Herrmann and his unsung Concerto Macabre for Hangover Square

[sdtom]

A couple of nights ago I watched the 20th Century Fox Hangover Square that was a somewhat tragic tale of pianist. Herrmann wrote a concerto for this. It is a 12 minute piece that is really quite good. I have 3 recordings Roscoe (Chandos), Fowke (Naxos), Achncarro (RCA), which I will compare and let you know. Does anyone know of any other recordings?? It really is quite good. Herrmann did a bit of dabbling in classical. Of course he is probably best known for his work with Hitchcock and Orson Welles.
Thomas

[chill319]

For some, Herrmann is best known for his championing of Ives and for his own symphony, which has lots of musical ideas worth unpacking.

[Mark Thomas]

For me he's the hero who single-handedly kick-started the Raff revival by paying for the production of his famous Unicorn LP of the Lenore symphony in the 1970s. I find his own music generally too unmelodic, I'm afraid. Plenty of atmosphere and undoubtedly deuced clever, but I never leave humming.

[sdtom]

We agree to disagree on Herrmann especially his film music which had some memorable themes, instantly bringing back the memory of the film. I found Devil and Daniel Webster Suite to also be quite melodic.
Thomas

[sdtom]

Has anyone heard the Buechner recording on the now defunct Koch label he did with the New Zealand Symphony
Thomas

[sdtom]

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I stopped at 5 recordings and think I included the majority of them