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Holocaust - The Story Of The Family Weiss: Music From The NBC-TV Film by Morton Gould (CD)
https://notefornotemusic.com/products/holocaust-the-story-of-the-family-weiss-music-from-the-nbc-tv-film-by-morton-gould-cd
Available on CD for the first time ever!
Expected to ship during the week of November 26
Limited edition of 1,500 (we may make more if demand is there) and specially priced for our website (support for this release may lead us to re-examine our pricing on future releases from major label licenses).
Now available on CD, for the first time ever, is Morton Gould's tragic and beautiful score to the NBC movie, Holocaust. Featuring liner notes by acclaimed author Jon Burlingame, this is a straight reissue of the 1978 RCA LP release. Sony provided us excellent sources to work from and we are sure you will agree that Holocaust sounds magnificent. This is one of those big orchestral scores that every collector should own. We have decided to release this at 1,500 copies but will consider pressing more if demand is there.
Capping a life full of achievements in all facets of music are Morton Gould's 1995 Pulitzer Prize for Stringmusic, commissioned by the National Symphony for the final season of music director Mstislav Rostropovich, and his 1994 Kennedy Center Honor in recognition of lifetime contributions to American culture.
Born in Richmond Hill, New York, on 10 December 1913, Gould was recognized early on as a child prodigy with the ability to improvise and compose. At the age of six he had his first composition published. He studied at the Institute of Musical Art (now the Juilliard School), but his most important teachers were Abby Whiteside (piano) and Vincent Jones (composition).
In addition to his Pulitzer Prize and Kennedy Center Honor, he was Musical America's 1994 Composer-of-the-Year. A long-time member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, Gould was elected president of ASCAP in 1986, a post he held until 1994. In 1986 he was elected to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. He also served on the board of the American Symphony Orchestra League and on the National Endowment for the Arts music panel.
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Way back in 1978 when I still enjoyed television, I was HOOKED on this mini-series. In fact, mini-series were a new thing for television garnering millions and millions of viewers, when the series were good, something television cannot replicate today. I viewed the mini-series on 3 discs (available at Netflix), perhaps a couple of years ago for the first time since 1978. Reliving this series was not quite the emotional powerhouse it was for me initially, but it remains a masterpiece on ensemble work. The SCORE by Morton Gould lost none of it's power however, the score is a vital element to the storytelling, and is tremendously moving, (within the movie). I recommend that FSM Members purchase it; I know I will be picking it up.
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The generous samples and the great price convinced me within minutes! (Well, plus, Morton Gould.)
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I find it a shame that this great (somewhat unknown) score of 40 years ago is being released at the same time everyone seems to be gushing over 'Die Hard 3-disc set', Two 'Airport' scores and 'Dracula'. If folks would just pause a moment to take note of something extraordinary, as opposed to... bright and shiny new toys.
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I'm not as nuts about the Die Hard score as some folks (it works great in the film, but as an album listen it doesn't do a ton for me), but I understand why those who love it are excited, especially with unused Kamen finale cues being discovered. I don't see how anyone would think two Airport score premieres and a significant Williams expansion/remastering from his strongest period are merely "bright and shiny new toys" but a straight LP reissue is the REAL significant thing. Even including Die Hard, all three of those releases have NEW, previously unavailable music becoming available. That's substance, not shine.
If it had been possible to release more music from Holocaust, I suspect Notefornote would have done so. I'm also equally surprised at someone saying they love this score, but since there's no new music, they aren't interested in getting in on CD from the original master tapes!
Yavar
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I agree with you, but I am not surprised at this happening now. Remember...prominent labels are now catering to the comic-con generation to stay in business. Once in a while they will give us melodic classics instead of generic noise.
I am SHOCKED at you, Cody. I thought you were recently celebrating Varese for their recent releases (the Goldsmith, Poledouris, Delerue, and two Williams masterpieces in particular!) Now you are apparently referring to Dracula (a romantic, sweepingly melodic orchestral score) as "generic noise"? You think the two 40+ year old Airport score premieres by Cacavas and Schifrin are "catering to the comic-con generation"? This is ridiculous negativity.
Yavar
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Way back in 1978 when I still enjoyed television, I was HOOKED on this mini-series. In fact, mini-series were a new thing for television garnering millions and millions of viewers, when the series were good, something television cannot replicate today. I viewed the mini-series on 3 discs (available at Netflix), perhaps a couple of years ago for the first time since 1978. Reliving this series was not quite the emotional powerhouse it was for me initially, but it remains a masterpiece on ensemble work. The SCORE by Morton Gould lost none of it's power however, the score is a vital element to the storytelling, and is tremendously moving, (within the movie). I recommend that FSM Members purchase it; I know I will be picking it up.
I'm with you Dave. I was also hooked on this miniseries. It was tough for me to watch but I was determined to. The Holocaust has always haunted, from the time I learned about it as a child. I'm sure I am not the only one who feels this way. This was the first film I was able to watch but still have trouble seeing this subject portrayed in films. Ironically, Schindler's List is my favorite score. I think it's because it offered hope amidst such horror. This is a must buy for me.
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I find it a shame that this great (somewhat unknown) score of 40 years ago is being released at the same time everyone seems to be gushing over 'Die Hard 3-disc set', Two 'Airport' scores and 'Dracula'. If folks would just pause a moment to take note of something extraordinary, as opposed to... bright and shiny new toys.
"(somewhat unknown) score of 40 years ago". This says it all.
I was excited over Die Hard and Dracula as they're films i've seen, know and love the music to.
Why should i be excited by a score to a series i've never heard of by a composer i have no knowledge of?
You can tell me it's great (i'm sure it is) but i've never heard a note of it.
Why is it extraordinary but Die hard and Dracula "a bright new shiny toy"?
Now that you have said it, I will give it a go though on samples for sure. I'd actually be interested in watching it too.
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You won't regret it. The miniseries is very good, and Gould is an amazing composer -- you only haven't heard of him because he worked but occasionally in film...in the concert hall world he's something of a giant in American music (not quite Leonard Bernstein/Aaron Copland/Samuel Barber, but up there).
Yavar
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You won't regret it. The miniseries is very good, and Gould is an amazing composer -- you only haven't heard of him because he worked but occasionally in film...in the concert hall world he's something of a giant in American music (not quite Leonard Bernstein/Aaron Copland/Samuel Barber, but up there).
Yavar
Oh, interesting. I'll check him out. Odd i'd never even heard of him in passing. Ta.
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