Charles Gerhardt Music from Close Encounters of the Third Kind & Star Wars Hybrid Multi-Channel & Stereo SACD

National Philharmonic Orchestra

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Description

Hybrid Multi-Channel & Stereo SACD!
Remixed in Quadrophonic from the Original Analogue Multitrack Tapes!
Remastered by Michael J. Dutton!

TAS Rated 5/5 Music, 4.5/5 Sonics in the May/June 2023 Issue of The Absolute Sound!

Charles Gerhardt conducts the National Philharmonic Orchestra in John Williams' Star Wars (1977) concert suite, using the original film orchestration for large orchestra, and Williams' Close Encounters of the Third Kind suite. Recorded December 23, 1977 at Kingsway Hall in London.

The original LP ARL1 2698 (1978) stereo remixed in quadrophonic from the original analogue multitrack tapes by Michael J. Dutton. Remastered from the original analogue tapes by Michael J. Dutton.

Williams arranged his own concert suite from Star Wars, but conductor Charles Gerhardt uses the original orchestrations (for larger orchestra) and adds an additional short two-minute cue to make a six-movement suite. Close Encounters of the Third Kind combines the stylistically disparate atonal music from early in the film with the hyper-Romantic final scene to make a coherent orchestra suite that contains the principal elements of the score. Gerhardt's performances are masterful and the sound is near demonstration quality. This Close Encounters contains the best available version of the extended musical finale.
-Arthur Lintgen, The Absolute Sound, May/June 2023, Music 5/5, Sonics 4.5/5

Features

Super Audio CD
SACD Multi-Channel SACD Layer
SACD Stereo SACD Layer
All Tracks Available in Stereo & Multi-Channel
This Hybrid CD Can Be Played on Any Standard CD Player
Original LP ARL1 2698 (1978) Stereo Remixed in Quadrophonic from the Original Analogue Multitrack Tapes by Michael J. Dutton
Remastered from the Original Analogue Tapes by Michael J. Dutton
Import
Manufactured in Austria

Musicians

National Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus (7)
Charles Gerhardt	conductor

Selections

John Williams (b.1932)

Star Wars (1977)- Concert suite, using the original film orchestration for large orchestra

I Main Title
II The Little People Work
III Here They Come!
IV Princess Leia
V The Final Battle
VI The Throne Room and End Title

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - Suite

Barnstorming - Arrival of the Mother Ship - The Pilots' Return - The Visitors - Final Scene

Charles Gerhardt Music from Close Encounters of the Third Kind & Star Wars Hybrid Multi-Channel & Stereo SACD