Quartet Records, in collaboration with Fifth Continent Music Classics, presents a remastered reissue of the acclaimed 1991 recording of Bernard Herrmann's classic score for Orson Welles' THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS (1942), performed by the Australian Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Tony Bremner.
It was Herrmann's second collaboration with Orson Welles, but the music was highly modified in the finished film (partly due to abrupt, last-minute re-editing), which meant that both artists were very disappointed. Much of Herrmann's work does not appear in the film.
Producer John Lasher was determined to rescue this cursed score from oblivion, and thanks to the recovery of the well-preserved original manuscripts, the score was re-recorded in its entirety as Herrmann had conceived it. The album was a revelation when it was released and a gift for any film music lover, and it is an honor to bring it back to the market.
The album has been remixed and remastered by Chris Malone on Super Audio CD at 32-bit/96 kHz from high-resolution sources transferred in two-channel stereo. This hybrid SA-CD can of course be played on any standard CD player, although those with an SACD system will be able to enjoy it in DSD.
The lavish 20-page booklet features an exclusive essay by Herrmann's official biographer, Steven C. Smith, uncovering new aspects of the relationship between the composer and Orson Welles. Limited edition: 1000 units
オーソン・ウェルズ監督作品『偉大なるアンバーソン家の人々』（1942年）のためにバーナード・ハーマンが作曲した傑作スコアの、1991年録音による高評価を得た音源をリマスターして再発売！演奏はトニー・ブレムナー指揮、オーストラリア・フィルハーモニー管弦楽団。
トラックリストこれはハーマンとウェルズの二度目の共同作業であったが、完成版映画では音楽が大幅に変更された（一部は急遽行われた最終編集による）。このため両者とも非常に失望した。ハーマンの作品の多くは映画には登場しない。
プロデューサーのジョン・ラッシャーはこの呪われたスコアを忘却から救い出すことを決意し、保存状態の良い原譜が発見されたおかげで、ハーマンが構想した通りの完全版が再録音された。このアルバムは発売時に衝撃を与え、映画音楽愛好家への贈り物となった。今回、市場に再びお届けできることを光栄に思う。
本アルバムは、高解像度音源を2チャンネル・ステレオで転送し、クリス・マローンによる32ビット/96kHzのスーパーオーディオCD（SA-CD）仕様でリミックス・リマスターされた。このハイブリッドSA-CDは、もちろん標準的なCDプレーヤーでも再生可能だが、SACDシステムをお持ちの方はDSDで楽しむことができる。
豪華な20ページのブックレットには、ハーマンの公式伝記作家スティーブン・C・スミスによる独占エッセイを収録。作曲家とオーソン・ウェルズの関係性における新たな側面を明らかにしています。
限定1000枚。
Quartet Records, in collaboration with Fifth Continent Music Classics, presents a remastered reissue of the acclaimed 1991 recording of Bernard Herrmann's classic score for Orson Welles' THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS (1942), performed by the Australian Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Tony Bremner.
It was Herrmann's second collaboration with Orson Welles, but the music was highly modified in the finished film (partly due to abrupt, last-minute re-editing), which meant that both artists were very disappointed. Much of Herrmann's work does not appear in the film.
Producer John Lasher was determined to rescue this cursed score from oblivion, and thanks to the recovery of the well-preserved original manuscripts, the score was re-recorded in its entirety as Herrmann had conceived it. The album was a revelation when it was released and a gift for any film music lover, and it is an honor to bring it back to the market.
The album has been remixed and remastered by Chris Malone on Super Audio CD at 32-bit/96 kHz from high-resolution sources transferred in two-channel stereo. This hybrid SA-CD can of course be played on any standard CD player, although those with an SACD system will be able to enjoy it in DSD.
The lavish 20-page booklet features an exclusive essay by Herrmann's official biographer, Steven C. Smith, uncovering new aspects of the relationship between the composer and Orson Welles.
Limited edition: 1000 units
Total Disc Time: 51:31