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This page lists upcoming recordings of Herrmann's music, and recordings released during the last year. Future release dates are approximate. Unless otherwise noted all entries are for CDs.
Recent Recordings
01 August 2008
The Kentuckian
Music:The Kentuckian, Williamsburg: Story of a Patriot
Conductor:William Stromberg
Orchestra:Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Recorded:2007
Producer:John Morgan, Anna Bonn, William Stromberg
Label:Tribute Film Classics
Format:CD
Source:John Morgan, William Stromberg
01 July 2008
Four American Quartets
Music:Echoes for String Quartet
Artists:Fine Arts Quartet
Recorded:2007
Label:Naxos
Format:CD
Source:Fine Arts Quartet
George Antheil: Quartet No.3
Ralph Evans: Quartet No.1
Philip Glass: Quartet No.2 ("Company")
Bernard Herrmann: Quartet ("Echoes")

www.naxos.com /catalogue /item.asp ?item_code=8.559354
21 April 2008
Orson Welles - Your Obedient Servant
Music:The Hitchhiker, The Search for Henri Lefevre, Sredni Vashtar
Conductor:Bernard Herrmann
Orchestra:CBS Orchestra
Label:Cherry Red
Format:CD
The original Mercury Theatre radio productions written by Lucille Fletcher and Saki with scores by Herrmann.
03 March 2008
Snows of Kilimanjaro / 5 Fingers
Conductor:William Stromberg
Orchestra:Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Recorded:2000
Producer:John Morgan
Label:Naxos
Format:CD
Re-release of the Marco Polo recording
www.naxos.com /catalogue /item.asp ?item_code=8.570186
03 December 2007
North by Northwest
Conductor:Joel McNeely
Orchestra:Slovak National Symphony Orchestra
Recorded:2007
Producer:Robert Townson
Label:Varese
Format:CD
New complete recording by Varese (65 min) Soundtrack club, Limited to 3000

Acc. to Varese:
"The Highway, a cue that turns out to be the second longest cue of the whole score, receives its world premiere recording here."
"On the Rocks is heard in its entirely for the very first time, restoring all the edited material from the film and subsequent soundtrack."
"We've also restored extra bars all over the place"

More info:
www.varesesarabande.com /details.asp ?pid=vcl%2D1107%2D1067
21 November 2007
Fahrenheit 451
Music:Fahrenheit 451, Walking Distance
Conductor:William Stromberg
Orchestra:Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Recorded:2007
Producer:John Morgan, Anna Bonn, William Stromberg
Label:Tribute Film Classics
Format:CD
Source:William Stromberg, John Morgan
Available from Screenarchives: www.screenarchives.com /title_detail.cfm ?ID=8136

The CD will contain Bernard Herrmann's complete score for FAHRENHEIT 451.
Including music and portions of cues that didn't make the final cut of the film.
Plus a suite from the Twilight Zone Episode "Walking Distance" arranged for full string orchestra

Videoclips of the sessions are available here:
vids.myspace.com /index.cfm ?fuseaction=vids.individual &videoID=2029552120
vids.myspace.com /index.cfm ?fuseaction=vids.individual &videoid=2033571115
18 November 2007
Mysterious Island
Conductor:William Stromberg
Orchestra:Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Recorded:2007
Producer:John Morgan, Anna Bonn, William Stromberg
Label:Tribute Film Classics
Format:CD
Source:William Stromberg, John Morgan
Available from Screenarchives: www.screenarchives.com /title_detail.cfm ?ID=8107#

The CD will contain Bernard Herrmann's complete score for MYSTERIOUS ISLAND.
Including music and portions of cues that didn't make the final cut of the film.

Videoclips of the sessions are available here:
vids.myspace.com /index.cfm ?fuseaction=vids.individual &videoID=2028550116
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ossks9UmV_U

01 July 2007
Ghosts of Bernard Herrmann
Artists:Stephan Oliva , piano
Recorded:2007
Label:Illusions
Format:CD
www.stephanoliva.com
www.allgorythm.com /catalog /product_info.php ?products_id=2175
www.illusionsmusic.fr/oliva.html

1 Nocturne / Andante cantabile (The Ghost and Mrs Muir)
2 Journey to the Center of the Earth - Suite
3 Radar / Space control (The Day the Earth Stood Still)
4 Prelude (Obsession)
5 Vertigo
6 The Birthday (Sisters)
7 Psycho - Suite
8 Prelude / The Road / The Bedroom (Fahrenheit 451)
9 Memory Waltz (The Snows of Kilimanjaro)
10 Overture / Xanadu (Citizen Kane)
11 All the Animals Come Out at Night (Taxi Driver)
03 April 2007
Mysterious Island
Conductor:Bernard Herrmann
Orchestra:London Symphony Orchestra
Recorded:1961
Producer:David Wishart
Label:Cloud Nine Records
Format:CD
12 March 2007
Film Music by Bernard Herrmann
Orchestra:City of Prague Philharmonic
Label:Sliva Screen
Format:CD
Midprice re-release of some of Silva Screen's Herrmann suites.

1 Suite for Strings - Psycho
2 Overture - Citizen Kane
3 Suite - The Day The Earth Stood Still
4 Prelude - Jason And The Argonauts
5 Main Title / Finale - The Ghost And Mrs Muir
6 Main Title - 7th Voyage Of Sinbad
7 Scene DAmour - Vertigo
8 North by Northwest - North By Northwest
9 Suite - Cape Fear
10 Marnie - Marnie
11 Theme and Variations - Twisted Nerve
12 Prelude/The Balloon - Mysterious Island
13 Night Piece For Saxophone And Orchestra - Taxi Driver
31 January 2007
Cyril Scott - Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 2 , Early One Morning
Conductor:Bernard Herrmann
Orchestra:London Philharmonic Orchestra
Artists:John Ogdon, piano
Recorded:1975
Producer:Richard Itter
Label:Lyrita
Format:CD
Cyril Scott:

Piano Concerto No. 1 in C (1913-14)
Early One Morning, Poem for Piano & Orchestra (1931, rev.1962)
Piano Concerto No. 2 (c1958)

www.lyrita.co.uk /cgi-bin /lyrita_build.pl ?filename=SRCD0251.txt
www.lyrita.co.uk

See archive for past releases.

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