Music for Alfred Hitchcock / Mauceri, Danish National Symphony

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Label
Toccata
Release Date
August 12, 2014
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      HERRMANN WAXMAN TIOMKIN
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Danish National Concert Choir
    • PERFORMER
      Kidon, Mauceri
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 12, 2014
    • UPC
      5060113442413
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      TOCC0241
    • LABEL
      Toccata
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. The Man Who Knew Too Much: Overture (arr. J. Mauceri for orchestra)

      Composer: Bernard Herrmann

      Ensemble: Danish National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Mauceri

    2. Rebecca Suite (arr. J. Mauceri for orchestra)

      Composer: Franz Waxman

      Ensemble: Danish National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Mauceri

    3. I. Prelude

      Composer: Franz Waxman

      Ensemble: Danish National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Mauceri

    4. II. Lisa - Intermezzo

      Composer: Franz Waxman

      Ensemble: Danish National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Mauceri

    5. III. Ballet

      Composer: Franz Waxman

      Ensemble: Danish National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Mauceri

    6. IV. Lisa - Finale

      Composer: Franz Waxman

      Ensemble: Danish National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Mauceri

    7. Strangers on a Train Suite (arr. J. Mauceri for orchestra)

      Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin

      Ensemble: Danish National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Mauceri

    8. Dial M for Murder Suite (arr. J. Mauceri for orchestra)

      Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin

      Ensemble: Danish National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Mauceri

    9. I. Prelude

      Composer: Bernard Herrmann

      Ensemble: Danish National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Mauceri

    10. III. Scene d'Amour

      Composer: Bernard Herrmann

      Ensemble: Danish National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Mauceri

    11. North by Northwest: Overture

      Composer: Bernard Herrmann

      Ensemble: Danish National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Mauceri

    12. Psycho (arr. J. Mauceri for orchestra)

      Composer: Bernard Herrmann

      Ensemble: Danish National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Mauceri

    13. The Man Who Kew Too Much: Storm Clouds Cantata (arr. B. Herrmann for Soprano, Choir and Orchestra)

      Composer: Arthur Benjamin

      Ensemble: Danish National Choir, Danish National Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Klaudia Kidon

      Conductor: John Mauceri

    14. Hitchcock: Music from the End Credits

      Composer: Danny Elfman

      Ensemble: Danish National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Mauceri


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