Mortimer Wilson -Thief Of Bagdad -FIRST HAND CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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1. PRELUDE
2. THE HOLY MAN
3. A STREET IN BAGDAD
4. HUNGAR
5. THE MAGIC ROPE
6. THE MOSQUE
7. THE THIEF AT WORK
8. BIRD OF EVIL
9. THE PALACE AT HO SHO
10. OPEN WIDE THE GATES!
11. EUNUCHS
12. THE PRINCESS SLEEPS
13. THE BED CHAMBER
14. THE PRINCESS AROUSED
15. LOVE BIRD
16. THE PRINCE OF THE INDIES
17. CHAM SHANG THE GREAT
18. PRINCE OF THE ISLES
19. HUNT HIM DOWN
20. LESS THAN A SLAVE
21. SHE SHALL CHOOSE AGAIN
22. THE QUEST BEGINS
23. A CARAVANSARY IN THE DESERT
24. THE MOUNTAINS OF DREAD ADVENTURE
25. THE VALLEY OF FIRE
26. THE FLYING CARPET
27. THE VALLEY OF THE MONSTERS
28. THE CAVERN OF THE ENCHANTED TREES
29. THE MAGIC CRYSTAL
30. THE DEPTHS OF THE MIDNIGHT SEA
31. THE ABODE OF THE WINGED HORSE
32. THE ISLAND OF WAK
33. THE MAGIC APPLE
34. THE CITADEL OF THE MOON
35. POISONED
36. WHICH GIFT IS RAREST?
37. BIDE YOUR TIME
38. THE MAGIC ARMY
39. HAPPINESS IS EARNED

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Erste Aufnahme der Originalpartitur des Stummfilms von 1924 mit Douglas Fairbanks in der Hauptrolle. Die Musik wurde von dem amerikanischen Komponisten Mortimer Wilson auf ausdrÃ¼cklichen Wunsch des Hauptdarstellers Douglas Fairbanks geschrieben. Der Dieb von Bagdad gilt heute weithin als einer der groÃ?en Stummfilme und Fairbanks' grÃ¶Ã?tes Werk. Zum ersten Mal erkannte Fairbanks den Komponisten von Anfang an als kreativen Mitarbeiter bei der Gesamtkomposition seines Films an (Wilson verbrachte viele Stunden im VorfÃ¼hrraum, um das genaue Timing fÃ¼r jede Szene auszuarbeiten). Wilson war im Wesentlichen ein klassischer Komponist. In der Tat hÃ¶rt man EinflÃ¼sse von Puccinis Arie Vissi d'arte aus Tosca, AnklÃ¤nge an Wagners WalkÃ¼re sowie Momente von Alban Berg, Reger und Tschaikowsky. -

Written almost 100 years ago, The Thief of Bagdad is one of the greatest ever film scores and incredibly, has never been recorded untill l now - FHR are honored to be able to release the first recording of this wonderful score. Recorded in 2019, this recording features one of greatest European orchestras, the Frankfurt Radio Symphony, along with conductor Mark Fitz-Gerald who has an unparalleled reputation for performing the very specialized task of accompanying silent films live with orchestra. The score was written by the American composer Mortimer Wilson at the specific request of the film's main star actor Douglas Fairbanks. The Thief of Bagdad is now widely considered one of the great silent films and Fairbanks's greatest work. For the first time, Fairbanks recognized the composer as a creative collaborator from the start in the overall composition of his film (Wilson spent many hours in the projection room working out precise timings for every scene). Wilson was essentially a classical composer. Indeed, you can hear influences of Puccini's aria Vissi d'arte from Tosca, hints of Wagner's Valkyrie, along with moments of Alban Berg, Reger and Tchaikovsky. Fairbanks biographer Jeffrey Vance writes, "An epic romantic fantasy-adventure inspired by several of the Arabian Nights tales, The Thief of Bagdad is the greatest artistic triumph of Fairbanks's career. The superb visual design, spectacle, imaginative splendor, and visual effects, along with his bravura performance (leading a cast of literally thousands), all contribute to making this his masterpiece."

Score reconstruction by Mark Fitz-Gerald. First recording of the original score for the 1924 silent film starring Douglas Fairbanks.

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FHR126

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