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Many film composers wrote classical works in an idiom sharply different from that of their film scores, but with Bernard Herrmann, the difference is much smaller. Then again, his film music itself was more "classical" to begin with. His scores are largely devoid of the big themes and jazz and popular influences that marked the work of many of his contemporaries, especially later in his career. Instead, he built his scores out of obsessive gestures that were a perfect match for the films of Alfred Hitchcock, his most frequent collaborator. He wrote one opera, Wuthering Heights, that was completed in 1951 and, indeed, quoted some of his earlier scores and spawned passages in later ones. It is a gigantic work, filling four LPs when Herrmann recorded it in 1965, and this condensation and arrangement by Hans Sørensen is welcome. He strips the cast down to just Cathy and Heathcliff, with newcomer Keri Fuge and veteran Roderick Williams holding up well through overheated music that evokes Emily Brontë's novel nicely. There is also an orchestral version, again arranged by Sørensen, of Herrmann's 1965 string quartet Echoes; the arrangement works fine inasmuch as his writing was quite orchestral-sounding in the original quartet. The Singapore Symphony, under conductor Mario Venzago in Wuthering Heights and Joshua Tan in Echoes, sounds fabulous, and Venzago was an inspired choice here, with a sure touch for dramatic music. Herrmann fans will be delighted with this, and listeners looking for a chance to sample his opera will find the album ideal. It landed on classical best-seller lists in the summer of 2023, testifying to growing interest in Herrmann's music.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Suite from "Wuthering Heights" (Arr. for Soprano, Baritone, and Orchestra by Hans Sørensen) (Bernard Herrmann)
Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Roderick Williams, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Mario Venzago, Conductor, MainArtist - Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Joshua Tan, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Sørensen, Arranger
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Suite from "Wuthering Heights" (Arr. for Soprano, Baritone, and Orchestra by Hans Sørensen), Act 1 Scene 1 (Bernard Herrmann)
Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Roderick Williams, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Mario Venzago, Conductor, MainArtist - Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Keri Fuge, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Hans Sørensen, Arranger
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Roderick Williams, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Mario Venzago, Conductor, MainArtist - Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Keri Fuge, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Hans Sørensen, Arranger
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Roderick Williams, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Mario Venzago, Conductor, MainArtist - Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Keri Fuge, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Hans Sørensen, Arranger
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Roderick Williams, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Mario Venzago, Conductor, MainArtist - Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Keri Fuge, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Hans Sørensen, Arranger
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Suite from "Wuthering Heights" (Arr. for Soprano, Baritone, and Orchestra by Hans Sørensen) (Bernard Herrmann)
Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Mario Venzago, Conductor, MainArtist - Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Sørensen, Arranger
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Suite from "Wuthering Heights" (Arr. for Soprano, Baritone, and Orchestra by Hans Sørensen), Act 1 Scene 2 (Bernard Herrmann)
Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Roderick Williams, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Mario Venzago, Conductor, MainArtist - Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Sørensen, Arranger
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Suite from "Wuthering Heights" (Arr. for Soprano, Baritone, and Orchestra by Hans Sørensen), Act 2 (Bernard Herrmann)
Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Mario Venzago, Conductor, MainArtist - Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Keri Fuge, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Hans Sørensen, Arranger
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Suite from "Wuthering Heights" (Arr. for Soprano, Baritone, and Orchestra by Hans Sørensen), Act 4 (Bernard Herrmann)
Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Mario Venzago, Conductor, MainArtist - Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Sørensen, Arranger
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Roderick Williams, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Mario Venzago, Conductor, MainArtist - Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Keri Fuge, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Hans Sørensen, Arranger
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Roderick Williams, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Mario Venzago, Conductor, MainArtist - Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Keri Fuge, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Hans Sørensen, Arranger
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Mario Venzago, Conductor, MainArtist - Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Keri Fuge, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Hans Sørensen, Arranger
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Mario Venzago, Conductor, MainArtist - Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Keri Fuge, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Hans Sørensen, Arranger
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Mario Venzago, Conductor, MainArtist - Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Sørensen, Arranger
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Roderick Williams, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Mario Venzago, Conductor, MainArtist - Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Sørensen, Arranger
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Mario Venzago, Conductor, MainArtist - Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Sørensen, Arranger
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Mario Venzago, Conductor, MainArtist - Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Keri Fuge, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Hans Sørensen, Arranger
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Roderick Williams, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Mario Venzago, Conductor, MainArtist - Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Keri Fuge, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Hans Sørensen, Arranger
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Mario Venzago, Conductor, MainArtist - Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Sørensen, Arranger
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Joshua Tan, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Sørensen, Arranger
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Album review
Many film composers wrote classical works in an idiom sharply different from that of their film scores, but with Bernard Herrmann, the difference is much smaller. Then again, his film music itself was more "classical" to begin with. His scores are largely devoid of the big themes and jazz and popular influences that marked the work of many of his contemporaries, especially later in his career. Instead, he built his scores out of obsessive gestures that were a perfect match for the films of Alfred Hitchcock, his most frequent collaborator. He wrote one opera, Wuthering Heights, that was completed in 1951 and, indeed, quoted some of his earlier scores and spawned passages in later ones. It is a gigantic work, filling four LPs when Herrmann recorded it in 1965, and this condensation and arrangement by Hans Sørensen is welcome. He strips the cast down to just Cathy and Heathcliff, with newcomer Keri Fuge and veteran Roderick Williams holding up well through overheated music that evokes Emily Brontë's novel nicely. There is also an orchestral version, again arranged by Sørensen, of Herrmann's 1965 string quartet Echoes; the arrangement works fine inasmuch as his writing was quite orchestral-sounding in the original quartet. The Singapore Symphony, under conductor Mario Venzago in Wuthering Heights and Joshua Tan in Echoes, sounds fabulous, and Venzago was an inspired choice here, with a sure touch for dramatic music. Herrmann fans will be delighted with this, and listeners looking for a chance to sample his opera will find the album ideal. It landed on classical best-seller lists in the summer of 2023, testifying to growing interest in Herrmann's music.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:20:31
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Singapore Symphony Orchestra Mario Venzago Keri Fuge Roderick Williams Joshua Tan
- Composer: Bernard Herrmann
- Label: Chandos
- Genre: Classical Opera
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
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