Rumon Gamba, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra - The Film Music of Erich Wolfgang Korngold (2005) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. The Sea Wolf: Main Title
02. The Sea Wolf: The Fog
03. The Sea Wolf: The Ghost-Collision
04. The Sea Wolf: You still feel like refusing?-Larsen's headache
05. The Sea Wolf: Larsen's Room-The Patient
06. The Sea Wolf: Put some bars on her window
07. The Sea Wolf: Louie's Death
08. The Sea Wolf: Love Scene-Mutiny-Headache/Blindness
09. The Sea Wolf: Man Overboard
10. The Sea Wolf: Escape-The Ghost in Trouble
11. The Sea Wolf: Return to the Ghost-Trapped-Larsen and Van Weyden
12. The Sea Wolf: Gunshot-Final Blindness
13. The Sea Wolf: The Ship goes down-End Titles
14. The Sea Wolf: Trailer
15. The Adventures of Robin Hood: Old England
16. The Adventures of Robin Hood: Robin Hood and his Merry Men
17. The Adventures of Robin Hood: Love Scene
18. The Adventures of Robin Hood: The Fight, Victory and Epilogue


'For Michael Curtiz's 1941 big-screen adaptation of Jack London's The Sea Wolf Korngold produced one of his most searching scores… anyone coming to this music after the playful, swashbuckling fireworks of, say, The Sea Hawk, Captain Blood or The Adventures of Robin Hood may well be caught unawares by its comparatively uncompromising demeanour. The ominous 'Main Title' immediately sets the tone and demonstrates Korngold's masterly handling of an extremely large orchestra, which originally included the now defunct Novachord (patented by Hammond as the world's first synthesizer). Perhaps the most striking piece of scoring occurs in the 'Love Music' (track 8), where a solo harmonica intones one of Korngold's most sweetly poignant melodies against a backcloth of strings It's a rare moment of tenderness in an otherwise predominantly moody 55-minute sequence. There's a bonus in the shape of the music for the trailer And the collection concludes with an irresistible four-movement concert suite from The Adventures of Robin Hood Needless to say, Rumon Gamba and the BBC Philharmonic are completely at home in this colourful repertoire (the superb brass section has a field day) and the sound is as spectacularly rich and detailed as one could possible wish. Recommended with enthusiasm.' Andrew Achenbach, original Gramophone review...

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