[Nil[_2_]]

On 12 May 2021, wrote in rec.audio.pro:

On Wed, 12 May 2021 15:10:05 -0400, Nil
wrote:

On 11 May 2021, MiNe109 wrote in
rec.audio.pro:

The version on the MGM soundtrack album, Karl Bohm/Berlin,
wasn't used in the movie. Alex North's rejected soundtrack has
also been recorded.

Interesting, I did not know that! I've seen the film many times,
and I've had the soundtrack LP since it came out. I never noticed
that they are different recordings. I've listened to the
soundtrack LP the most, and that's how it's supposed to sound to
me. The biggest goose-bump moment for me is the bit of pipe organ
that pops out at the very end. The Bohm/Berlin LP version holds
the chord longer and is brighter and has a beautiful shimmering
quality. The Karajan/Vienna film version organ is a bit less
prominent. I also listened to the Reiner/Chicago version mentioned
above. I don't like it nearly as much! It's too brassy, and the
strings are too subdued. Also the organ is quite flat compared to
the orchestra.

Consensus seems to be there are 4 or 5 excellent recordings.Here's
a good discussion. There are 5 pages to click.

https://www.talkclassical.com/65666-...ecordings.html

Thanks for that - interesting discussion by people who would know better
than I. Nobody mentions the Bohm/Berlin version as a favorite, but it's the
one I've heard the most so it sounds most right to me. The Karajan/Vienna
film version is similar and also excellent, but the pipe organ bits don't
have the same impact for me.