Famous Film Scores – Charles Gerhardt / National Philharmonic Orchestra (Newton Classics 3CD Set)

UPC: 8718247711048 

MPN: 8802104 

Brand Name: Newton Classics 

Product Type: 3 Compact Discs – Film Music / Orchestral

Overview

This Newton Classics 3-CD collection gathers legendary Hollywood film scores conducted by Charles Gerhardt and performed by the National Philharmonic Orchestra, drawn from the celebrated RCA Classic Film Score Series. Spanning the golden age of movie music—from Max Steiner’s lush romanticism to John Williams’s modern brilliance—these recordings, originally made at Kingsway Hall, London, between 1972 and 1974, remain the finest orchestral tributes ever produced to the great Hollywood composers.

Digitally remastered and newly presented by Newton Classics, this edition captures over 151 minutes of cinematic majesty, featuring classic themes from Gone with the Wind, Sunset Boulevard, Taras Bulba, Citizen Kane, and Star Wars, among many others.

Product Features

• Format: 3 × Compact Discs (Audio CD)
• Sound: ADD Stereo (Digitally Remastered)
• Total Duration: 151 minutes 23 seconds
• Recording Locations: Kingsway Hall, London
• Recording Years: 1972–1974
• Label: Newton Classics BV
• Original Label: BMG Music (RCA Victor / Red Seal)
• Country of Manufacture: EU (Netherlands)
• Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
• Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra
• Art Direction & Design: Jan Martin Wilschut, BNO Amsterdam Hotsprings
• Cover Image: Jewgeni Roppet / Trigger / HH
• Genre: Film Music / Classical Crossover

Disc Contents

CD 1 – Max Steiner: Gone with the Wind – 43′28″

1. Main Title – 3′04″
2. Opening Sequence – 2′13″
3. Driving Home – 2′48″
4. Dance Montage – 3′26″
5. Grazioso – 5′00″
6. Civil War – 5′19″
7. True Love / Tara in Ruins – 3′15″
8. Belle Watling – 2′24″
9. Reconstruction / The Nightmare / Tara Rebuilt / Bonnie / The Accident – 6′42″
10. Mammy and Melanie on the Staircase / Rhett’s Sorrow – 2′53″
11. Apotheosis – 6′24″

CD 2 – Sunset Boulevard and Other Film Classics – 52′57″

1. Prince Valiant Suite – 9′46″
2. A Place in the Sun Suite – 8′29″
3. The Bride of Frankenstein: The Creation of the Female Monster – 7′17″
4. Sunset Boulevard Suite – 7′44″
5. Old Acquaintance: Elegy for Strings – 3′29″
6. Rebecca Suite – 7′45″
7. The Philadelphia Story – 3′34″
8. Taras Bulba: The Ride to Dubno – 4′53″

CD 3 – The Spectacular World of Classic Film Scores – 54′58″

• Universal Pictures Fanfare – 0′15″
• MGM Fanfare – 0′12″
• Selznick International Fanfare – 0′14″
• Warner Bros. Fanfare – 0′21″
• 20th Century Fox Fanfare – 0′19″

• Excerpts from:

  • Star Wars – 5′42″
  • Captain Blood – 2′58″
  • Now, Voyager – 2′42″
  • Gone with the Wind – 1′05″
  • Elizabeth and Essex – 1′53″
  • The Caine Mutiny – 2′33″
  • Citizen Kane – 4′12″
  • Knights of the Round Table – 1′17″
  • Objective, Burma! – 2′16″
  • The Guns of Navarone – 2′21″
  • Julius Caesar – 4′30″
  • Peyton Place – 3′22″
  • Another World – 10′33″
  • King of the Khyber Rifles – 3′11″
  • Salome – 5′02″

Composers Featured

• Max Steiner
• Franz Waxman
• Erich Wolfgang Korngold
• Miklós Rózsa
• Bernard Herrmann
• Dimitri Tiomkin
• John Williams

Interesting Facts

• Iconic RCA Series: These albums were part of the Classic Film Score recordings that redefined film music appreciation in the 1970s.
• Cinematic Fidelity: Recorded at Kingsway Hall with Decca’s legendary engineering, the sound captures orchestral color at its finest.
• Gerhardt’s Vision: Charles Gerhardt brought Hollywood’s symphonic heritage to the concert stage, influencing generations of conductors and composers.
• From Steiner to Williams: The set spans 40 years of film scoring evolution, from the lush romanticism of the 1930s to the blockbuster energy of modern cinema.

Publishers

© 2013 Newton Classics BV, Netherlands. Originally © 1973–1974 BMG Music. Manufactured and printed in the EU. All rights reserved. Unauthorized copying, lending, or broadcasting prohibited. Website: www.newtonclassics.com

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