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F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Hope
Great Gatsby
Genres: Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. No More Privileged Glimpses Into The Human Heart Except...
2. Fashionable East Egg And The Tom Buchanans
3. Daisy And Miss Baker
4. In The Shadow Of My Neighbour's Mansion - Mr. Gatsby
5. A Party In The Apartment
6. A Party At Gatsby's
7. Gatsby Himself
8. The Embers Of The Party
9. Partying At Gatsby's Again
10. Gatsby Tells His Story
11. 'My Friend, Mr. Wolfshiem'
12. Jordan Baker Elaborates
Track Listings (13) - Disc #2
1. The Meeting
2. Illusions - A Tour Of Gatsby's Home
3. James Gatz - The Early Years
4. The Buchanans At West Egg
5. The Lights Go Out At Gatsby's
6. Tom And Gatsby At Conflict
7. Information From The Subsequent Inquest
8. Memories, Alive And Present
9. 'Goodbye Gatsby'
10. Wilson Probes
11. A Thin Red Cirlce In The Water
12. More Different Memories
13. 'Boats Against The Current'

CD Details

All Artists: F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Hope
Title: Great Gatsby
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 10/7/2000
Genres: Special Interest, Classical
Style: Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 730099005128

CD Reviews

Not the film soundtrack

D. Phillips | CA USA | 07/19/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"While this is a perfectly serviceable reading of THE GREAT GATSBY, it is not the great Academy Award winning Nelson Riddle adaption as suggested in the previous review.If you wish to have the book on cd, this is your only option. The sound recording quality is fine and it is an unabridged version of the text. The reader achieves the sort of chilly undertone that I associate with the work; the detachment of the really rich from humanity. The film soundtrack is an amazing landmark effort and we can only hope that it will soon be released on cd. Nelson Riddle's adaptions are sumptuously beautiful and very well chosen for the film. The opening, a bewitchingly orchestrated version of Irving Berlin's "What'll I do", is worth the price of the album alone and it moves from there through a treasure trove of great songs from the twenties. But DO NOT buy this cd expecting that soundtrack!"

A SOUNDTRACK EQUALLY AS FASCINATING AS THE BOOK

D. Phillips | 06/16/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The score to the captivating story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, just like the book, is everything you expect and much more. I have always found music of the 20s absolutely beautiful, and this score contains just that. If I didn't know any better, I would think as if I were back in the 20s in East Egg with Robert Redford and Mia Farrow. =) You won't be sorry. Buy it today, and it is sure to become among your favorite cds in your collection."