Bernard Herrmann (1911-1975) - Esa-Pekka Salonen / Los Angeles Philharmonic - The Film Scores Label: Sony Classical Catalog#: SRGR-744 Format: Single-Layer SACD, Album, Stereo Country: Japan Released: 2001-12-06 Genre: Classical / Soundtrack Tracklist: 01 The Man Who Knew To Much - Prelude 02 Psycho - A Suite For Strings - Prelude 03 Psycho - A Suite For Strings - The City 04 Psycho - A Suite For Strings - The Rainstorm 05 Psycho - A Suite For Strings - The Madhouse 06 Psycho - A Suite For Strings - The Murder 07 Psycho - A Suite For Strings - The Water 08 Psycho - A Suite For Strings - The Swamp 09 Psycho - A Suite For Strings - The Stairs 10 Psycho - A Suite For Strings - The Knife 11 Psycho - A Suite For Strings - The Cellar 12 Psycho - A Suite For Strings - Finale 13 Marnie-Suite - I.Prelude 14 Marnie-Suite - II.The Hunt 15 Noth By Northwest - Overture 16 Vertigo-Suite - I.Prelude 17 Vertigo-Suite - II.The Nightmare 18 Vertigo-Suite - III.Scene D'Amour 19 Torn Curtain - I.Prelude 20 Torn Curtain - II.Gromek 21 Torn Curtain - III.The Killing 22 Fahrenheit 451 - Suite For Strings, Harps & Percussion - Prelude 23 Fahrenheit 451 - Suite For Strings, Harps & Percussion - Fire Engine 24 Fahrenheit 451 - Suite For Strings, Harps & Percussion - The Bedroom 25 Fahrenheit 451 - Suite For Strings, Harps & Percussion - The Reading 26 Fahrenheit 451 - Suite For Strings, Harps & Percussion - The Garden 27 Fahrenheit 451 - Suite For Strings, Harps & Percussion - The Nightmare 28 Fahrenheit 451 - Suite For Strings, Harps & Percussion - Flowers of Fire 29 Fahrenheit 451 - Suite For Strings, Harps & Percussion - Flamethrower 30 Fahrenheit 451 - Suite For Strings, Harps & Percussion - The Captain's Death 31 Fahrenheit 451 - Suite For Strings, Harps & Percussion - The Road 32 Fahrenheit 451 - Suite For Strings, Harps & Percussion - Finale 33 Taxi Driver-A Night-Piece For Orchestra With Obbligato Alto Saxophone - Prelude 34 Taxi Driver-A Night-Piece For Orchestra With Obbligato Alto Saxophone - Blues 35 Taxi Driver-A Night-Piece For Orchestra With Obbligato Alto Saxophone - Night Prowl 36 Taxi Driver-A Night-Piece For Orchestra With Obbligato Alto Saxophone - Bloodbath 37 Taxi Driver-A Night-Piece For Orchestra With Obbligato Alto Saxophone - Finale Notes: Recorded at The Todd-AO Scoring Studio, Studio City, Los Angeles, CA, on April 15-16, 1996 [quote] It is becoming increasingly evident that the value of SACD recordings lies in the use of multichannel format. An excellently made new digital recording transfered to SACD will not show much sonic improvement on "low end" surround systems, while the differences between high(er) end regular digital stereo and SACD stereo aren't always significant. This is, of course, a generalization based on limited evidence, but it proves correct in the case of this award-winning disc of Herrmann film music, which was superbly recorded to begin with. I ran around between several different systems searching for audible differences between formats, but truth to tell, there didn't seem to be any of major import. If you are sold on the SACD format and own a high end system, then by all means grab this disc in its latest incarnation. If you already own it and enjoy it in normal stereo, there's no need to rush out and replace it. But either way, you should own it: you'll find the best available recordings of the music from Psycho, Torn Curtain, and above all, a truly shimmering and mesmerizing account of the suite from Farhenheit 451. I guess the lesson here is simple: great performances and great sound manifest themselves in any format. Period. -- David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com [/quote]