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Music for Alfred Hitchcock / Mauceri, Danish National Symphony
Toccata

Music for Alfred Hitchcock / Mauceri, Danish National Symphony

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Details

Composer
HERRMANN WAXMAN TIOMKIN
Artist
Kidon, Mauceri
Format
CD
Label
Toccata
Released
Aug 12, 2014
Catalog #
TOCC0241
UPC
5060113442413

About

Alfred Hitchcock commissioned his film scores from composers who were Hollywood’s master-craftsmen. The concert items prepared from those scores feature a dazzling variety of styles, from Baroque and jazz to dark Romanticism and angular angst, all using the orchestra with breathtaking virtuosity. The conductor John Mauceri, as at home with this repertoire as any other musician, has prepared a number of concert suites from the film scores and some of them receive their first recordings here. This recording was made live in concert in Danish Radio’s new concert hall in Copenhagen. The booklet contains an introductory text by John Mauceri and an extensive, illustrated essay on Hitchcock and his use of film music and work with composers by British film-music historian John Riley.

REVIEWS:

The concert recordings contain some ambient noises and quirks of balance (lots of bass tones). But the pluses are powerful: the orchestra's flair, the vivid colors and audible adrenalin. Even the most dedicated film buff should deepen their appreciation as Hitchkock's composers run the gamut.

– BBC Music Magazine

Hitchcock was the enabler of many hours of orchestral music that are part of the 20th century’s legacy. Herrmann’s scores for Vertigo and Psycho, and Franz Waxman’s for Rear Window, stand out. The Wagnerian Scène d’Amour, from Vertigo, comes over as one of the great slow movements.

– Sunday Times

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 The Man Who Knew Too Much: Overture (arr. J. Mauceri for orchestra) 02:06
    Track
    1
    Title
    The Man Who Knew Too Much: Overture (arr. J. Mauceri for orchestra)
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Bernard Herrmann
    Ensemble
    Danish National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Mauceri
  2. 2 Rebecca Suite (arr. J. Mauceri for orchestra) 08:29
    Track
    2
    Title
    Rebecca Suite (arr. J. Mauceri for orchestra)
    Duration
    08:29
    Composer
    Franz Waxman
    Ensemble
    Danish National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Mauceri
  3. 3 I. Prelude 02:18
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Franz Waxman
    Ensemble
    Danish National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Mauceri
  4. 4 II. Lisa - Intermezzo 03:09
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Lisa - Intermezzo
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Franz Waxman
    Ensemble
    Danish National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Mauceri
  5. 5 III. Ballet 01:48
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Ballet
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Franz Waxman
    Ensemble
    Danish National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Mauceri
  6. 6 IV. Lisa - Finale 02:19
    Track
    6
    Title
    IV. Lisa - Finale
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Franz Waxman
    Ensemble
    Danish National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Mauceri
  7. 7 Strangers on a Train Suite (arr. J. Mauceri for orchestra) 08:44
    Track
    7
    Title
    Strangers on a Train Suite (arr. J. Mauceri for orchestra)
    Duration
    08:44
    Composer
    Dimitri Tiomkin
    Ensemble
    Danish National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Mauceri
  8. 8 Dial M for Murder Suite (arr. J. Mauceri for orchestra) 07:49
    Track
    8
    Title
    Dial M for Murder Suite (arr. J. Mauceri for orchestra)
    Duration
    07:49
    Composer
    Dimitri Tiomkin
    Ensemble
    Danish National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Mauceri
  9. 9 I. Prelude 03:01
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Bernard Herrmann
    Ensemble
    Danish National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Mauceri
  10. 10 III. Scene d'Amour 06:36
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Scene d'Amour
    Duration
    06:36
    Composer
    Bernard Herrmann
    Ensemble
    Danish National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Mauceri
  11. 11 North by Northwest: Overture 02:55
    Track
    11
    Title
    North by Northwest: Overture
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Bernard Herrmann
    Ensemble
    Danish National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Mauceri
  12. 12 Psycho (arr. J. Mauceri for orchestra) 15:47
    Track
    12
    Title
    Psycho (arr. J. Mauceri for orchestra)
    Duration
    15:47
    Composer
    Bernard Herrmann
    Ensemble
    Danish National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Mauceri
  13. 13 The Man Who Kew Too Much: Storm Clouds Cantata (arr. B. Herrmann for Soprano, Choir and Orchestra) 10:04
    Track
    13
    Title
    The Man Who Kew Too Much: Storm Clouds Cantata (arr. B. Herrmann for Soprano, Choir and Orchestra)
    Duration
    10:04
    Composer
    Arthur Benjamin
    Performer
    Klaudia Kidon
    Ensemble
    Danish National Choir, Danish National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Mauceri
  14. 14 Hitchcock: Music from the End Credits 05:56
    Track
    14
    Title
    Hitchcock: Music from the End Credits
    Duration
    05:56
    Composer
    Danny Elfman
    Ensemble
    Danish National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Mauceri