Miklós Rozsa: Three Choral Suites

Miklós Rozsa: Three Choral Suites

Miklós Rozsa: Three Choral Suites
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Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2005-04-26
Music Label: Telarc
Soundtracks:
  1. Ben-Hur: Overture
  2. Ben-Hur: Star Of Bethlehem/Adoration Of The Magi
  3. Ben-Hur: Rowing Of The Galley Slaves
  4. Ben-Hur: Alleluia
  5. Ben-Hur: Parade Of The Charioteers
  6. Ben-Hur: Miracle And Finale
  7. Quo Vadis: Prelude
  8. Quo Vadis: Ave Caesar March
  9. Quo Vadis: Fertility Hymn
  10. Quo Vadis: Assyrian Dance
  11. Quo Vadis: Marcus And Lygia
  12. Quo Vadis: Miracle And Finale
  13. King Of Kings: Overture
  14. King Of Kings: Roman Legions
  15. King Of Kings: Nativity
  16. King Of Kings: The Feast Of Passover
  17. King Of Kings: Herod's Feast
  18. King Of Kings: Miracles Of Christ
  19. King Of Kings: The Lord's Prayer
  20. King Of Kings: Pieta
  21. King Of Kings: Resurrection And Finale

Music reviews of Miklós Rozsa: Three Choral Suites

Music Review: Pretty good collection doesn't compare to composer's own work
Rating: 3 Stars

This collection of choral and nonchoral bleeding chunks from Miklos Rozsa film scores is tastefully performed with sensitivity from Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, which is the Cincinnati Symphony with some other players.

The performances comprise extended suites of music from the three films represented -- "Ben Hur", "Quo Vadis" and "King of Kings". The orchestra plays well throuhout and the spoken, sung and wordless choirs add aura to the music. There are no texts included, however, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir elocution is not always so superb that you know what they are singing...or in what language they are singing.

Where this recording is not distinguished is in its sound and in its comparison to the composer's own recorded scores. The sound on this CD, which is a hybrid Super Audio CD, is nothing special in traditional stereo. The sound picture is good with a wide spectrum but not especially brilliant or highly punctuated. It seemed homogenous to me in comparison to the composer's own recording of these scores.

In that recording, Rozsa and an unnamed orchestra outperform Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops in the pieces they both recorded, which include all the Roman marches such as the "Parade of the charioteers" from "Ben Hur". Rozsa's performances are more full throated with greater thrust and vigor than those led by Kunzel, who seems to take a more legato view of the goings on.

In summary, this recording presents a nice review of music from the three films but does not fare well against the composer's recordings, which may or may not be available but were still listed in the BMG inventory when I last looked (September 2005). So even though Kunzel and his group do nicely, I'd advise you listen to the composer's recording to get a better overall idea of the way this music should be performed.
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