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I just finished reading the terrific bio on Bernard Herrmann, A HEART AT FIRE'S CENTER.
I didn't know that BH was the first conductor to champion the music of Charles Ives, but I am not surprised(bravo Bennie!).
But, The Beatles?!!
According to BH, he was in Liverpool in 1961 and went to see them at the Cavern Club. He was so impressed with their music he took their tapes with him back to the USA , shopped them around to all the record companies, and tried to get them a recording contract.
I would LOVE to believe this story, but I am skeptical, considering BH's known antipathy to pop music(in films, at least) and his classically oriented background. Can anybody confirm this? If the author Steven SMith reads this maybe he can shed some light.
Bruce r
SF< CA
P.s
Shouldn't the title of the book be A FIRE AT HEART'S CENTER?
It seems the author misinterpolated the poem from whence the title comes.
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Don't know if it is true or not. But one thing's for sure, "The Beatles" loved Bennie, as "Eleanor Rigby" confirms
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Don't know if it is true or not. But one thing's for sure, "The Beatles" loved Bennie, as "Eleanor Rigby" confirms
Do you mean to say the arrangment by George Martin is Hermannesque? If not,how so, John?
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Do you mean to say the arrangment by George Martin is Hermannesque? If not,how so, John?
The Beatles have always admitted that the strings were an homage to the music in "Psycho".
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It seems there are a lot of threads about Mr Herrmann those days... is he dead?
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If he's not then someone's made a dreadful mistake.
Benny died in 1975, Elvis in 1977...or did they?
One thing remains certain : "Paul is dead" !
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The Beatles have always admitted that the strings were an homage to the music in "Psycho".
Close.
According to George Martin, who scored the string octet, he was influenced by the Herrmann music from FAHRENHEIT 451! "Paul told me he wanted a rhythym thing, for the strings".
Info from "The Beatles Recording Sessions"
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No, I think it was a very conscious "alteration" of the phrase. After all, most people considered Herrmann to be a rash man with an unpredictable temper. However, the autobiographist obviously wants to show that there was a "heart" inside the "fire", so to speak - both musically and personally. I believe that's what the title wants to say - and I must say it's very clever.
It may be clever in a poetic sense, but I still feel it's a rather clumsy title. Great book though!
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C'mon, can anybody imagine Bennie in the front row of the Cavern Club in Liverpool, pit moshing to "She Loves You" and singing along the chorus, "yeah, yeah, yeah"?
I know, I know, that's what I thought, but.... remember, the music of Charles Ives was virtually unknown and/or reviled , when BH discovered IT!
So, as unlikely as it seems, there is a precedent of him championing unknown,"cacophonous", music.
But, I love your imagery BJN!
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Close.
According to George Martin, who scored the string octet, he was influenced by the Herrmann music from FAHRENHEIT 451! "Paul told me he wanted a rhythym thing, for the strings".
Info from "The Beatles Recording Sessions"
Well, no, I'm not close. I'm there! Martin is either senile or lying. Just listen to it! If you can't picture Janet Leigh driving to the Bates Motel in the rain, then you haven't seen or heard "Psycho". Anyway, "Eleanor Rigby" was written BEFORE "Fahrenheit 451", so it is impossible for it to have influenced him.
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