The Magnificent Ambersons

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Quartet Records, in collaboration with Fifth Continent Music Classics, presents a remastered reissue of the acclaimed 1991 recording of Bernard Herrmann's classic score for Orson Welles' THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS (1942), performed by the Australian Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Tony Bremner.It was Herrmann's second collaboration with Orson Welles, but the music was highly modifiedin the finishedfilm(partly due to abrupt, last-minute re-editing), which meant that both artists were very disappointed. Much of Herrmann's work does not appear in the filmProducer John Lasher was determined to rescue this cursed score from oblivion, and thanks to the recovery of the well-preserved originalmanuscripts, the score was re-recorded in its entirety as Herrmann had conceived it. The album was a revelation when it was released and a gift for any filmmusic lover, and it is an honor to bring it back to the market.The album has been remixed and remastered by Chris Malone on Super Audio CD at 32-bit/96 kHz from high-resolution sources transferredin two-channel stereo. This hybrid SA-CD can of course be played on any standard CD player, although those with an SACD system will be able to enjoy it in DSD.The lavish 20-page booklet features an exclusive essay by Herrmann's officialbiographer, Steven C. Smith, uncovering new aspects of therelationship between the composer and Orson Welles.