Hermann: Symphony No. 1, Concerto Macabre & Suite 'The Devil and Daniel Webster'

Both the Phoenix and New Zealand Symphony Orchestras play well and with spirit, and James Sedares conveys his belief in Herrmann’s scores. Pianist Sara Davis Buechner gives an intense, colorful... — Fanfare, Mar/Apr 2024 More…

Release Date: 8th Sep 2023
Catalogue No: ALC1491
Label: Alto

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“Like Korngold, Herrmann was a consummate movie composer: his only Symphony -inventive, soundly constructed, always eventful and excitingly scored - successfully taps a harmonically tangy, neoromantic vein reminiscent of Barber at his best … The Devil & Daniel Webster (Suite) was assembled shortly after the film's score won its Oscar … Herrmann treats several New England folk-tunes to his own special brand of orchestral wizardry. The score is both a gentle, sepia-tinted portrait of rustic Americana and a wickedly endearing account of Mr Scratch's devilish interventions … the 1943 berceuse For the Fallen, is a brief, but poignant lament for the soldiers killed in action ... James Sedares and the NZSO are on top form throughout this valuable addition to Koch's concert works by acclaimed film composers” (Gramophone)

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Mar/Apr 2024

Both the Phoenix and New Zealand Symphony Orchestras play well and with spirit, and James Sedares conveys his belief in Herrmann’s scores. Pianist Sara Davis Buechner gives an intense, colorful reading of the Concerto macabre. Enthusiastically recommended.

Hermann: Symphony No. 1, Concerto Macabre & Suite 'The Devil and Daniel Webster'

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