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INTRADA Announces:



RIO CONCHOS/THE ARTIST WHO DID NOT WANT TO PAINT
Music Composed and Conducted by JERRY GOLDSMITH
Performed by the LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
INTRADA INT 7163


Intrada announces the second release of the Excalibur Collection in high-resolution digital. This release features the 1989 recording of Rio Conchos and The Artist Who Did Not Want to Paint under the baton of Jerry Goldsmith with the London Symphony Orchestra. The 24-bit, 96kHz hi-res format allows for a dramatic improvement in detail and depth in the quality of music over what one can hear with the the more common 16-bit, 44.1kHz CD format. The album has been remastered from the original session elements.

As with Ivanhoe, a limited edition CD release is also available from the new master to commemorate the release, available only until 6/21/2021.

When this digital recording of Rio Conchos was made on August 15 and 16, 1989, it was only the second time Goldsmith had taken an in-depth look at one of his earlier film scores. This exciting trip back in history followed the 1986 re-recording of his favorite work, the 1977 score for Islands in the Stream. Marking another debut of sorts, this new recording of Rio Conchos also brought Goldsmith face-to-face with the famous London Symphony Orchestra for the first time, a fortuitous encounter that launched the composer’s subsequent series of live concert performances.

With Rio Conchos (1964), Goldsmith hit a landmark in his early career, fashioning a challenging score that was difficult to perform, and creating musical devices that would later become Goldsmith “trademarks.” It was with this score that the composer developed his complex action writing. He also wrote virtuoso percussion material featuring, in particular, the snare and bass drum. The scoring called for large orchestra, augmented by guitars, banjos, harp and accordion. The large percussion section included such unusual instruments as bass marimba, crotales, jawbone and lujons.

INTRADA INT 7163
Barcode: 720258716309
Retail Price: $19.99
Available Now
For track listing and sound samples, please visit http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.12350/.f

Hi Roger,

RIO CONCHOS is one my favourite Intrada rerecordings! Already have the previous 2 pressings and the latter was very pleasing in both quality and remastering.

So I really need to be persuaded if this is indeed worthy of a triple dip if the remastering of the remastering is significantly improved here? If so kindly shed some more light if you can.

Edit: Just saw Doug's extensive essay on this release and it does shed some important details on the remastering!

http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1 ... gory=22848

Of course -- just like me, he must have the original 1989 and the slightly expanded 2013 CD editions.

Yavar

When is the download going to be available?

I didn't read the product announcement well enough. The answer, apparently, is June 21 2021. Looking forward to it!

Final date extended!!

Congratulations and this reissue, well deserved praise!