From: ggggg9271@gmail.com   
      
   On Saturday, August 31, 1996 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, JMorgan643 wrote:   
   > Friends.   
   > Thought you would be interested in a series of new classic film score   
   > albums I have been arranging and reconstructing for Marco Polo (and a   
   > couple for BMG Classics). The first two we did for Marco Polo were (1)   
   > HISTORICAL ROMANCES which includes Suites from GUNGA DIN (Newman),   
   > DEVOTION (Korngold), JUAREZ OVERTURE (Korngold) and a 30 minute Suite from   
   > Max Steiner's CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE (including the rousing Charge   
   > itself!) and (2) CAPT. BLOOD with includes Korngold's CAPT. BLOOD (Duh!),   
   > Victor Young's SCARAMOUCHE, Steiner's THE THREE MUSKETEERS and Rozsa's THE   
   > KING'S THIEF.    
   > Also in Berlin, we did two albums for BMG CLASSICS. (1) The Mark Twain   
   > Album with Korngold's THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER, and Steiner's ADVENTURES   
   > OF MARK TWAIN. This has just recently been released as an import. We also   
   > have in the can a FILM NOIR album with music from Adolph Deutsch's THE   
   > MALTESE FALCON, ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT; Frederick Hollander's excellent   
   > moody THE VERDICT, Steiner's WHITE HEAT and Waxman's DARK PASSAGE. These   
   > last two and the following CD's have all been conducted by Bill Stromberg,   
   > who is excellent.   
   > Earlier this year Marco Polo released two Horror albums we did in Moscow   
   > (my favorite recording venue). One was the complete HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN   
   > (Salter and Dessau) and the other contains lengthy suites from THE WOLF   
   > MAN, THE INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS and SON OF FRANKENSTEIN (Frank Skinner)   
   > We have four additional discs recorded and getting ready for release. They   
   > are: Korngold's complete ANOTHER DAWN score (with the ballet from ESCAPE   
   > ME NEVER), A Steiner album with THE LOST PATROL, THE BEAST WITH FIVE   
   > FINGERS, and VIRGINIA CITY, Bernard Herrmann's complete GARDEN OF EVIL   
   > (and a Suite from PRINCE OF PLAYERS), and a Hugo Friedhofer album with   
   > ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO, THE LODGER, SEVEN CITIES OF GOLD and THE RAINS   
   > OF RANCHIPUR.   
   > Next month we go to Moscow for two more CD's....one for Alfred Newman   
   > (HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, BEAU GESTE and ALL ABOUT EVE) and one devoted to   
   > the complete (75 minutes) score to KING KONG.   
   > And finally, early next year, we are doing the complete Sainton score to   
   > MOBY DICK and a VICTOR YOUNG album with BRIGHT LEAF, THE UNINVITED and   
   > ???TBA.   
   > We try and do lengthy suites, not bits and pieces or scores. Since most of   
   > these need reconstructing from piano scores, we try and be as authentic as   
   > possible. I hope anyone interested in classic film scores from the Golden   
   > Age of Film Music will look into these releases. The Marco Polo stuff is   
   > kind of hard to find unless you are in a large city, but you can get   
   > information on them by calling    
   > 1 (800) 756-2967 or   
   > 1 (800 75 NAXOS    
   > Thanks for listening........   
   > John   
      
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