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The Adventures of Robin Hood -Kojian Farenheit 451 - Stromberg North by Northwest - Johnson (more edge to the performance) The Thief of Bagdad - Raine (smoother, but this time in the good way) Torn Curtain - Bernstein (McNeely's was smoother in the bad way imo) Red River: Stromberg I like the Naxos "Rebecca".
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Another couple... Ben Hur - FSM or Tadlow? On your criteria above, Tadlow by a mile. The Jungle Book - Seibel(Colosseum) or Gamba(Chandos)? Seibel by a small amount. Do you mean the Complete Ben Hur? I LOVE the Tadlow, but the FSM definitely has an honoured place in my collection. Granted, one has to be a total cuckoo over that score to have so much of it...I am.
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MASADA....much bigger than the original. I so wish that CD wasn't so expensive. Yavar told me it's a terrific score.
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Well...maybe you should try to get the lp. Might be much cheaper...i still enjoy all my old lps...so I feel dumb I didn't think of that. I do have a nice system and vinyl collection. I might have gotten too used to CDs, probably time to change that so I don't miss out on great music.
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Batman — Elfman. The recording of the original music is horrendous. The Artist who did not want to paint conducted by Goldsmith himself. Stunning. Breathtakingly pretty and overwhelmingly beautifull. Passionate recording by the LSO. Hmmm, really grabs the attention of this Jerry-head.
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In the case of Ben Hur, I'll be holding out for the Tadlow as all the other re-recordings are archival in sound quality There's nothing archival-sounding about the excellent Decca re-recording (National Philharmonic/Rozsa). To me the Ben Hur Complete Collection's first two discs are mandatory if you really love the score, because imo FSM hit a total home run with the sound. The other discs have other performances that can really both deepen your appreciation, plus get a chance to hear the individual interpretations. To me it's a gold mine, and yes I'm aware of the price. Worth it, completely imo. The Tadlow is terrific, wouldn't part with it, but I guess it's just up to how much BH as a piece of music inspires you. Both essential in my collection...in my life (it's that big a score to me).
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