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the Concerto Macabre, Herrmann's concert version of the lethal concerto from Hangover Square, [is] thrillingly done with the electrifying soloist Martin Roscoe. — The Guardian, 8th April 2010, 3 out of 5 stars

Release Date: 1st Feb 2010
Catalogue No: CHAN10577
Label: Chandos
Series: Movies
Length: 77 minutes

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Herrmann, B: Hangover Square

Work length17:09

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BBC Philharmonic
Rumon Gamba

The Dealer - Murder and Fire - Confession

Track length6:28

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Netta - The Spell - The Murder - Fame

Track length4:32

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The Cat - Netta's Death - The Bonfire - Recovery

Track length6:09

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Herrmann, B: Concerto Macabre (Hangover Square, 1945)

Work length11:11

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Martin Roscoe (piano)
BBC Philharmonic
Rumon Gamba

Herrmann, B: Citizen Kane

Work length49:06

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Orla Boylan (soprano)
BBC Philharmonic
Rumon Gamba

Prelude - Rain - Thatcher Library - Manuscript Reading and Snow Picture - Mother's Sacrifice - Charles Meets Thatcher

Track length8:14

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Galop - Dissolve Thatcher Reading Document - Second Manuscript - Thanks - Bernstein's Narration - Kane's New Office - New Hornpipe Polka - Carter's Exit - Chronicle Scherzo - Bernstein's Presto

Track length7:20

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Kane's Return - Collecting Statues - Valse Presentation - Sunset Narrative - Theme and Variations

Track length7:44

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Kane meets Susan - Susan's Room - Mother Memory - The Trip - Geddes's Departure - Kane Marries

Track length5:44

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Salammbo's Aria

Track length4:19

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Leland's Dismissal - New Dawn Music - Xanadu - Jigsaws - Second Xanadu

Track length7:15

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Kane's Picnic - Susan Leaves - El Rancho - The Glass Ball - Finale

Track length8:30

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Brilliant as both a conductor and composer, Bernard Herrmann is arguably the most innovative film composer of the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s. He provided background music for 47 feature films released between 1941 and 1976, including such cinema classics as Citizen Kane, Psycho, and Taxi Driver and is especially recognised for his work with Alfred Hitchcock.

Herrmann rejected the term ‘film composer’; rather, he thought of himself as a composer who worked on films. He admired Vaughan Williams, Walton and Prokofiev who were able to compose great works for films as well as for the concert hall. These musical influences resulted in his own scores challenging the way film scores were viewed, taking them from a late addition to an art.

Often cited as the greatest movie ever made, Citizen Kane was Herrmann’s first film score. Much has been made of Orson Welle’s influence over cinema history but Bernard Herrmann’s score plays no small part in the film’s incredible success and earned him a nomination for Academy Award for best dramatic score. Film noir, Hangover Square is based on Patrick Hamilton’s novel of the same name. This dark movie has a similarly dark score that was influenced by Richard Addinsell’s success with ‘Warsaw Concerto’. The final scene sees the character, Bone mesmerizingly playing his great piano concerto, as flames consume all around him. Stephen Sondheim has referred to Herrmann’s score as a major influence on his musical Sweeney Todd.

Bernard Herrmann sits perfectly amongst the Chandos Movies series, conducted by Rumon Gamba and is sure to be a must for nostalgic film music lovers.

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8th April 2010

the Concerto Macabre, Herrmann's concert version of the lethal concerto from Hangover Square, [is] thrillingly done with the electrifying soloist Martin Roscoe.

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