grateful to Kritzerland for the ultimate release of the LP soundtrack. But the Tadlow recording is simply a mind-blowing performance, and contains so much more of the score.
Bring on BEN-HUR!
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