The Mysterious World of Bernard Herrmann (2LP, 45 tours)
ORDER LIMITED TO ONE ITEM PER CUSTOMER
Composed by Bernard Herrmann
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Herrmann Conductor Bernard Herrmann
2LP, Double gatefold jacket
Limited edition to 2,500 numbered copies
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 45RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Record Technology Incorporated
Label : Original Recordings Group (ORG)
Original label : Decca
Recorded at Kingsway Hall, London, February 1975
Remastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Produced by Tim McDonald
Originaly released in 1975
Reissued in 2019
Tracks:
Side A : Music From The Columbia Picture "Mysterious Island"
- Prelude
- The Balloon
- The Giant Crab
- The Giant Bee
- The Giant Bird
Side B: Music From The Columbia Picture "Jason And The Argonauts"
- Prelude
- Talos
- Talos' Death
- Triton
Side C: Music From The Columbia Picture "The Three Worlds Of Gulliver"
- Overture
- Minuetto-Wapping
- Hornpipe
- Lilliputians 1 & 2
- Victory 1 & 2
- Escape
Side D: Music From The Columbia Picture "The Three Worlds Of Gulliver"
- The King's March
- Trees
- The Tightrope
- Lovers
- The Chess Game
- Pursuit
- Finale
Reviews :
« This album was recorded by the composer early in 1975 and has proved to be one of the more enduring parts of Bernard Herrmann's catalog, a steady seller on LP, and issued several times on CD, including an audiophile version from Mobile Fidelity. During the early to mid-'70s, Herrmann began re-recording many of his earlier scores at Kingsway Hall in London with the National Philharmonic Orchestra. The sound glitters, some of the brightest and richest audio of its period (attested to by the album's being part of Decca/London Phase 4 Stereo), and the performances have a dignity and intensity that makes the music -- drawn from the key parts of Herrmann's scores for the Ray Harryhausen-created fantasy films The Three Worlds of Gulliver, Mysterious Island, and Jason and the Argonauts -- seem even more serious and profound than it originally did. Herrmann tends to take the tempos slower than he did in the original scores, which gives him and the players a chance to open up the detail and nuances in the music, bringing out their surprising depth and complexity. What's more, the players sound like they're having the time of their lives playing it. » AllMusic Review by Bruce Eder
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4 / 5 , Discogs : 4.0 / 5