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FYI, this has started to ship out.
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No download only option, at least not yet. Just the combo.
Once again, kind of curious if any of you have had an opportunity to give this particular one a spin? I think it's actually rather outstanding, and I am happy to see it out in the market.
Ford A. Thaxton
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Finally got around to giving this a spin. I loved it. I've had the LP forever but seldom played it because, despite liking the music, the narration always put me off. So I'm thrilled that Ford followed the composer's wishes and ditched the narration; this decision improves the overall listening experience.
I wasn't bothered by the text, as Schifrin was. In general, I judge all vocal music purely on musical grounds.
Musically, I enjoyed the avant-garde approach with the orchestral tone clusters and the vocalists. Interestingly, I found a similarity with this music and several selections on Frank Zappa's 200 Motels soundtrack with soprano and baritone soloists singing with an abrasive orchestra. The Schifrin work, though, pre-dated the Zappa music by three years. Also, Zappa, when not out on the road (200 Motels!), often attended concerts of new music and very well may have been at the Hollywood Bowl that night. Also of note, when Zappa premiered a strictly symphonic version of 200 Motels in 1970 with Zubin Mehta, Lalo Schifrin was in attendance. Zappa remarked, regarding his quoting of Stravinsky's Agon, that apparently no one noticed it except . . . Lalo Schifrin.
Thanks, Ford, for releasing it. An important and unique piece of the Schifrin puzzle.
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Finally got around to giving this a spin. I loved it. I've had the LP forever but seldom played it because, despite liking the music, the narration always put me off. So I'm thrilled that Ford followed the composer's wishes and ditched the narration; this decision improves the overall listening experience.
I wasn't bothered by the text, as Schifrin was. In general, I judge all vocal music purely on musical grounds.
Musically, I enjoyed the avant-garde approach with the orchestral tone clusters and the vocalists. Interestingly, I found a similarity with this music and several selections on Frank Zappa's 200 Motels soundtrack with soprano and baritone soloists singing with an abrasive orchestra. The Schifrin work, though, pre-dated the Zappa music by three years. Also, Zappa, when not out on the road (200 Motels!), often attended concerts of new music and very well may have been at the Hollywood Bowl that night. Also of note, when Zappa premiered a strictly symphonic version of 200 Motels in 1970 with Zubin Mehta, Lalo Schifrin was in attendance. Zappa remarked, regarding his quoting of Stravinsky's Agon, that apparently no one noticed it except . . . Lalo Schifrin.
Thanks, Ford, for releasing it. An important and unique piece of the Schifrin puzzle.
I'll passo on your thanks to the entire team who worked very hard on this.
Ford A. Thaxton
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