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Film Music Of Erich Wolfgang Korngold Vol 2 / Gamba, BBC PO
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Film Music Of Erich Wolfgang Korngold Vol 2 / Gamba, BBC PO

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Composer
KORNGOLD GAMBA
Artist
Rumon, Gamba
Format
CD
Label
Chandos
Released
Oct 01, 2007
Catalog #
CHAN 10438
UPC
095115143827

About

Released in July 1940, 'The Sea Hawk' was Korngold's last swashbuckler, and is arguably the finest film ever made in the genre. Certainly it is one of Errol Flynn's greatest films, and had a lavish budget for its time of 1.7m. One of the most difficult assignments of Korngold's career, it required a score of extraordinary length and complexity. The music was superbly multi-layered and thematically complex, literally sweeping the film along and matching its extraordinary visuals. Composition began just two days after the filming had been completed: in a special projection room equipped with a piano, Korngold had the reels of film run for him repeatedly while he improvised his music on the piano to the running footage. Later, he would then complete a full, annotated piano score. His training in the late symphonic traditions served him well. This recording has been very much a personal project for Rumon Gamba who comments, 'as with the rest of the Chandos Film series I very much wanted to keep the music limited to a single disc, instead of being dogged reconstruction of the complete score, including every single cue - some being just a quick trumpet figure or drum roll. I felt it was more important to represent the symphonic sweep of the score which is one of this film's greatest strengths'. Gamba has created a comprehensive 'suite' of six 'movements' that follows the action chronologically and only leaves out some insignificant cues and general repetitions. He continues, 'I believe that hearing Korngold's score in this manner will make for a wonderful listening experience representative of the narrative and in keeping with the spirit of this marvellous picture'. The BBC Philharmonic performs these scores with a symphonic precision and energy familiar with the first volume of Korngold's film music, released in 2005. Reviewing Volume 1, 'Music from the Movies' observed that 'Chandos has been doing great things in the film score re-recording world over recent years...With this release, however, they break new ground...this Chandos CD is for me the crowning achievement so far of what was already an impressive addition to the Golden Age film music'.

Tracklist 30 tracks

  1. 1 I. Main Title - 01:59
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Main Title -
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  2. 2 I. Spain - 03:21
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Spain -
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  3. 3 I. Slaves - 01:25
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Slaves -
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  4. 4 I. Big Drum - 01:15
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Big Drum -
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  5. 5 I. The Albatross - 01:54
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. The Albatross -
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  6. 6 I. Battle - 06:12
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Battle -
    Duration
    06:12
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  7. 7 I. Duel - 00:36
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Duel -
    Duration
    00:36
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  8. 8 I. Slaves' Release 05:21
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Slaves' Release
    Duration
    05:21
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  9. 9 II. Night Banquet - 02:28
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Night Banquet -
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  10. 10 II. Love Scene on the Boat - 05:39
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Love Scene on the Boat -
    Duration
    05:39
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  11. 11 II. Throne Room - 02:13
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Throne Room -
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  12. 12 II. Exit - 02:01
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Exit -
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  13. 13 II. Elizabeth and Thorpe 02:48
    Track
    13
    Title
    II. Elizabeth and Thorpe
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  14. 14 III. Rose Garden 04:12
    Track
    14
    Title
    III. Rose Garden
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  15. 15 IV. Jungle Orchid - Thorpe's Men Hiding - 00:44
    Track
    15
    Title
    IV. Jungle Orchid - Thorpe's Men Hiding -
    Duration
    00:44
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  16. 16 IV. Gold Caravan - 01:36
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Gold Caravan -
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  17. 17 IV. Attack - 00:18
    Track
    17
    Title
    IV. Attack -
    Duration
    00:18
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  18. 18 IV. Fight - 02:16
    Track
    18
    Title
    IV. Fight -
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  19. 19 IV. In the Jungle - 01:27
    Track
    19
    Title
    IV. In the Jungle -
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  20. 20 IV. Ocean - The Hanging Man 04:28
    Track
    20
    Title
    IV. Ocean - The Hanging Man
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  21. 21 V. The Galley - 02:12
    Track
    21
    Title
    V. The Galley -
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  22. 22 V. Spanish Boat - 02:06
    Track
    22
    Title
    V. Spanish Boat -
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  23. 23 V. Rebellion - Along the Coast of Cadiz - 02:22
    Track
    23
    Title
    V. Rebellion - Along the Coast of Cadiz -
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  24. 24 V. The Slaves Liberate Themselves - The Murder - 05:11
    Track
    24
    Title
    V. The Slaves Liberate Themselves - The Murder -
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  25. 25 V. The Fight with the Guard - 01:01
    Track
    25
    Title
    V. The Fight with the Guard -
    Duration
    01:01
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  26. 26 V. Knife Fight - 00:52
    Track
    26
    Title
    V. Knife Fight -
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  27. 27 V. Happy Sailing 01:26
    Track
    27
    Title
    V. Happy Sailing
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    Male Voices of Manchester Chamber Choir, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  28. 28 VI. Thorpe Enters into Castle - 03:44
    Track
    28
    Title
    VI. Thorpe Enters into Castle -
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  29. 29 VI. Duel - Thorpe Fights - Elizabeth Intervenes - 01:49
    Track
    29
    Title
    VI. Duel - Thorpe Fights - Elizabeth Intervenes -
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba
  30. 30 VI. Finale - End Title 03:28
    Track
    30
    Title
    VI. Finale - End Title
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rumon Gamba