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Just got this in the mail, packaged, as ever, as one might a Fabergé egg, so it arrived in perfect condition. Thank you, Jeff!
What a nice slipcover for the Kickstarter people! Very classy.
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“More recent times” included the last two excellent William Stromberg collaborations with Intrada, which began half a decade ago in 2018 (Dial M for Murder, which I find an underwhelming score but as a recording it was superbly done).
The so-so Allan Wilson-conducted Spellbound was released in 2007! I’m pretty sure it’s been a decade since Intrada worked with him.
Yavar
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I agree Wilson did a better job with The Red House than he did on Spellbound… which is fortunate for me, because The Red House is a Rozsa score I like much better than Spellbound anyway.
Yavar
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I agree with you on that recommendation.
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Apr 23, 2023 - 8:29 PM
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My No.1 choice for "Spellbound" listening is the "1984 Version for Two Pianos, Ondes Martenot and Orchestra" with Elmer Bernstein conducting the Utah Symphony, produced by George Korngold and issued by Varese. Joshua Pierce and Dorothy Jonas are the pianists.
A substantial piece at over 22 minutes and a sparkling, energetic performance that has none of the feelings of drowsiness that usually accompany listening to other versions. I prefer this BY FAR over any of the numerous recordings I've heard of Spellbound-related pieces.
Didn't even KNOW about this until just now, so thank you. I needledropped my Heindorf LP a while back to have a clean copy to listen to -- the one on youtube is awful -- might upload mine so others can hear it -- but now I need to seek this out!
That whole Varese album is terrific, one of my favorite Rozsa albums.
A 15min. mini concerto covering several films, the Overtures to World, Flesh, Devil & Because of Him round off the 44min. progran - all just magnificent music.
The Spellbound is my go to as well. Beautiful paced and played, you'll never go back to the shorter renditions!
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Apr 24, 2023 - 1:32 AM
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I agree, typical "on your face" Varèse/Utah" engineering of the time, great arrangements and playing. One of the albums that made me discover and appreciate Rozsa's music in my youth, probably because these pieces are easy to approach: very thematic, illustrative at times, varied, with spectacular endings, and the combination of two pianos and onde martenot makes it something quite unique in the world of concertos. Helas they are probably too Hollywood to integrate the classical repertoire, unlike the Sonata, for example.
I really like the recording of The Red House by Wilson, it may lack the firmness of Rozsa (or Gerhardt) at times, but the poetic dimension of the work, the link with nature, is well highlighted.
To return to the main subject, I can't wait to receive this new Intrada opus, which seems to be bordering on perfection. How lucky we are to still be able to benefit from albums of this quality, thanks to crowdfunding (this is also true of Goldsmith's recent recordings, which I relish).
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The so-so Allan Wilson-conducted Spellbound was released in 2007! I’m pretty sure it’s been a decade since Intrada worked with him.
Thanks once again for reminding me of the terrifying passage of time, Yavar!
I agree, Spellbound wasn't everything I had hoped for, but I am a much bigger fan of the Wilson-conducted The Red House, which I enjoyed again just a few weeks ago.
Let's not overlook that Wilson had a much better orchestra under his baton for THE RED HOUSE than he did for SPELLBOUND.
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Excellent point. Wilson has done very good conducting work elsewhere too, such as Chris Young’s Monkey King scores.
Yavar
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Listening to it right now. Are we sure The Man Who Knew Too Much is not the original recordings for the film. It sounds that good.
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Finally received my copy (along with Willow) and am giving it a spin now!
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