Bernard Herrmann – Celebration of Life and Music Radio doc

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Today would have been Bernard Herrmann’s 98th B-day. To celebrate this, I present

"Bernard Herrmann – Celebration of Life and Music"
a 2.5 hr radio documentary on the man.

info about this can be found here:
http://www.bernardherrmann.org/articles/present/celebration/

BennyCelebration.rar (http://www.rapidspread.com/file.jsp?id=jhajzjd418)

Enjoy!

No composer contributed more to film than Bernard Herrmann, who in over forty scores enriched the work of such directors as Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Francois Truffaut, and Martin Scorsese. From his first film (Citizen Kane) to his last (Taxi Driver), Herrmann was a master at evoking psychological nuance and dramatic tension through music, often using unheard-of instrumental combinations to suit the the dramatic needs of a film. His scores are among the most distinguished ever written, ranging from the fantastic (Fahrenheit 451, The Day the Earth Stood Still) to the romantic (Obsession, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir) to the terrifying (Psycho).

Film was not the only medium in which Herrmann made a powerful mark. His radio broadcasts included Orson Welles’ Mercury Theatre on the Air and its most notorious presentation, The War of the Worlds. His concert music was commissioned and performed by the New York Philharmonic. As chief conductor of the CBS Symphony, Herrmann gave important first performances of music by such composers as Ralph Vaughan Williams and Charles Ives, whose work he particularly championed.

Almost as celebrated as these achievements are the enduring legends of Herrmann’s combativeness and volatility. As complex as any character in the films he scores, Herrmann remains a creative genius, an indefagitable musicologist, an explosive bully, a generous and compassionate man who desperately sought friendship and love.
Steven C. Smith
Author of A HEART AT FIRE’S CENTER:
THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF BERNARD HERRMANN

This is absolutely the best documentary of the life and music of Bernard Herrman I’ve ever heard and there should be tons of kudos to Bruce Crawford for making this radio program possible. His passion for classic cinema can be seen by visiting his site http://www.omahafilmevent.com/.

Many, many, many thanks for this excellent share, dooj17!!!

Looking forward to this!!!

Fantastic. Big thanks for this!

I’d love to see this re-uploaded

I also would love to see this up again – links dead.

Ditto.

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Bravo to you soundtrekker! Thank you.

I’m going to download this as it looks too good to pass on.

Thanks so much Soundtrekker. Herrmann was the best of them. Monkfoot

soundtrekker, you made my day. thanks for another bernard herrmann gem!

keep boppin�
marcel

Thank you soundtrekker!

Thanks.

Thank You!

Thank you!!!!

Awesome – thanks dooj17 & soundtrekker!

re-upload:

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Thank you my friend

Thank you

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Great share!!!! Thanks!!

Thank you

gracias

Hello,
would someone be so kind and send me the link for this great music.

Much appreciated

yes new link please!

thank you very much!

re-upload:

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Herrmann is the best!

Thank you, soundtrekker!

Thanks for the share. Appreciate your hard work.

Thanks!