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That "yellow series" was broad-minded enough to include the non-Gerhardt but wonderful album of Raksin conducting his own scores. I gather that unfortunately it's not in ths new box batch.
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But fortunately it can still be purchased on its own!
I really wish that some day a definitive set of Gerhardt conducts Film Music (even including the surviving Reader's Digest recordings) could be produced by a label such as Brilliant Classics.
Yavar
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"But fortunately it can still be purchased on its own!
I really wish that some day a definitive set of Gerhardt conducts Film Music (even including the surviving Reader's Digest recordings) could be produced by a label such as Brilliant Classics."
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Second the motion on the definitive Gerhardt, Yavar. Of course, I purchased the "yellow" Raksin on its own, even though I'm not about to get rid of the first edition, the one David Raksin signed for me.
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David Raksin has said in interviews that his RCA album would not have happened if it weren't for Frank Zappa. Raksin had a deal worked out for the album with an exec, but the exec died in a car crash. When Raksin's friend Frank Zappa asked him how the album was coming along, Raksin told him the sad story. Zappa sympathized, apparently made a call, and Raksin's deal was back on. Raksin also conducted some of Zappa's orchestral pieces during a rehearsal for Zappa's Orchestral Favorites album.
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"David Raksin has said in interviews that his RCA album would not have happened if it weren't for Frank Zappa. Raksin had a deal worked out for the album with an exec, but the exec died in a car crash. When Raksin's friend Frank Zappa asked him how the album was coming along, Raksin told him the sad story. Zappa sympathized, apparently made a call, and Raksin's deal was back on. Raksin also conducted some of Zappa's orchestral pieces during a rehearsal for Zappa's Orchestral Favorites album."
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Wow, I never knew that. I can't wait to share this with my brother, a big Zappa fan (and appreciator of classical music).
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I'm particularly looking forward to The Sea Wolf, which I haven't heard in decades. It's one of the few Korngold scores that hasn't had a full modern recording. Turner showed the film last night, and it's a shocker for its sustained violence and dark energy. Korngold's main theme slices through the texture like the prow of a ship through angry seas. Yes, Korngold could do noir. And if you only know Barry Fitzgerald from his kindly leprechaun roles, wait till you encounter the demonic malevolence of his "Cookie" here
Just out of curiosity, is TCM still showing the shortened version or are they now showing the restored version released by Warner Archive a few years ago (I’ve had this for about a year now)? The Gerhardt suite is quite impressive and makes a nice companion with the FSM CD of the original recording paired with Kings Row.
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Isn't it possible some of the other Gerhardt recordings were recorded in quadrophonic (or more than just a stereo setup), but only ever released in stereo, before?
Yavar
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