I would love to have a complete version of this forgotten but wonderful 1947 score. The suite featured on the Gerhardt/Rozsa album is terrific and I believe this was the third and final score that Rozsa utilized the theremin. Moody, romantic and autumnal, this score desreves a full restoration....John? Bill?
This thread should not slide down into oblivion. Yes indeed; THE RED HOUSE is a gorgeous score. A complete re-recording would be most welcomed not only by me but anyone who has a taste for good music. You heard me you horror score, atonal music junkies.
Don't forget that Rozsa himself recorded four excerpts from this score, which came out on a set of Capitol 78 RPM records at the time of the film's release. In the 1950s, it was reissued on LP, coupled with the Spellbound Concerto and excerpts from Quo Vadis. It also appeared on one side of a 10" LP, and as a 45RPM EP.
Don't forget that Rozsa himself recorded four excerpts from this score, which came out on a set of Capitol 78 RPM records at the time of the film's release. In the 1950s, it was reissued on LP, coupled with the Spellbound Concerto and excerpts from Quo Vadis. It also appeared on one side of a 10" LP, and as a 45RPM EP.
Thanks. I wasn't aware that Rozsa's "Red House" recording had appeared on CD. Soundtrack Collector doesn't list that recording among the compilation CDs for the score. There's no information as to how long those four recorded tracks run. Here's the EP cover.
Don't forget that Rozsa himself recorded four excerpts from this score, which came out on a set of Capitol 78 RPM records at the time of the film's release.
THE RED HOUSE selections were by the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Erich Kloss. An excellent score certainly. It's a pity there isn't a decent DVD of the film. Every DVD seems to come from the same print source with extremely poor quality picture and sound.
On that topic however, I seem to remember however that one of the BEN-HUR LPs (either Volume 2 or that budget LP on Lion Records), although attributed to Erich Kloss, was actually conducted by Rozsa, as he later admitted. Anybody else remember reading that?
On that topic however, I seem to remember however that one of the BEN-HUR LPs (either Volume 2 or that budget LP on Lion Records), although attributed to Erich Kloss, was actually conducted by Rozsa, as he later admitted. Anybody else remember reading that?
There were different circumstances concerning BEN-HUR but I have never heard any suggestion that it was not Kloss who conducted the 1952 RED HOUSE recording for Capitol.
I have never heard any suggestion that it was not Kloss who conducted the 1952 RED HOUSE recording for Capitol.
Well, the very fine print at the bottom of the Capitol EP cover posted above seems to read "Themes adapted from the original motion picture score and conducted by the composer."
I have never heard any suggestion that it was not Kloss who conducted the 1952 RED HOUSE recording for Capitol.
Well, the very fine print at the bottom of the Capitol EP cover posted above seems to read "Themes adapted from the original motion picture score and conducted by the composer."
Apologies. I was mixing up THE RED HOUSE with the QUO VADIS and SPELLBOUND selections which were on the LP version and which were conducted by Kloss. Nothing like spreading confusion!
The Gerhardt RCA suite re-shuffled the material so that the more pastoral movements were closer together than on the original 78's.
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Doug --
I made some comparisons last year of the RED HOUSE dvd's available at the time on Amazon.com. There's no really fine print available, but some are worse than others. FWIW, IMHO, the packaging is best on the Synergy Entertainment disc because it utilizes original ad art, but the best actual film print is from Alpha Video. Happy hunting!
