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The Silva CD isn't bad - but I'd recommend this one instead...
You can get it for dirt cheap.
Absolutely do not buy this one, Kevin. Almost every selection's tempo is ridiculously slow. It does, however, have a pretty great version of "The Storm Clouds" Cantata from The Man Who Knew Too Much, even though this wasn't even by Herrmann. These compilations are super hit and miss, but I do love Salonen's Bernard Herrmann: The Film Scores, though it's mainly for the crazy fast North By Northwest Overture (try to download that if you don't go for the whole set), the Torn Curtain cues, and the opening of The Man Who Knew Too Much.
So....I guess what I'm saying is get the 2-disc Silva Screen version. Great performances of The Day The Earth Stood Still (especially the piano cue, which are all but inaudible on the original 1951 recording), On Dangerous Ground, and Cape Fear (and probably more, but they do a great job on those three).
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If I were going to start with Bernard Herrmann, rather than any specific score, could I get away with buying the Silva Screen compilation as a basis of judging which scores I want to buy? I also have the Elfman version of Psycho which I enjoy (in place of the original of course).
Hands down, the single best Herrmann compilation in the market today.
Herrmann - The Film Scores
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic
This is nothing short of STUNNING!
It's available on ITUNES:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/herrmann-the-film-scores/id263091959
Ford A. Thaxton
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Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic is INDEED a great introduction to the composer's work... then you move on to the famous Phase 4 Stereo suites (and avoid Marco Polo re-recordings).
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Hester_Pryne......I hope you're kidding.
J.
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I have loved and collected Herrmann's work since I was pre-teen. I have over 80 cd's of his work. They are all either great or of interest. Enjoy the hunt!
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Absolutely do not buy this one, Kevin. Almost every selection's tempo is ridiculously slow.
Wow, I'm surprised so many people dislike this one. While the pace is slower, I thought the renditions of Fahrenheit 451, North By Northwest and Taxi Driver were outstanding.
I popped this into my CD drive just now since you brought it up. Haven't listened to it in a long time.
I concur the reading of North By Northwest is very good, but I just think it is inexcusable that the Fahrenheit 451 track is missing the harp and percussion. It's not like it's difficult to find people to play a glockenspiel, vibes and harp -- especially when the rest of this CD does feature these instruments.
However this CD does score high points for the performance of Arthur Benjamin's Storm Cloud Cantata (which is one of the best pieces of source music written for a movie) and for the comments from Herrmann at the end of the CD.
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(and avoid Marco Polo re-recordings).
Really???
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(and avoid Marco Polo re-recordings).
Really???
Kind sir, The recordings you guys did of 5 FINGERS, SNOWS OF K, THE EGYPTIAN, and GARDEN OF EVIL, et al, are most some of the most valued and listened to in my Herrmann library.
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Kind sir, The recordings you guys did of 5 FINGERS, SNOWS OF K, THE EGYPTIAN, and GARDEN OF EVIL, et al, are most valued and listened to in my Herrmann library.
Thanks Steve.
I'm quite proud of those recordings, esp. 5 Fingers.
Whatever!
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Kind sir, The recordings you guys did of 5 FINGERS, SNOWS OF K, THE EGYPTIAN, and GARDEN OF EVIL, et al, are most valued and listened to in my Herrmann library.
Thanks Steve.
I'm quite proud of those recordings, esp. 5 Fingers.
Whatever!
5 FINGERS is perfect. PERFECT. It's a fave as a movie and score. When I bought the cd 10 years ago, would never have dreamed of chatting with you guys on a website.
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