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More Gerhardt LPs Coming from Masterworks in March

February 10, 2011 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

In October, to the delight of film score fans everywhere, Sony Masterworks reissued a portion of the Classic Film Scores series, vintage RCA LPs of great soundtracks as recorded by Charles Gerhardt and The National Philharmonic Orchestra. In March, the second installment of the reissue series is happening, covering some of the greatest composers in motion picture history, including Hermann, Waxman, Korngold and Steiner.

Masterworks' reissue campaign, announced today, covers compilations devoted to soundtracks by Max Steiner, Erich Wolfgand Korngold, Franz Waxman, Bernard Hermann, Miklós Rózsa and David Raskin (the last of which is led by the composer himself, and would technically fall out of the Classic Film Scores series proper, as conducted by Gerhardt). There's also a volume devoted to the films of Bette Davis featuring music by Steiner, Korngold, Waxman and Alfred Newman.

Of course, Gerhardt recorded many more albums that RCA could either dust off or license for reissue - the series technically also counts a 1978 volume devoted to John Williams' work on Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind and a 1978 compilation, The Spectacular World of Classic Film Scores, that included fanfares for the great film studios and tracks from the prior RCA releases - but seeing a second batch of Gerhardt in rare form is a treat for the serious film score enthusiast.

All the titles will be available on CD and digital download on March 1. Check the track lists below.

Charles Gerhardt and The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Now, Voyager: The Classic Film Scores of Max Steiner (originally released as RCA ARL1-0136, 1973 - reissued Masterworks 88697 81270-2, 2011)

  1. Suite from Now, Voyager (Warner Bros. Fanfare and Main Title/Love Scene and Finale)
  2. Suite from King Kong (The Forgotten Island/Natives/Sacrificial Dance/The Gate of Kong/Kong in New York)
  3. As Long as I Live (from Saratoga Trunk)
  4. Forward the Light Brigade (from Charge of the Light Brigade)
  5. Four Wives (from Symphonie Moderne)
  6. Suite from The Big Sleep (Main Title/Marlowe/Bookshop/Murder/Chase/Love Theme and Finale)
  7. Suite from Johnny Belinda
  8. Main Title (from Since You Went Away)
  9. Suite from The Informer (Main Title/Love Scene/Sancta Maria)
  10. Suite from The Fountainhead (Main Title (Roark's Theme/Dominique's Theme/The Quarry/Construction - Enright House/Finale - The Wynand Building)

Charles Gerhardt and The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Classic Film Scores for Bette Davis (originally released as RCA ARL1-0183, 1973 - reissued Masterworks 88697 81272-2, 2011)

  1. Fanfare/It Can't Be Wrong (from Now, Voyager - music by Max Steiner)
  2. Blindness (Judith's Theme)/Winter/Resignation (from Dark Victory - music by Max Steiner)
  3. Main Title (from A Stolen Life - music by Max Steiner)
  4. Elizabeth (from The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex - music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
  5. Forsaken (from Mr. Skeffington - music by Franz Waxman)
  6. Main Title/Stanley and Roy/Finale (from In This Our Life - music by Max Steiner)
  7. Main Title (from All About Eve - music by Alfred Newman)
  8. Waltz (from Jezebel - music by Max Steiner)
  9. Main Title/Rosa Moline/The Train/Rosa's Death (from Beyond the Forest - music by Max Steiner)
  10. Carlotta (from Juarez - music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
  11. Main Title (from The Letter - music by Max Steiner)
  12. Main Title/Henriette and the Children/Love Scene/Finale/End Cast (from All This, and Heaven Too - music by Max Steiner)

Charles Gerhardt and The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Elizabeth and Essex: The Classic Film Scores of Erich Wolfgang Korngold (originally released as RCA ARL1-0185, 1973 - reissued Masterworks 88697 81266-2, 2011)

  1. Overture (from The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex)
  2. Main Title/The Boys Go to Play/Epilogue (from The Prince and the Pauper)
  3. In the Forest (from Anthony Adverse)
  4. Main Title/Escape in the Fog/Love Scene/Finale (from The Sea Wolf)
  5. Cello Concerto in C, Op. 37 (from Deception)
  6. Night Scene (from Another Dawn)
  7. Main Title/Christmas/Sally/Lullaby/Finale (from Of Human Bondage)

Charles Gerhardt and The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Citizen Kane: The Classic Film Scores of Bernard Hermann (originally released as RCA ARL1-0707, 1974- reissued Masterworks 88697 81264-2, 2011)

  1. The Death Hunt (from On Dangerous Ground)
  2. Xanadu (Prelude)/Snow Picture (from Citizen Kane)
  3. Theme and Variations (Breakfast Montage) (from Citizen Kane)
  4. Aria from "Salammbo" (from Citizen Kane)
  5. Rosebud and Finale (from Citizen Kane)
  6. The Sea/The Lagoon (from Beneath the 12-Mile Reef)
  7. Descending (from Beneath the 12-Mile Reef)
  8. The Octopus/The Homecoming (from Beneath the 12-Mile Reef)
  9. Concerto Macabre for Piano and Orchestra (from Hangover Square)
  10. Talking Drums/Prelude/The Riverboat/Petticoat Dance/The Safari (from White Witch Doctor)
  11. Tarantula/The Lion (from White Witch Doctor)
  12. Nocturne (from White Witch Doctor)
  13. Abduction of the Bakuba Boy/The Skulls (from White Witch Doctor)
  14. Lonni Bound by Ropes/Departure (from White Witch Doctor)

Charles Gerhardt and The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Sunset Boulevard: The Classic Film Scores of Franz Waxman (originally released as RCA ARL1-0708, 1974 - reissued Masterworks 88697 81265-2, 2011)

  1. Suite from Prince Valiant (Prelude/King Aguar's Escape/The Fens/The First Chase/The Tournament/Sir Brack's Death and Finale)
  2. Suite from A Place in the Sun
  3. The Creation of the Monster (from Bride of Frankenstein)
  4. Suite from Sunset Boulevard (Main Title/Norma Desmond/The Studio Stroll/The Comeback; Norma as Salome)
  5. Elegy for Strings (from Old Acquaintances)
  6. Suite from Rebecca (Prelude/After the Ball/Mrs. Danvers/Confession Scene/Manderley in Flames)
  7. Suite from The Philadelphia Story (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Fanfare/Main Title/The True Love)
  8. The Ride to Dubno (from Taras Bulba)

Charles Gerhardt and The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Spellbound: The Classic Film Scores of Miklós Rózsa (originally released as RCA ARL1-0911, 1975 - reissued Masterworks 88697 81269-2, 2011)

  1. Prelude (from The Red House)
  2. The Morgan Farm/The New Hired Hand/Swimming Scene (from The Red House)
  3. Meg Finds the Red House (from The Red House)
  4. Teller Shoots at Meg (from The Red House)
  5. Pete's Death and Finale (from The Red House)
  6. The Love of the Princess (from The Thief of Baghdad)
  7. The Bottle/First Meeting (from The Lost Weekend)
  8. The Mouse and the Bat/Nightmare (from The Lost Weekend)
  9. Love Scene and Finale (from The Lost Weekend)
  10. Sunstroke/River Journey (from The Four Feathers)
  11. Mrs. Dietrichson/The Conspiracy (from Double Idemnity)
  12. Scherzo/Hawks in Flight (from Knights of the Round Table)
  13. Song of the Jungle (from The Jungle Book)
  14. The Dream Sequence/The Mountain Lodge (from Spellbound)
  15. Overture (from Ivanhoe)

David Raskin and The New Philharmonic Orchestra, Laura/Forever Amber/The Bad and the Beautiful: David Raskin Conducts The Classic Film Scores (originally released as RCA Red Seal ARL1-1490, 1976 - reissued Masterworks 88697 81268-2, 2011)

  1. Laura (from Laura)
  2. Main Title: Amber (from Forever Amber)
  3. The King's Mistress (from Forever Amber)
  4. Whitefriars (from Forever Amber)
  5. The Great Fire (from Forever Amber)
  6. End Title: Forever Amber (from Forever Amber)
  7. Main Title Theme: Love is for the Very Young (from The Bad and the Beautiful)
  8. The Acting Lesson (from The Bad and the Beautiful)
  9. The Quickies/The Sneak Preview (from The Bad and the Beautiful)
  10. Nocturne and Theme (from The Bad and the Beautiful)

Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Charles Gerhardt

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