Episode 3
Donald Macleod considers the impact of Britain's writers, culture and landscape on Bernard Herrmann. His many trips to England resulted in several important projects.
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Bernard Herrmann, concentrating on the impact Great Britain's writers, culture and landscape had on the composer. He was a self-confessed Anglophile and numerous trips to England resulted in several important projects, including one of his most ambitious - an adaptation of Emily Bronte's novel Wuthering Heights.
Prelude to The Ghost and Mrs Muir
20th Century Fox Studio Orchestra
Bernard Herrmann (conductor)
Varese Sarabande VSD 5850 Tr 2
January (The Fantasticks)
Michael Rippon (bass)
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Herrmann (conductor)
UKCD 2063 Tr 5
Rochester, Rochester's Past, the Fire, Duo - the Door, The Wedding - The Wife (Jane Eyre)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Adriano (conductor)
Naxos 8.223535 Trs 8, 10, 11, 18
Nelly will you keep a secret... Isn't that Heathcliff? (Wuthering Heights, Act 2)
Catherine Earnshaw Morag Beaton (soprano)
Nelly Linton Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano)
Joseph Michael Rippon (bass)
Pro Arte Orchestra
Bernard Herrmann (conductor)
UKCD 2050/51/52 CD2 Trs 6, 7, 8
Concerto Macabre (Hangover Square)
Philip Fowke (piano)
RTE Concert Orchestra
Proinnsias O Duinn (conductor)
Naxos 8.554323 Tr 7.
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Music Played
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Bernard Herrmann
Prelude to The Ghost and Mrs Muir
Performer: 20th Century Fox Studio Orchestra Performer: Bernard Herrmann (conductor)
- Varese Sarabande VSD 5850 Tr 2.
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Bernard Herrmann
January (The Fantasticks)
Performer: Michael Rippon (bass) Performer: National Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: Bernard Herrmann (conductor)
- UKCD 2063 Tr 5.
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Bernard Herrmann
Rochester, Rochester's Past, the Fire, Duo - the Door, Performer:The Wedding - The Wife (J
Performer: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Performer: Adriano (conductor)
- Naxos 8.223535 Trs 8, 10, 11, 18.
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Bernard Herrmann
Nelly will you keep a secret... Isn't that Heathcliff? (Wuthering Heights, Act 2)
Performer: Catherine Earnshaw Morag Beaton (soprano) Performer: Nelly Linton Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano) Performer: Joseph Michael Rippon (bass) Performer: Pro Arte Orchestra Performer: Bernard Herrmann (conductor)
- UKCD 2050/51/52 CD2 Trs 6, 7, 8.
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Bernard Herrmann
Concerto Macabre (Hangover Square)
Performer: Philip Fowke (piano) Performer: RTE Concert Orchestra Performer: Proinnsias O Duinn (conductor)
- Naxos 8.554323 Tr 7..
Broadcast
- Wed 9 Sep 200912:00BBC Radio 3
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