William Stromberg - Korngold: Sea Hawk (The) / Deception (2011) [Hi-Res]
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BAND/ARTIST: William Stromberg
- Title: Korngold: Sea Hawk (The) / Deception
- Year Of Release: 2011
- Label: Naxos
- Genre: Soundtrack; Classical
- Quality: 16-bit/44.1kHz FLAC; 24-bit/96kHz FLAC
- Total Time: 2:24:38
- Total Size: 694 MB; 2.56 GB
- WebSite: Album Preview
FIRST COMPLETE RECORDING OF THE SCORE for the 1940 classic film 'The Sea Hawk' - newly recorded and including music omitted from the final release version of the film. In addition, also for the first time, the complete Korngold score to the 1946 Bette Davis drama, 'Deception', includes Korngold’s Cello Concerto as presented in the film rather than the concert hall version.
After 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (Naxos 8225268), 'The Sea Hawke' has been the most requested Korngold score by film music aficionados.
Often compared to Mozart, Korngold was one of the most gifted composing child-prodigies in musical history.
His film and concert music is enjoying an enormous resurgence in interest – it is passionate, melodious and richly orchestrated.
The mere fact that Erich Korngold's complete score for The Sea Hawk exists will probably be enough for most film-score buffs to leap up and grab this release, even were it not as fine as it actually is. What we have here, for all intents and purposes, is a vast symphonic poem only a couple of minutes shy of two full hours. It's all vintage Korngold: the heraldic fanfares and swaggering tunes for the 'good guys', the luscious love music, brooding atmospheric bits, and thrilling action sequences, all decked out in the most sumptuous orchestration imaginable. William Stromberg and his irrepressible sidekick John Morgan have outdone themselves in bringing all of this music to life. The performance is brilliant, the engineering among the best from this source.
As if that weren't enough, we also get the music from Deception, a Betty Davis vehicle that gave birth to Korngold's Cello Concerto (here performed as in the film, in its original, shorter form). While recognizably the work of the same composer, the score is darker and more subdued in keeping with the film's 'noir' ambience. What it all adds up to is almost two-and-a-half hours of 'golden-age' music from two golden-age movies, magnificently played and recorded. This isn't just essential for Korngold or film score collectors- this release also is perfect for long car trips, or any activity that needs a nice big chunk of orchestral music to while away an hour or two. If this isn't an irresistible bargain, then I don't know what is. (David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com)
Alexander Zagorinsky, Cello
Irina Romishevskaya, Soprano
William T. Stromberg, Conductor
Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Moscow Symphony Choir
As the 50th anniversary of Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s Todesjahr (“death year”) approaches, fans and admirers are treated to another new and complete recording of his film scores. This time the score is that of perhaps the greatest swashbuckler ever filmed, The Sea Hawk (1940), widely regarded as one of Korngold’s finest film scores. And if that alone wasn’t enough to inspire an immediate purchase, the complete original music for Korngold’s last film venture Deception (1946) rounds out the second of this new double-album from Naxos. As with their previous releases, the musical team of John Morgan (score restoration) and William Stromberg (conductor) provide the listener with first-rate performances for both movie scores.
The Sea Hawk score contains cues and sequences that were dropped or cut for the original release, and also contains the original four-minute trailer score, newly composed by Korngold, not just pieced together from the film’s already existing cues. The music is performed with the much of the same excitement and exhilaration of the original soundtrack, giving listeners the opportunity to almost relive the film even without the visual stimulus. We here agree with other reviews that “…the unforgettable choral return of the main title doesn’t convey the overwhelming surge of exultant emotion [as heard on Charles] Gerhardt’s account…”, and that “…Maria’s Song is, well, lost in translation.” The chorus members for the former seem often to be uncoordinated as a whole, and individual voices are too easily discernible on close listening, rather than blending to form the united chorus they are supposed to represent. Maria’s Song is performed a little better, but the soloist here still leaves something to be desired. Yet even with these – on the whole, minor – shortcomings, the remainder of the offering is outstanding, and should be deemed a necessary addition to any Korngold or movie-score collection.
Filling out the remainder of the second album is the entire original music Korngold composed for the 1946 Bette Davis drama Deception (1946), his last film for Warner Bros. The feature here, of course, is the movie-version of Korngold’s famous cello concerto, recorded for the first time ever in its shortened, seven-minute film version. The soloist Alexander Zagorinsky plays extremely well, conveying a strong sense of assuredness with the material. His warm singing tone brings out Korngold’s luxuriant melodies splendidly, and in the more fiery passages his nimble dexterity demonstrates his capabilities there as well.
To accompany such a tour-de-force recording, Naxos has provided a near-encyclopedic booklet, with generous contributions from film historian Rudy Behlmer and Korngold authority Brendan Carroll, in addition to notes from John Morgan and William Stromberg. The reader is treated to an excellent historical narrative of the film’s development, including detailed discussions of casting decisions, and setwork and costume designs. Discussions delve into descriptions of re-releases, cuts, extensions made for the original British release, commercial release in 1986, and even includes mention of footage being used in 1995 for a Miller Genuine Draft beer commercial. In short, the written details of the historical discussion will interest film historians as well as those interested in the music, especially the interesting and unique tidbits from Brendan Carroll’s personal interviews in the 1970s.
After hearing such a performance, we eagerly await Morgan and Stromberg’s next Korngoldian adventure.
01. William Stromberg - Main Title (2:06)
02. William Stromberg - Spain: King and Alvarez - Dona Maria - Alvarez-Lopez - The Slaves (2:02)
03. William Stromberg - The Big Drum (4:28)
04. William Stromberg - The Albatross - Battle - Duel - Thanks for Convincing the Trumpeter (8:59)
05. William Stromberg - Slaves Release (7:05)
06. William Stromberg - Night Banquet (2:13)
07. William Stromberg - Love Scene on the Boat - The Throne Room (7:57)
08. William Stromberg - The Sea Hawks - The Monkey - Captain Thorpe's Entrance - Exit - Elizabeth and Thorpe (6:24)
09. William Stromberg - Map of Panama (2:03)
10. William Stromberg - Rose Garden (4:34)
11. William Stromberg - Albatross-Kroner - Chart Maker - Astronomer (3:19)
12. William Stromberg - The Chess Game - Farewell - Panama Montage - The Orchid (7:00)
13. William Stromberg - Thorpe's Men Hiding - Gold Caravan (2:30)
14. William Stromberg - Attack - You Know My Name - March - The Fight - In the Jungle - Relax - Thorpe cuts through Jungle - Ocean - The Hanging Man - The Trial - The Galley (13:29)
15. William Stromberg - Maria's Song - After Maria's Song - Maria Faints - Elizabeth Against Philip (3:46)
16. William Stromberg - After the Council - Maria's Bedroom - Spanish Boat - I am Abbott - Rebellion - Cadiz (9:20)
17. William Stromberg - The Slaves Liberate Themselves - The Murder (3:01)
18. William Stromberg - The Fight with the Guard (2:37)
19. William Stromberg - Knife Fight (0:42)
20. William Stromberg - Happy Sailing (1:25)
21. William Stromberg - The Arrival (1:18)
22. William Stromberg - Reunion - New Difficulties (5:18)
23. William Stromberg - Thorpe enters into Castle - Duel (5:04)
24. William Stromberg - Finale - End Cast (3:39)
25. William Stromberg - Original Theatrical Trailer (4:02)
26. William Stromberg - Main Title (1:37)
27. William Stromberg - Mysterioso (1:54)
28. William Stromberg - Jealousy - Tenderness (2:39)
29. William Stromberg - After the Party (2:52)
30. William Stromberg - A Pity (0:51)
31. William Stromberg - Preparation (1:06)
32. William Stromberg - Paraphrase (0:45)
33. William Stromberg - Newspaper (0:43)
34. William Stromberg - Mirror (1:33)
35. William Stromberg - Murder (1:50)
36. William Stromberg - Alibi (1:14)
37. William Stromberg - If (1:08)
38. William Stromberg - The End - The Cast (1:09)
39. William Stromberg - Original Theatrical Trailer (3:37)
40. William Stromberg - Cello Concerto (original version) (7:19)
After 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (Naxos 8225268), 'The Sea Hawke' has been the most requested Korngold score by film music aficionados.
Often compared to Mozart, Korngold was one of the most gifted composing child-prodigies in musical history.
His film and concert music is enjoying an enormous resurgence in interest – it is passionate, melodious and richly orchestrated.
The mere fact that Erich Korngold's complete score for The Sea Hawk exists will probably be enough for most film-score buffs to leap up and grab this release, even were it not as fine as it actually is. What we have here, for all intents and purposes, is a vast symphonic poem only a couple of minutes shy of two full hours. It's all vintage Korngold: the heraldic fanfares and swaggering tunes for the 'good guys', the luscious love music, brooding atmospheric bits, and thrilling action sequences, all decked out in the most sumptuous orchestration imaginable. William Stromberg and his irrepressible sidekick John Morgan have outdone themselves in bringing all of this music to life. The performance is brilliant, the engineering among the best from this source.
As if that weren't enough, we also get the music from Deception, a Betty Davis vehicle that gave birth to Korngold's Cello Concerto (here performed as in the film, in its original, shorter form). While recognizably the work of the same composer, the score is darker and more subdued in keeping with the film's 'noir' ambience. What it all adds up to is almost two-and-a-half hours of 'golden-age' music from two golden-age movies, magnificently played and recorded. This isn't just essential for Korngold or film score collectors- this release also is perfect for long car trips, or any activity that needs a nice big chunk of orchestral music to while away an hour or two. If this isn't an irresistible bargain, then I don't know what is. (David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com)
Alexander Zagorinsky, Cello
Irina Romishevskaya, Soprano
William T. Stromberg, Conductor
Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Moscow Symphony Choir
As the 50th anniversary of Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s Todesjahr (“death year”) approaches, fans and admirers are treated to another new and complete recording of his film scores. This time the score is that of perhaps the greatest swashbuckler ever filmed, The Sea Hawk (1940), widely regarded as one of Korngold’s finest film scores. And if that alone wasn’t enough to inspire an immediate purchase, the complete original music for Korngold’s last film venture Deception (1946) rounds out the second of this new double-album from Naxos. As with their previous releases, the musical team of John Morgan (score restoration) and William Stromberg (conductor) provide the listener with first-rate performances for both movie scores.
The Sea Hawk score contains cues and sequences that were dropped or cut for the original release, and also contains the original four-minute trailer score, newly composed by Korngold, not just pieced together from the film’s already existing cues. The music is performed with the much of the same excitement and exhilaration of the original soundtrack, giving listeners the opportunity to almost relive the film even without the visual stimulus. We here agree with other reviews that “…the unforgettable choral return of the main title doesn’t convey the overwhelming surge of exultant emotion [as heard on Charles] Gerhardt’s account…”, and that “…Maria’s Song is, well, lost in translation.” The chorus members for the former seem often to be uncoordinated as a whole, and individual voices are too easily discernible on close listening, rather than blending to form the united chorus they are supposed to represent. Maria’s Song is performed a little better, but the soloist here still leaves something to be desired. Yet even with these – on the whole, minor – shortcomings, the remainder of the offering is outstanding, and should be deemed a necessary addition to any Korngold or movie-score collection.
Filling out the remainder of the second album is the entire original music Korngold composed for the 1946 Bette Davis drama Deception (1946), his last film for Warner Bros. The feature here, of course, is the movie-version of Korngold’s famous cello concerto, recorded for the first time ever in its shortened, seven-minute film version. The soloist Alexander Zagorinsky plays extremely well, conveying a strong sense of assuredness with the material. His warm singing tone brings out Korngold’s luxuriant melodies splendidly, and in the more fiery passages his nimble dexterity demonstrates his capabilities there as well.
To accompany such a tour-de-force recording, Naxos has provided a near-encyclopedic booklet, with generous contributions from film historian Rudy Behlmer and Korngold authority Brendan Carroll, in addition to notes from John Morgan and William Stromberg. The reader is treated to an excellent historical narrative of the film’s development, including detailed discussions of casting decisions, and setwork and costume designs. Discussions delve into descriptions of re-releases, cuts, extensions made for the original British release, commercial release in 1986, and even includes mention of footage being used in 1995 for a Miller Genuine Draft beer commercial. In short, the written details of the historical discussion will interest film historians as well as those interested in the music, especially the interesting and unique tidbits from Brendan Carroll’s personal interviews in the 1970s.
After hearing such a performance, we eagerly await Morgan and Stromberg’s next Korngoldian adventure.
01. William Stromberg - Main Title (2:06)
02. William Stromberg - Spain: King and Alvarez - Dona Maria - Alvarez-Lopez - The Slaves (2:02)
03. William Stromberg - The Big Drum (4:28)
04. William Stromberg - The Albatross - Battle - Duel - Thanks for Convincing the Trumpeter (8:59)
05. William Stromberg - Slaves Release (7:05)
06. William Stromberg - Night Banquet (2:13)
07. William Stromberg - Love Scene on the Boat - The Throne Room (7:57)
08. William Stromberg - The Sea Hawks - The Monkey - Captain Thorpe's Entrance - Exit - Elizabeth and Thorpe (6:24)
09. William Stromberg - Map of Panama (2:03)
10. William Stromberg - Rose Garden (4:34)
11. William Stromberg - Albatross-Kroner - Chart Maker - Astronomer (3:19)
12. William Stromberg - The Chess Game - Farewell - Panama Montage - The Orchid (7:00)
13. William Stromberg - Thorpe's Men Hiding - Gold Caravan (2:30)
14. William Stromberg - Attack - You Know My Name - March - The Fight - In the Jungle - Relax - Thorpe cuts through Jungle - Ocean - The Hanging Man - The Trial - The Galley (13:29)
15. William Stromberg - Maria's Song - After Maria's Song - Maria Faints - Elizabeth Against Philip (3:46)
16. William Stromberg - After the Council - Maria's Bedroom - Spanish Boat - I am Abbott - Rebellion - Cadiz (9:20)
17. William Stromberg - The Slaves Liberate Themselves - The Murder (3:01)
18. William Stromberg - The Fight with the Guard (2:37)
19. William Stromberg - Knife Fight (0:42)
20. William Stromberg - Happy Sailing (1:25)
21. William Stromberg - The Arrival (1:18)
22. William Stromberg - Reunion - New Difficulties (5:18)
23. William Stromberg - Thorpe enters into Castle - Duel (5:04)
24. William Stromberg - Finale - End Cast (3:39)
25. William Stromberg - Original Theatrical Trailer (4:02)
26. William Stromberg - Main Title (1:37)
27. William Stromberg - Mysterioso (1:54)
28. William Stromberg - Jealousy - Tenderness (2:39)
29. William Stromberg - After the Party (2:52)
30. William Stromberg - A Pity (0:51)
31. William Stromberg - Preparation (1:06)
32. William Stromberg - Paraphrase (0:45)
33. William Stromberg - Newspaper (0:43)
34. William Stromberg - Mirror (1:33)
35. William Stromberg - Murder (1:50)
36. William Stromberg - Alibi (1:14)
37. William Stromberg - If (1:08)
38. William Stromberg - The End - The Cast (1:09)
39. William Stromberg - Original Theatrical Trailer (3:37)
40. William Stromberg - Cello Concerto (original version) (7:19)
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