Bernard Herrmann: The Concert Suites

Bernard Herrmann

Released 1989 by Master Film Music/Varese Sarabande

This is the 1969-1975 London Phase 4 Stereo recordings with Herrmann conducting the National Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. A limited edition box of 4 CDs.

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Music from Great Film Classics (1970) all
Bernard Herrmann, London Philharmonic Orchestra

Jane Eyre (all)

1. Selections from the film 'Jane Eyre' (13:12)

The Snows of Kilimanjaro (all)

2. Interlude (6:35)

3. The Memory Waltz (4:13)

Welles Raises Kane (all)

4. Overture (2:45)

5. Variations ('Summer-Night Serenade', a 'Sunday Promenade') (5:40)

6. Ragtime ('Streed Scene', 'Saturday-Night Band Concert') (1:49)

7. Finale ('Persuit and Happiness') (2:57)

The Devil and Daniel Webster (suite) (all)

8. Sleigh Ride (1:53)

9. Swing Your Partners (2:37)

The Fantasy Film World of Bernard Herrmann (1973) all
Bernard Herrmann, National Philharmonic Orchestra

Journey to the Center of the Earth (all)

1. Mountain Top and Sunrise

2. Prelude

3. The Grotto

4. Salt Slides

5. Atlantis

6. The Giant Chameleon and the Fight

7. The Shaft and Finale

The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (all)

8. Overture

9. The Duel with the Skeleton

10. Baghdad

The Day the Earth Stood Still (all)

11. Outer Space

12. Radar

13. Gort

14. The Robot

15. Space Control

16. Terror

17. Farewell and Finale

Fahrenheit 451 (all)

18. Prelude

19. Fire Engine

20. The Bedroom

21. Flowers of Fire

22. The Road and Finale

Music from the Great Movie Thrillers (1968) all
Bernard Herrmann, London Philharmonic Orchestra

Psycho (all)

1. A Narrative for Orchestra (14:27)

Marnie (all)

2. Prelude and Hunting Scene (10:06)

North by Northwest (all)

3. Overture (3:03)

Vertigo (all)

4. Prelude

5. The Nightmare

6. Scene d'amour

The Trouble with Harry (all)

7. "A Portrait of Hitch" (8:15)

The Mysterious Film World of Bernard Herrmann (1975) all
Bernard Herrmann, National Philharmonic Orchestra

Mysterious Island (all)

1. Prelude (1:58)

2. The Balloon (2:53)

3. The Giant Crab (3:37)

4. The Giant Bee (2:52)

5. The Giant Bird (3:06)

Jason and the Argonauts (all)

6. Prelude (2:35)

7. Talos (2:20)

8. Talos's death (2:41)

9. Triton (3:22)

The Three Worlds of Gulliver (all)

10. Overture (2:26)

11. Minuetto - Wapping (2:03)

12. Hornpipe (1:19)

13. Lilliputians 1 & 2 (3:22)

14. Victory 1 & 2 (1:28)

15. Escape (0:40)

16. The King's March (2:00)

17. Trees (2:25)

18. The Tightrope (3:02)

19. Lovers (2:54)

20. The Chess Game (1:25)

21. Pursuit (1:48)

22. Finale (1:05)

CD: Bernard Herrmann: The Concert Suites (1989) Master Film Music/Varese Sarabande SRS 2005/8 (ADD; 4 discs) images: large cover, tiny cover

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JH / JD / RF

1994