毛骨驚悚Garden of Evil / Prince of Players)- Bernard Herrmann,08

"毛骨驚悚(Garden of Evil/ Prince of Players)"- Bernard Herrmann

Impressive Digital Recording for GARDEN OF EVIL, 1954's "GARDEN OF EVIL" is Bernard Herrmann's only true Western score and it is an interesting and important one. 1955's "THE KENTUCKIAN" also scored by Herrmann is set in the 1820s and is a true American "frontier adventure." This digital recording of "GARDEN OF EVIL" by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra conducted by William T. Stromberg is extraordinary. The original 20th Century Fox recording conducted by Bernard Herrmann that was issued is an equally excellent achievement. This new digital recording gives us the technological ability to hear this score as perhaps it was meant to be heard. I say this because this recording is very faithful to the original capturing every nuance and subtlety that Herrmann put into it. Both recordings stand on their own to what I believe to be esthetically equal footing. Only the technology of the masters is different. That difference allows us to appreciate "digitally" the power and fidelity of the orchestrations, which the original "analog" recordings could not capture. This Bernard Herrmann score is very low-key, yet it remains full of emotion and that is what makes its so interesting and important.

This is a major score by Bernard Herrmann and I rank this as one of his greatest. This CD also contains selections from Herrmann's score for "PRINCE OF PLAYERS." I have not seen this film for many years now. I did however, enjoy the selections from "PRINCE OF PLAYERS" very much. Some fit very much into Herrmann's Americana repartee while others have a tranquil uneasiness about them. These pieces are very interesting and remind me of some of Herrmann's concert work that was recently recorded by James Sedares. These are welcome additions for Bernard Herrmann enthusiasts. If you enjoy Herrmann's music you usually seek out every recording you can find. I highly recommend this CD because it is one of the best and ranks right next to the recent digital recording of Bernard Herrmann's and Alfred Newman's collaborative score for 1954's "THE EGYPTIAN." Also, I find it very paradoxical that the title alone "GARDEN OF EVIL" alludes it was meant for a Herrmann score given his popularity and renown for a certain genre. However, "GARDEN OF EVIL" is something of a conundrum of settings, atmospheres and most importantly human emotions and behavior. If you love Bernard Herrmann's music "GARDEN OF EVIL" is a MUST-HAVE recording. You have to hear it to believe it! I wish "GARDEN OF EVIL" will someday be released on DVD, in widescreen and stereo like it was originally released so we can all witness this remarkable film and score.

原裝加拿大版,全新未拆封.

0730099384124/Marco Polo/1998/Bernard Herrmann/Canada