Morton Gould: Fall River Legend; Jekyll and Hyde Variations

Morton Gould (Composer), Kenneth Schermerhorn (Conductor), Nashville Symphony (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Nashville Symphony
• Conductor: Kenneth Schermerhorn
• Composer: Morton Gould
• Audio CD (November 15, 2005)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Naxos American
• ASIN: B000BK53HE
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #297,070 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific addition to the Gould discography, December 11, 2005

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CD Maniac (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Morton Gould: Fall River Legend; Jekyll and Hyde Variations (Audio CD)

The Nashville Symphony adds an outstanding disc to the Gould discography with the late conductor Kenneth Schermerhorn's last recording. On the disc is the complete ballet recording of "Fall River Legend" (the only other complete recording is long out of print), and a CD premiere of "Jekyll and Hyde Variations" (the only other recording was a long-ago LP that hasn't seen the light of day in 40 years).
They show two sides of the serious Gould. Fall River Legend made Gould famous, but Jekyll and Hyde was the piece he considered to be one of his best works. The former fully conveys the dramatic elements of the Lizzie Borden story (while also conjuring up images of turn-of-the-century America). The Variations, while being rooted in 12-tone technique, still manages to sound distinctly Gould (and perhaps that's where Gould's pride in this work is based).
The Nashville Symphony has never been in better form, rising to the challenge of outstanding performances of unfamiliar literature. Schermerhorn was terrific all the way to the end of his career, and life.
Highly recommended.

5 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars lost treasure found!!!, January 6, 2006

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CLAZZIGULL "DOC SKI" (LAKEWOOD,WA.,USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Morton Gould: Fall River Legend; Jekyll and Hyde Variations (Audio CD)

I owned this work on a cassett I found in a Goodwill store back in 1975...and lost it! I was just thinking about it the other day when, woa!, it turns up on naxos! I love you folks at Naxos for so many things I thought I'd never see again coming out where they belong! BRAVO!!!

0 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars never got it but wanted to, December 14, 2007

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Robert J. Quigley "specs" (Mesa, az.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Morton Gould: Fall River Legend; Jekyll and Hyde Variations (Audio CD)

I have a copy of a partial recording of Fall River Legend and got a tape of the variations but as for the Disc of Mr. Gould's works, never got it, but wanted it.