PSYCHO - Bernard Herrmann’s score explored for A-level music students

Rachel Leach is joined by LSO Musicians Maxine Kwok and Rebecca Gilliver to take a detailed look at Bernard Herrmann’s score for Alfred Hitchcock’s film Psycho. Hear key passages performed by the London Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle, followed by detailed analysis of a work that is among the set pieces in Edexcel’s A-level music syllabus. 00:00 Introduction 03:51 Discussion of string techniques 15:29 Prelude 24:24 The City 26:27 Murder/Shower 30:07 The Cellar 32:22 Marion 34:07 Toys 35:08 Discovery 36:09 Finale Written and presented by Rachel Leach Maxine Kwok: Violin Rebecca Gilliver: Cello Sir Simon Rattle London Symphony Orchestra