"El Cid"

El Cid is a monumental collision of symphonic grandeur, passionate romance, and medieval pageantry, brought to life through the craftsmanship of the legendary Miklós Rózsa. With an overture and main theme for the ages, a sumptuous love theme, and grand choral passages, this is essential film music! The astonishing breadth of Spanish-inspired orchestral might makes this an all-time great, though some of the underscore and shorter, more fragmented dramatic and action cues may require patience, particularly when experienced in the score's modern expanded editions.

Given its stature, it comes as no surprise that selections from this score have been re-recorded over the years, culminating in Tadlow's magnificent three-disc presentation of the complete score. It stands as the definitive edition, worthy of the greatness of the music and the enduring inspiration left to us by a musical master.