On Saturday, August 31, 1996 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, JMorgan643 wrote:
> Friends.
> Thought you would be interested in a series of new classic film score
> albums I have been arranging and reconstructing for Marco Polo (and a
> couple for BMG Classics). The first two we did for Marco Polo were (1)
> HISTORICAL ROMANCES which includes Suites from GUNGA DIN (Newman),
> DEVOTION (Korngold), JUAREZ OVERTURE (Korngold) and a 30 minute Suite from
> Max Steiner's CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE (including the rousing Charge
> itself!) and (2) CAPT. BLOOD with includes Korngold's CAPT. BLOOD (Duh!),
> Victor Young's SCARAMOUCHE, Steiner's THE THREE MUSKETEERS and Rozsa's THE
> KING'S THIEF.
> Also in Berlin, we did two albums for BMG CLASSICS. (1) The Mark Twain
> Album with Korngold's THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER, and Steiner's ADVENTURES
> OF MARK TWAIN. This has just recently been released as an import. We also
> have in the can a FILM NOIR album with music from Adolph Deutsch's THE
> MALTESE FALCON, ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT; Frederick Hollander's excellent
> moody THE VERDICT, Steiner's WHITE HEAT and Waxman's DARK PASSAGE. These
> last two and the following CD's have all been conducted by Bill Stromberg,
> who is excellent.
> Earlier this year Marco Polo released two Horror albums we did in Moscow
> (my favorite recording venue). One was the complete HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN
> (Salter and Dessau) and the other contains lengthy suites from THE WOLF
> MAN, THE INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS and SON OF FRANKENSTEIN (Frank Skinner)
> We have four additional discs recorded and getting ready for release. They
> are: Korngold's complete ANOTHER DAWN score (with the ballet from ESCAPE
> ME NEVER), A Steiner album with THE LOST PATROL, THE BEAST WITH FIVE
> FINGERS, and VIRGINIA CITY, Bernard Herrmann's complete GARDEN OF EVIL
> (and a Suite from PRINCE OF PLAYERS), and a Hugo Friedhofer album with
> ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO, THE LODGER, SEVEN CITIES OF GOLD and THE RAINS
> OF RANCHIPUR.
> Next month we go to Moscow for two more CD's....one for Alfred Newman
> (HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, BEAU GESTE and ALL ABOUT EVE) and one devoted to
> the complete (75 minutes) score to KING KONG.
> And finally, early next year, we are doing the complete Sainton score to
> MOBY DICK and a VICTOR YOUNG album with BRIGHT LEAF, THE UNINVITED and
> ???TBA.
> We try and do lengthy suites, not bits and pieces or scores. Since most of
> these need reconstructing from piano scores, we try and be as authentic as
> possible. I hope anyone interested in classic film scores from the Golden
> Age of Film Music will look into these releases. The Marco Polo stuff is
> kind of hard to find unless you are in a large city, but you can get
> information on them by calling
> 1 (800) 756-2967 or
> 1 (800 75 NAXOS
> Thanks for listening........
> John

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