Herrmann, Bernard

100 Greatest Film Themes, Take 3

6 CD / Silva America / 2013-05-07

Works: Marvin Hatley: Dance of the Cuckoos; Charlie Chaplin: Smile (as used in the film "Modern Times" ) (spurious; by Geoffrey Persons); Frank Churchill: Heigh-Ho (for Disney's Snow White); Paul Dukas: The...
Performers: Ayres, Mark; Barlow, Craig Rhys [Vocals]; Blackman, Helena; Colby, Chuck; Ferreira, Keith; Hobson, Helen; Kershaw, Emma; Marshall, Chris; Paris, Richard; Russ, Herbie; Shannon, David; Stiles, Mark; W...
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Ensemble: London Music Works; N.Y. Jazz Orchestra; The Wire-Haired Terriers Athletic Social Club

Alfred Hitchcock and His Music

2 CD / Warner Bros. Import / 2013-04-02

Works: Bernard Herrmann: North by Northwest; Vertigo; Psycho; The Wrong Man; Arthur Benjamin: Storm Clouds, cantata from The Man Who Knew Too Much, film score; Jay Livingston: Que Sera, Sera; Spoken Word: B...
Performers: Day, Doris; Godwin, Rack; Griffith, Eadie; Henry, Claire; Herrmann, Bernard [Composer]; Rebner, Edward [Piano]
Conductors: Bernstein, Elmer; Mathieson, Muir; Tiomkin, Dimitri; Waxman, Franz; Rozsa, Miklos [Composer]

50 Greatest Science Fiction Movie Themes

3 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Vangelis: Blade Runner; Roger Taylor: Flash Gordon Theme; John Williams: Star Wars; Raiders of the Lost Ark; The Time Tunnel; Close Encounters of the Third Kind; E.T.; Superman; Land of the Giants Th...
Performers: Regan, Pat; Rubinstein, Donald
Conductors: Norman, Neil

Greatest Hollywood Western Soundtracks

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Elmer Bernstein: The Magnificent Seven; Alfred Newman: How The West Was Won; James Griffith: Bullwhip; Louis Silvers: Jesse James; Richard Hageman: She Wore A Yellow Ribbon; Stagecoach; Fort Apache; ...
Performers: Ives, Burl; Laine, Frankie; London, Julie; Martin, Dean; Monroe, Marilyn; Nelson, Rick; Newman, Alfred [Composer/Conductor]; Richard Hageman; Ritter, Tex; Robert Mitchum; Russell, Jane [Actress]
Conductors: Bernstein, Elmer

Le Troisième Homme: Orson Welles et la Musique

1 CD / Warner Bros. Import / 2012-11-06

Works: Anton Karas: The Third Man; Bernard Herrmann: Citizen Kane; The Magnificent Ambersons; Jane Eyre; Doris Fisher: Please Don't Kiss Me; Jacques Ibert: Macbeth; Paul Misraki: Mr Arkadin / Confidential R...

Cellocinema - music for cello & piano by Rota, Herrmann, Piazzolla, Catalani, Janacek, Chaplin et al. / Eckart Runge, cello; Jacques Ammon, piano

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-09-25

Works: Nino Rota: 8 1/2; Tom Waits: Helsinki Mood; Bernard Herrmann: Psycho; Astor Piazzolla: Tanti Anni Prima; Vuelvo al sur, tango song; Regreso al amor, tango song (from Sur); Carlos Gardel: Por una cabe...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Cello Project

Whatever the cello project does Eckart Runge and Jacques Ammon carry us off into faraway worlds, enchanting us like the magicians of the Big Screen....continue...

The Golden Age of Hollywood / Music from Casablanca, Taxi Driver, Psycho, Gone with the Wind, et al.

1 CD / Orchid Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Jerome Moross: The Big Country; Max Steiner: Casablanca; Gone With The Wind; Miklós Rózsa: Spellbound Concerto, for piano & orchestra; Ben-Hur; Bernard Herrmann: Psycho Suite; Taxi Driver; ...
Performers: Elms, Roderick; Todd, Phil
Conductors: Serebrier, José;
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Classic title tracks, themes and suites from films that became legends during Hollywood's Golden Age. Recording is performed in a true swashbuckling style by the...continue...
Recording information: Watford Colosseum, London (09/15/2005/09/16/2005)....continue...

Bernard Herrmann: Moby Dick; Sinfonietta / Richard Edgar-Wilson, tenor; David Wilson-Johnson, baritone

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2011-10-25

Works: Bernard Herrmann: Moby Dick, cantata for male chorus, soloists & orchestra; Sinfonietta for string orchestra
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael
Ensemble: Danish National Symphony Choir

Herrmann, born in NY, 1911 to Russian immigrants is best known today as a composer of film music. He worked with Hitchcock on North by...continue...

Four Faces of Jazz / Weill, Gershwin, Stravinsky, Milhaud

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2011-10-11

Works: Kurt Weill: Die Moritat von Mackie Messer (The Ballad of Mack the Knife), song for voice & piano (from "Die Drei; Anstatt-daá-Song (Instead-of Song), for voice & piano (from "Die Dreigroscheno...
Performers: Parkhouse, David
Conductors: Herrmann, Bernard
Ensemble: London Festival Recording Ensemble

Recording information: Decca Studio No. 3, West Hampstead, London (08/16/1971-08/18/1971)....continue...

Creepy Classics: Halloween's Greatest Hits

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-09-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Charles Gounod: Funeral March of a Marionette, for piano or orchestra in D minor; John Williams: Jaws; Jerry Goldsmith: The Omen; Bernard H...
Performers: Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Williams, John; Mauceri, John; Herrmann, Bernard; Levine, James; Dutoit, Charles; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe

All of the beloved classics that resonate within all of us as the creepiest (yet spooky fun) music we've come to associate with Halloween. This...continue...
Don't expect to hear a version of "Monster Mash" among the 11 tracks on this Halloween-themed set. These are orchestral arrangements of classical pieces that reflect the macabre side of things, includ...continue...

Sonic Sci-Fi / Speaker shaking film scores

2 CD / Chrome Dreams--mvd-- / 2011-02-08

Works: Bernard Herrmann: The Day the Earth Stood Still, film score; The Outer Space Suite; Louis Barron: Forbidden Planet, film score; Bells of Atlantis, film score
Performers: Barron, Louis and Bebe; Herrmann, Bernard [Composer]

Bernard Hermann: Psycho Suite for String Quartet

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-02-04

Works: Bernard Herrmann: Echoes; Souvenirs de Voyage for clarinet & string quartet; Psycho
Performers: Bliss, Julian

Although he is best known for his scores to perhaps some of the most iconic films ever made (Vertigo, Citizen Kane, Psycho), Bernard Herrmann was...continue...

20th Century Fox: 75 Years of Great Film Music

3 CD / Varese Sarabande / 2010-12-21

Works: Alfred Newman: Twentieth Century Fox Fanfare; All About Eve; How Green Was My Valley; The Song of Bernadette; Captain From Castile; Twelve O'Clock High; The Robe; How to Marry a Millionaire; The Seve...
Performers: Rodgers, Jimmie [Country]; Warnes, Jennifer

This generous three-disc set from Varese Sarabande spans 75 years of film music from some of the industry's greatest composers, including John Williams, Bernard Herrmann, Alan Silvestri, Jerry Goldsmi...continue...

100 Greatest Film Themes, Take 2

6 CD / Silva America / 2010-07-13

Works: Pete Moore: Asteroid; Bernard Herrmann: Citizen Kane; Vertigo; David Raksin: Laura; Henry Mancini: Touch of Evil; A Shot In The Dark; Nino Rota: La Dolce Vite; The Godfather; Leonard Bernstein: West ...
Performers: Ayres, Mark; Williams, Gareth
Conductors: Jolly, Evan; Bateman, Paul; Raine, Nic; Ashton, Bill; Wadsworth, Derek; Fitzpatrick, James; Klemens, Mario; Goldsmith, Jerry;
Ensemble: ; London Ensemble

Silva Screen Records' 100 Greatest Film Themes, Take 2 continues in the vein of its predecessor by compiling an esoteric collection of movie music that spans generations. From Citizen Kane and West Si...continue...

Bernard Herrmann: Film Music - Citizen Kane

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-02-23

Works: Bernard Herrmann: Hangover Square, film score; Citizen Kane; Norma Shepherd: Concerto macabre, for piano and orchestra (after Bernard Herrmann's concert version of music from Ha
Performers: Roscoe, Martin [Piano]
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon

Brilliant as both a conductor and composer, Bernard Herrmann was arguably the most innovative film composer of his generation. He provided background music for 47...continue...
Recording information: Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester.

Rumon Gamba and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra continue their survey of seemingly every piece of film music worthy of a full...continue...

Shape of My Heart

1 CD / KML Records / 2009-11-10

Works: Sting: Moon over Bourbon Street; Dominic Miller / Gordon Sumner: Shape of My Heart; Bill Evans: We Will Meet Again; Richard Rodgers: My Funny Valentine; Frédéric Chopin: Prelude for piano n...
Performers: Chalmin, David; Corea, Chick; Hancock, Herbie; Labeque, Katia; Rubalcaba, Gonzalo; Sting
Conductors:
Ensemble: Katia and Marielle Labèque

Pianist Katia Labeque performs a series of duets with Sting, and pianists, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and Gonzalo Rubalcaba. This album opens with Sting's "Moon...continue...

Midsummer Night / Kate Royal, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-06-02

Works: William Alwyn: Miss Julie, opera; Igor Stravinsky: Le Rossignol, opera (lyric tale) in 3 acts; William Walton: Troilus and Cressida; Carlisle Floyd: Susannah; Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Benjamin B...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Royal, Kate; Staples, Andrew
Conductors: Gardner, Edward
Ensemble: English National Opera Orchestra

"With recital discs, a singer can go in either of two directions: one path sticks to familiar territory, the other veers toward pastures new. Congratulations...continue...

Vintage Cinema - Music from King Kong, Robin Hood, Spellbound, Sunset Boulevard, etc / Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

1 CD / Telarc / 2008-10-28

Works: Max Steiner: King Kong; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Adventures of Robin Hood; Miklós Rózsa: Spellbound; El Cid; Aaron Copland: Red Pony; Franz Waxman: Sunset Boulevard; A Place in the Sun;...
Conductors: Kunzel, Erich
Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

"The performances by the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra under Erich Kunzel are splendidly well drilled and effective, on a par with the outstanding Miklos Rozsa: 'Three...continue...

Vintage Cinema - Music from King Kong, Robin Hood, Spellbound, Sunset Boulevard, etc / Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

1 Super Audio CD / Telarc / 2008-10-28

Works: Max Steiner: King Kong; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Adventures of Robin Hood; Miklós Rózsa: Spellbound; El Cid; Aaron Copland: Red Pony; Franz Waxman: Sunset Boulevard; A Place in the Sun;...
Conductors: Kunzel, Erich
Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

American Classics - Four American Quartets - Evans, Glass, Antheil, Herrmann / Fine Arts String Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-07-29

Works: Ralph Evans: Quartet for Strings no 1; Philip Glass: Quartet for Strings no 2 ("Company"); George Antheil: Quartet for Strings no 3; Bernard Herrmann: Echoes

This recording gathers four string quartets by American composers who are widely divergent in style and manner, and who have made a distinctive and personal...continue...

Film Music Classics - The Snows of Kilimanjaro, 5 Fingers / William Stromberg, Moscow SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-25

Works: Bernard Herrmann: The Snows of Kilimanjaro; 5 Fingers
Conductors: Stromberg, William T.
Ensemble: Moscow Symphony Orchestra

This new addition to the Film Classics series received great reviews when it was first released on Marco Polo. 'Classics Today' wrote of the release:...continue...

Tracked - Vivaldi, Barber, etc / Andy Findon

1 CD / Quartz Records / 2006-01-10

Works: Michael Nyman: In Re Don Giovanni, for band; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Malcolm Arnold: Scottish Dance no 3; John Williams: Schindler's List; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Bassoon, strin...
Performers: Bhamra, Kuljid; Findon, Andrew; Findon, Julia; Findon, Rob; Findon, Ronnie; Tilt, Marcus; Vinter, Andy

A dazzling collection showcasing the kaleidoscopic talent of Andy Findon, featuring multi-tracked performances of celebrated works from Gabrieli to Nyman. Findon is one of the...continue...

Herrmann: The Film Scores - Vertigo, Psycho, etc / Salonen

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-10-18

Works: Bernard Herrmann: The Man Who Knew Too Much, film score; Psycho; Marnie, film score; North by Northwest, film score; Vertigo, film score; Torn Curtain, film score; Fahrenheit 451, film score; Night P...
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

"There is much to savour here A winner of a disc resplendently played and engineered If this generous new Sony collection doesnt succeed in alerting...continue...

Good Movie Music - Walton, Morricone, et al / Kapp, et al

1 CD / Essay / 2005-09-01

Works: William Walton: Henry V; Ennio Morricone: The Mission; Bernard Herrmann: Psycho; Virgil Thomson: Acadian Songs and Dances, for orchestra (from the film "Louisiana Story"); Louisiana Story, suite from...
Conductors: Kapp, Richard
Ensemble: Philharmonia Virtuosi

The Most Frightening Music in the Universe

2 CD / Savoy Label Group / 2004-09-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Bernard Herrmann: Psycho; Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night on the Bare ...

As Time Goes By / 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2004-09-07

Works: Jule Styne: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; Jerry Goldsmith: Basic Instinct; Ennio Morricone: Once Upon a Time in the West; Once Upon a Time in America; Nino Rota: La Strada; Vincent Youmans: No, No, Nanet...
Performers: Bronner, Till; Laine, Esko; Langlamet, Marie-Pierre; Raabe, Max; Saksala, Janne
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Ensemble: Twelve Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic

Legrand: Un été 42; Hossein, Herrmann, Wiener / Verrot

1 CD / Naïve / 2004-08-01

Works: Michel Legrand: Concertino "Un Été 42" pour piano et Orchestre; Bernard Herrmann: Concerto Macabre for piano & orchestra; Jean Wiéner: Concerto for piano & orchestra, No 1 "Franco-Am&#...
Performers: Laval, Danielle
Conductors: Verrot, Pascal
Ensemble: Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

This CD is a collection of compositions by legendary film composers. Herrmann, who composed the scores for 'Citizen Kane' and numberous Hitchcock films, wrote the...continue...

Chamber Music of Herrmann & Moross / Texas Festival Ensemble

1 CD / Albany Records / 1999-08-01

Works: Bernard Herrmann: Souvenirs de Voyage for clarinet & string quartet; Echoes; Jerome Moross: Sonata for piano duet & string quartet in G major
Performers: Jensen, John [Piano]; Lerner, Jeffrey; Weems, Nancy

Music in Film

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-01-12

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Adventures of Robin Hood; Sergei Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; David Raksin: Laura; Alfred Newman: Captain from Castile; Aaron Copland: Red Pony; Franz Waxman: A Place...
Conductors: Williams, John [Composer]; ; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Raksin, David; Newman, Alfred; Copland, Aaron; Waxman, Franz; Tiomkin, Dimitri; Bernstein, Leonard; Heindorf, Ray; Arnold, Malcolm, Sir; Rozsa, Mi...
Ensemble: Accademia Monteverdiana Chorus; Columbia Studio Orchestra; Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra; La Scala Philharmonic; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orches...

I Want Magic! / Renée Fleming

1 CD / Decca / 1998-09-15

Works: Bernard Herrmann: Wuthering Heights, opera; Douglas S. Moore: The Ballad of Baby Doe, opera in 2 acts; Gian Carlo Menotti: The Medium; George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Car...
Performers: Fleming, Renee
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; New York Voices

"Fleming's voice is sumptuous, her lower register especially sounds so warmly resonant that I found myself thinking of Leontyne Price in her glory days...[and she]...continue...

Warsaw Concerto - Piano Concertos from the Movies / Fowke

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-02-27

Works: Richard Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto; Jack Beaver: The Case of the Frightened Lady, film score; Miklós Rózsa: Spellbound Concerto, for piano & orchestra; Nino Rota: The Glass Mountain, film s...
Performers: Fowke, Philip
Conductors: O Duinn, Proinnsias

Herrman, Waxman, North: Piano Concertos / Beuchner, Sedares

1 CD / Koch International / 1995-09-19

Works: Franz Waxman: Rhapsody for piano and orchestra; The Charm Bracelet, suite for piano; Bernard Herrmann: Concerto Macabre for piano & orchestra; Prelude for piano; Alex North: Concerto for piano and or...
Performers: Armstrong, Donald; Buechner, David; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Sedares, James; Taber, John
Conductors: Sedares, James
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Personnel: Matthew Marshall (guitar); David Gilling, Elspeth Gray, Jane Freed, Lucien Rizos, Dean Major, Janet Armstrong, Wilma Smith, Yury Gezentsvey, Andrew Kasza, Stephanie O'Flaherty, Matthew Ross...continue...

American Chamber Music / Chamber Music Northwest

1 CD / Delos / 1991-01-01

Works: Bernard Herrmann: Souvenirs de Voyage for clarinet & string quartet; Quincy Porter: Quintet for clarinet & strings; Charles Ives: Largo, for violin, clarinet & piano, S. 73 (K. 2B8); Gregorian Chant:...
Performers: Arm, Theodore; Cheifetz, Hamilton; Frank, Pamela; Lash, Warren; Neubauer, Paul; Sato, Eriko; Shifrin, David; Trampler, Walter; Vallecillo, Irma