In March 1957, the Boston Red Sox offered the Indians $1 million for Score —an extraordinary sum for the time — but were turned down by Cleveland's general manager, Hank Greenberg, who said that Score "may become the greatest pitcher in the game's history".
With the wise elimination of spoken dialogue and Jonathan Bepler's extraordinary score, "3" is either a late masterpiece of silent film or the most ambitious music video yet made.
Tossing out the story entirely, including every word of the spoken text, he hijacks Purcell's extraordinary score, turning this semi-opera into a de facto ballet with daffy contemporary imagery, whimsical costumes by Isaac Mizrahi, and simple sets of red curtains and movable platforms designed by Adrianne Lobel.
Andris Nelsons, conducting, achieved brilliance and transparency in this extraordinary score.
More often, though, the reading seemed emotionally detached, exactly the opposite of what this extraordinary score demands.
You can enjoy Britten's extraordinary score and Jakub Hrusa's confident conducting when theguardian.com streams next Sunday's performance live online.
And Colin Davis's insightful and sensitive performance, recorded live with the London Symphony, captures both the tenderness and the inspired touches in this extraordinary score.
"Nor will they forget John Williams' extraordinary score, which did so much to create that sense of terror and wonder, while giving us a triumphant, overpowering gem of a theme tune.
Despite a broken right big toe that was put back together with two screws and sidelined him for four games, Gagne has been extraordinary, scoring five goals in five games since he returned.
It brought Rossini's career in his native Italy to an end – he was based in Paris from 1824 – and its combination of measured classical dramaturgy and vocal extremism mark it out as one of his most extraordinary scores.
