4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse [Limited Edition, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, Soundtrack]

Andre Previn | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 4, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 1962
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Limited Edition, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, Soundtrack
• Label: Rhino Handmade
• ASIN: B0000DJYOW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #111,511 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Previn was brilliant on this one., January 5, 2007

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Patrick W. Crabtree "The Old Grottomaster" (Lucasville, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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The actual movie was just so-so but the music of Andre Previn provided a filmscore which gave the movie whatever potential it may have ever realized. It's a large work and if you want a great taste of it, click on track 11. Interesting trivia on this one, Previn's second wife, Dorey, (Mia Farrow was his third! Woo-Woo!) wrote the lyrics for those tracks which required them. I'm pretty certain that this was the only significant work that they ever collaborated on. In any case, this one is a winner for classical music lovers. You'll get a mix-match of Previn's mature atonal slant plus many of his more melodius works. I thought "Honey and Rue" (With Kathleen Battle singing soprano, which I have heard her sing live) was a spectacular work and this soundtrack rates equally with that notable piece. A "must have" for your collection.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great music, mediocre movie, December 16, 2008

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Kenneth G. Marx "American" (Fort Worth, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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The Andre Previn score for "Four Horsement of the Apocalypse" is great music. The romantic moments make me very nostalgic for a young lady I once knew. The music that accompanies the German soldiers entering Paris creates a vivid image of that sorry time. Overall, I love this soundtrack. The movie was overlong and tedious. Why is it that great composers produce great scores for so-so movies?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Movie Music Composition, November 11, 2010

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Paul E. Bauer "Missy Susan" (Massachusetts - South Shore) - See all my reviews
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I saw the movie, in the theater, when I still in High School. I own the Album and now I own the C.D.

The only vocal, "You are Mine for the Moment," brought me from my theatre seat and made me a part of that movie's night club audience. It's enchanting. The selection of, "No Divorce," is, also, a very powerful musical composition.