Thanks,
John

There is already a review of this CD at:

<<http://musicweb.vavo.com/film/2001/Sept01/Herrmann_Snows.htm>>;

and here is the Marco Polo blurb for the release:

Bernard Herrmann is certainly one of the most popular film composers from Hollywood’s Golden Age. Recent years have brought on an abundance of both original soundtrack releases as well as new rerecordings of his scores. When Marco Polo embarked on the classic film score series, one of their missions was to not only record great film music from great films, but to also record equally engaging music from films that are relatively unknown.
Following in the footsteps of Marco Polo’s previous Herrmann recordings (Garden of Evil and The Egyptian, with Alfred Newman), we present the complete score to the 1951 espionage thriller, 5 Fingers and over 30 minutes of music from the 1952 film, The Snows of Kilimanjaro, based on the Hemingway novel. This period boasts an impressive series of flamboyant film scores by the composer, easily among Hollywood’s most striking achievements. In 5 Fingers Herrmann had both the exoticism of Turkey and the perilously unstable emotionalism of film noir, while The Snows of Kilimanjaro features some of Herrmann’s most passionate and beautifully written music. William Stromberg leads the Moscow Symphony Orchestra in energetic, yet sensitive premiere readings from these two scores.
(Marco Polo 8.225168) 

And by the way, for anyone who hasn't had their fill of the fabulous Morgan / Stromberg collaboration (or who doesn't have this disc yet), I highly recommend their rerecording of The Egyptian. I just wrote a review of it over at http://www.soundtrack.net." TARGET=_blank>www.soundtrack.net. Check it out if you get the chance!

Thanks....

I can't wait for the new Herrmann disc!
[This message has been edited by The Big Bear (edited 03 September 2001).]

just ordered

what's next on marco polo ?
Andy

I hope this disc does well because it has some stunningly good music in it.

Roots of Heaven, Treaure and The Egptian
among others were great recordings....

Keep up the great work.

Thanks for the notice on the Herrmann disc, and for all the other great music you've given us (The Egyptian and the Roots of Heaven/David Copperfield are my two favorites).

Just one question: What are the prospects of a Marco Polo rerecording of Franz Waxman's wonderful score to SUNSET BOULEVARD? The Gerhardt suite is phenomenal! I have Adriano's recording of REBECCA on Marco Polo, but I think the score for SUNSET BOULEVARD is even better, and well deserving of a full restoration and glorious rerecording, as only you and Bill Stromberg can do. Dare I hope?

a bit of Tiomkin wasn't bad either http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/smile.gif">

like to have Circus World or 55 Days or a complete Lost horizon

Andy

I've NEVER gotten a bad S.T. from Marco Polo. They've all been top of the line.

I look forward to your latest, and keep 'em coming.

NP:Modesty Blaise...John Dankworth

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As usual, music, performance and production values are first class. Nobody beats Marco Polo's liner notes, either. As far as I'm concerned, this is a must-have for any serious collector, and most especially anyone who appreciates the sublime talents of Mr. Herrmann.

Can't wait for more!

On that note I will commit orthodox heresy and get my hands on this CD, films unseen.