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Genesis: The first book of Moses (1)

Genesis: The first book of Moses (1)

Alexander Scourby
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The King James Bible - Genesis Narrated by Alexander Scourby.

Alexander Scourby was the first to record the Bible on long play records in the early 1950s. Although many have recorded the Bible since then, no one could ever match Scourby's unparalleled narration, which has become the standard. Scourby is regarded as the Voice of the Bible. The King James Bible is still the most accurate and majestic reading in the World. The combination of Scourby Voice reading the King James Bible is an unequaled listening experience.

The Chicago Tribune wrote that Alexander Scourby has the greatest voice ever recorded. Below is a portion of that article. You can Google it and read the entire article.

NEXT TO SCOURBY, MOST READERS ARE `JUST GOOD
Sandy Bauers, Knight-Ridder Newspapers
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
February 22, 1990

"The late Alexander Scourby is reputed to have been the world`s best audio-book narrator, bar none. He is heralded as having the greatest voice ever recorded."

"What made Scourby so great? People who try to describe it generally stutter through glowing adjectives and adverbs, concluding that it`s an intangible, indefinable quality. But they all agree on one thing: He was a man with a truly rare gift."

"For Listening Library`s Tim Ditlow, Scourby`s readings are ''totally believable, and I`m totally transported'' to the period of the story. He cites ''the warmth, the resonance'' of Scourby`s voice and concludes, ''If I could name exactly what it was, I`d probably diminish it. When you hear him, it goes right to your heart."

"Ditlow`s father, Anthony, is blind and was well-acquainted with Scourby`s readings when he founded the Listening Library in 1958. What the elder Ditlow likes is Scourby`s subtlety: ''He never over-emphasized, but you knew at all times all the various scales of emotion. I always used to say Alex could read the phone book and make it interesting.''

"Comparing Scourby to some of today`s best audio-book readers, Anthony Ditlow said, ''They`re all good, but they`re just good. They`re not superb.'' At the American Foundation for the Blind studios in New York City, manager Don Weightman remembers Scourby as ''one of a kind.''

''We`re talking about an X quality here. What really came across was the fact that he was believable,'' Weightman said. ''Beautiful voices are a dime a dozen, but when you get the quality of believability, that`s something rare.'' Fellow Talking Books reader Flo Gibson, who also reads for her own audiobook company in Washington, said it was Scourby she listened to for inspiration." "His readings ''certainly have an elegant quality to them,'' she said.

''But what I like are his pregnant pauses-he uses his pauses so well. His subtle hints of dialect are superb. While most narrators try to ''act'' a book, raising and lowering their voices when the speaker changes from a man to a woman, Scourby simply changed the rhythm slightly," Gibson said.

People who knew Scourby describe a man meticulous in his research and preparation. For Scourby, Weightman said, the author came first. And for listeners, Scourby comes first.
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
Litchfield Associates
Release
December 12, 2018

Genesis: The first book of Moses (1)

Alexander Scourby
0/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
The King James Bible - Genesis Narrated by Alexander Scourby.

Alexander Scourby was the first to record the Bible on long play records in the early 1950s. Although many have recorded the Bible since then, no one could ever match Scourby's unparalleled narration, which has become the standard. Scourby is regarded as the Voice of the Bible. The King James Bible is still the most accurate and majestic reading in the World. The combination of Scourby Voice reading the King James Bible is an unequaled listening experience.

The Chicago Tribune wrote that Alexander Scourby has the greatest voice ever recorded. Below is a portion of that article. You can Google it and read the entire article.

NEXT TO SCOURBY, MOST READERS ARE `JUST GOOD
Sandy Bauers, Knight-Ridder Newspapers
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
February 22, 1990

"The late Alexander Scourby is reputed to have been the world`s best audio-book narrator, bar none. He is heralded as having the greatest voice ever recorded."

"What made Scourby so great? People who try to describe it generally stutter through glowing adjectives and adverbs, concluding that it`s an intangible, indefinable quality. But they all agree on one thing: He was a man with a truly rare gift."

"For Listening Library`s Tim Ditlow, Scourby`s readings are ''totally believable, and I`m totally transported'' to the period of the story. He cites ''the warmth, the resonance'' of Scourby`s voice and concludes, ''If I could name exactly what it was, I`d probably diminish it. When you hear him, it goes right to your heart."

"Ditlow`s father, Anthony, is blind and was well-acquainted with Scourby`s readings when he founded the Listening Library in 1958. What the elder Ditlow likes is Scourby`s subtlety: ''He never over-emphasized, but you knew at all times all the various scales of emotion. I always used to say Alex could read the phone book and make it interesting.''

"Comparing Scourby to some of today`s best audio-book readers, Anthony Ditlow said, ''They`re all good, but they`re just good. They`re not superb.'' At the American Foundation for the Blind studios in New York City, manager Don Weightman remembers Scourby as ''one of a kind.''

''We`re talking about an X quality here. What really came across was the fact that he was believable,'' Weightman said. ''Beautiful voices are a dime a dozen, but when you get the quality of believability, that`s something rare.'' Fellow Talking Books reader Flo Gibson, who also reads for her own audiobook company in Washington, said it was Scourby she listened to for inspiration." "His readings ''certainly have an elegant quality to them,'' she said.

''But what I like are his pregnant pauses-he uses his pauses so well. His subtle hints of dialect are superb. While most narrators try to ''act'' a book, raising and lowering their voices when the speaker changes from a man to a woman, Scourby simply changed the rhythm slightly," Gibson said.

People who knew Scourby describe a man meticulous in his research and preparation. For Scourby, Weightman said, the author came first. And for listeners, Scourby comes first.
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
Litchfield Associates
Release
December 12, 2018

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