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▼CD 1: Golden Melodies for a Romantic Evening
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1Plaisir d’amour
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
instrumental recording of:
Plaisir d’amour (Romance du chevrier)
lyricist:
Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian
composer:
Jean‐Paul‐Égide Martini (Plaisir d'amour)
Jean‐Paul‐Égide Martini3:30
2Greensleeves
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
[traditional], arr. René Leibowitz3:52
3The Swan from ‘Carnival of the Animals’
orchestra:
The London Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Mandell (American conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1966)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (part of orig. Carnival of the Animals, for cello and dual piano)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (catch-all for arrangements)
Camille Saint‐Saëns3:32
4‘The Onedin Line’ Theme
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
recording of:
The Onedin Line (original TV series arrangement)
composer:
Aram Khatchatourian (Soviet-Armenian composer, Aram Khachaturian)
arranger:
Anthony Isaac
is based on:
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia (catch-all for arrangements)
Aram Khachaturian3:36
5Solveig’s Song from ‘Peer Gynt’
orchestra:
The RCA Italiana Symphony Orchestra (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: IV. Solveigs sang (do not use if there is a singer)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1891)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt: Solveigs sang
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55
Edvard Grieg4:41
6Pavane
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
instrumental recording of:
Pavane in F-sharp minor, op. 50 (for orchestra and (optional) chorus)
lyricist:
Robert de Montesquiou
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1887)
arrangement of:
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
Gabriel Fauré4:07
7Im Chambre séparée from ‘Der Opernball’
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
instrumental recording of:
Der Opernball: Akt II. "Im chambre séparée"
composer:
Richard Heuberger (composer)
librettist:
Victor Léon (librettist) and Heinrich von Waldberg
part of:
Der Opernball: Akt II
Richard Heuberger3:46
8Jealousy
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Jalousie “Tango Tzigane” (original orchestral version)
premiered in:
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (on 1925-09-14)
composer:
Jacob Gade (in 1925)
Jacob Gade3:47
9Serenata
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Gilbert Vinter (English conductor and composer)
recording of:
Serenata (Instrumental)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1947-02-12)
Leroy Anderson3:40
10Theme from ‘Reilly, Ace of Spies’
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Reilly (theme from the Thames TV series, Reilly ace of spies)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (composer) (until 1955)
arranger:
Harry Rabinowitz (until 1983)
arrangement of:
The Gadfly Suite, op. 97a: VIII. Romance
Dmitri Shostakovich3:47
11Intermezzo Theme from ‘Escape to Happiness’
orchestra:
Hill Bowen and His Orchestra
conductor:
Hill Bowen
recording of:
Intermezzo (title song from the 1939 American film, "Intermezzo: A Love Story" aka "Escape to Happiness")
lyricist:
Robert Henning
composer:
Heinz Provost (in 1935)
is based on:
Intermezzo (aka "Souvenir de Vienne", theme from the 1936 Swedish film, "Intermezzo")
Heinz Provost, Robert Henning3:07
12En bateau from ‘Petite Suite’
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
recording of:
Petite Suite, L. 65, CD 71b : I. En bateau (for orchestra)
orchestrator:
Henri Büsser (in 1907)
composer:
Claude Debussy (from 1888 until 1889)
orchestration of:
Petite Suite, L. 65, CD 71a : I. En bateau (for piano 4-hands)
part of:
Petite Suite, L. 65, CD 71b (for orchestra)
Claude Debussy4:21
13Last Spring
orchestra:
RCA Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
recording of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34: No. 2. Våren (str)
orchestrator and composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
orchestration of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34: No. 2. Våren (for piano)
part of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34 (str)
Edvard Grieg3:25
14Rêverie
orchestra:
The London Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Mandell (American conductor)
recording of:
Rêverie (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Claude Debussy (in 1890)
arrangement of:
Rêverie, L. 68, CD 76 (for piano)
Claude Debussy3:31
15Sleepy Lagoon
orchestra:
Robert Bentley and His Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Bentley (conductor)
recording of:
By the Sleepy Lagoon (BBC Desert Island Discs theme)
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Eric Coates (composer) (in 1930)
Eric Coates3:03
16No Other Love from ‘Victory at Sea’
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
instrumental recording of:
No Other Love
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1953)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (from 1952 until 1953)
version of:
Beneath the Southern Cross (Victory at Sea)
Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II1:58
17Speak to Me of Love (Parlez‐moi d’amour)
orchestra:
Robert Bentley and His Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Bentley (conductor)
instrumental cover recording of:
Parlez‐moi d’amour
lyricist:
Jean Lenoir
composer:
Jean Lenoir (in 1930)
publisher:
Éditions Meridian and Éditions Semi (SEMI Société)
Jean Lenoir, Bruce Siever3:03
▼CD 2: Twilight Reflections
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1Londonderry Air
orchestra:
Douglas Gamley and His Orchestra
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
recording of:
Londonderry Air
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional], arr. Weatherly, Gabley4:39
2Air on a G String
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (catch-all for unknown versions/arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
reconstructed by:
Siegbert Rampe (harpsichordist and conductor)
arrangement of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Air on the G string)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:42
3Lullaby
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
recording of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
arrangement of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied "Guten Abend, gute Nacht" (for voice and piano)
Johannes Brahms2:29
4Skye Boat Song
orchestra:
Douglas Gamley and His Orchestra
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
[traditional]3:21
5In a Monastery Garden
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
In a Monastery Garden
composer:
Albert Ketèlbey (English composer) (in 1915)
Albert Ketèlbey5:49
6Gentle Maiden
orchestra:
Douglas Gamley and His Orchestra
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
instrumental recording of:
Gentle Maiden (Irish folk song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional], arr. Douglas Gamley3:40
7Deep River
strings:
The Sunset Strings
[traditional]2:42
8Because
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
instrumental recording of:
Because
lyricist:
Edward F. Lockton and Frank Teschemacher
composer:
Guy d’Hardelot
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music
Guy d’Hardelot2:52
9Touch Her Soft Lips and Part from the film ‘Henry V’
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1965)
recording of:
Two Pieces for Strings from “Henry V”: Touch her soft lips and part (for string orchestra, Walton)
composer:
William Walton (composer and conductor)
part of:
Two Pieces for Strings from “Henry V” (for string orchestra, Walton)
William Walton1:33
10The First Primrose
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
instrumental recording of:
Med en primula veris, op. 26 no. 4
lyricist:
John Olaf Paulsen
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
part of:
Fem Digte, op. 26
Edvard Grieg3:13
11Oft in the Stilly Night
orchestra:
Douglas Gamley and His Orchestra
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
instrumental recording of:
Oft in the stilly night
lyricist:
Thomas Moore (Irish poet)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Thomas Moore4:47
12Swanee River (Old Folks at Home)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
instrumental recording of:
Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)
anthem of:
Florida, United States (from 1935 to present)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1851)
publisher:
Carlin Music Group
Stephen Foster2:09
13Westminster (Meditation)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
recording of:
London Suite: II. Westminster (Meditation)
composer:
Eric Coates (composer)
part of:
London Suite
Eric Coates4:57
14Trees
strings:
The Sunset Strings
instrumental recording of:
Trees
lyricist:
Joyce Kilmer (lyricist) (in 1913)
composer:
Oscar Rasbach (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
Alfred Joyce Kilmer, Otto Rasbach3:15
15Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
strings:
The Sunset Strings
instrumental recording of:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
lyricist and composer:
Wallace Willis (in 1862)
publisher:
E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Throat Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5435)
[traditional]3:54
16Annie Laurie
violin:
Sidney Sax (violinist)
orchestra:
Douglas Gamley and His Orchestra
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
instrumental recording of:
Annie Laurie (19th century Scottish song)
lyricist:
William Douglas (Scottish soldier and poet of poem "Annie Laurie")
composer:
Alicia Ann Spottiswoode (Scottish songwriter) (from 1834 until 1835)
is based on:
Annie Laurie (the poem)
Alicia Anne Scott, William Douglas4:14
17To a Water Lily
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
recording of:
10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51, no. 6: To a Water Lily (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Edward MacDowell (American composer, pianist) (in 1896)
arrangement of:
10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51, no. 6: To a Water Lily
Edward MacDowell3:09
▼CD 3: Serenades in the Night
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1Elizabethan Serenade
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Elizabethan Serenade
composer:
Ronald Binge (British composer and arranger of light music)
Ronald Binge2:50
2O Silver Moon from ‘Rusalka’
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
recording of:
Rusalka, op. 114: Song to the Moon (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer)
arrangement of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání. “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” (Rusalka) (Song to the Moon)
Antonin Dvořák4:18
3Serenade
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
recording of:
Schwanengesang, D. 957: IV. Ständchen (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
arrangement of:
Schwanengesang, D. 957: IV. Ständchen (Leise flehen meine Lieder) (for voice and piano)
Franz Schubert2:06
4Dance of the Blessed Spirits from ‘Orfeo and Euridice’
orchestra:
Philharmonic Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Ballet in D minor “Dance of the Blessed Spirits” (Italian version)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto II (Italian version)
part of:
Orpheus und Eurydike: Akt II (German version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck2:14
5The Haunted Ballroom
orchestra:
Vienna Promenade Orchestra (possibly a fake artist created by Alfred Scholz)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
partial recording of:
The Haunted Ballroom
composer:
Geoffrey Toye (in 1934)
Geoffrey Toye7:02
6I Dream of Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
instrumental recording of:
Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair
publisher:
Random House
lyricist:
Stephen Foster (composer)
composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1854)
Stephen Collins Foster2:25
7The Music of the Night from ‘Phantom of the Opera’
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
recording of:
The Music of the Night (The Phantom of the Opera)
additional lyricist:
Richard Stilgoe
lyricist:
Charles Hart (British lyricist)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
The Really Useful Group Ltd (not for release label use!) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film soundtrack)
Andrew Lloyd Webber5:52
8Vocalise
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14 (catch-all for unknown arrangements)
composer:
Сергей Рахманинов (Russian composer) (in 1912)
arrangement of:
14 Romances, op. 34 no. 14: Vocalise (for voice and piano, original version)
Sergei Rachmaninov4:24
9Dedication
piano:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1966)
recording of:
Myrthen, op. 25: Nr. 1. Widmung (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer)
arrangement of:
Myrthen, op. 25: Nr. 1. Widmung
Robert Schumann2:31
10Forgotten Dreams
orchestra:
Nick Ingman and His Orchestra
recording of:
Forgotten Dreams
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1954-06-02)
Leroy Anderson3:34
11Serenade from ‘The Student Prince’
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
instrumental recording of:
The Student Prince: Act I. Serenade (Overhead the Moon is Beaming) (Karl Franz, Detlef, Lucas, Von Asterberg, Students)
lyricist:
Dorothy Donnelly
composer:
Sigmund Romberg
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
part of:
The Student Prince: Act I
Sigmund Romberg, Dorothy Donnelly3:40
12The Dream of Doretta
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
instrumental recording of:
La rondine: Atto I. “Ch’il bel sogno di Doretta” (Prunier, Magda, Lisette, Suzy, Yvette, Bianca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami
part of:
La rondine: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini2:35
13Demande et réponse from ‘Petite Suite de Concert’
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1967)
recording of:
Petite Suite de Concert, op. 77: II. Demande et réponse
composer:
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (composer, conductor) (in 1911)
part of:
Petite Suite de Concert, op. 77
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor4:43
14Beautiful Dreamer
orchestra:
Hill Bowen and His Orchestra
conductor:
Hill Bowen
instrumental recording of:
Beautiful Dreamer
publisher:
Santa Barbara Music Publishing ("Dedicated to Nurturing the Choral Art")
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1864)
arranger:
Ronald Nelson (choral arranger)
Stephen Foster3:26
15Gymnopédie no. 1
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie: Lent et douloureux (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer)
publisher:
Das Maschine GMBH, Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (2001-2017) and Londek Edition
arrangement of:
Première Gymnopédie: Lent et douloureux
Erik Satie3:22
16Après un rêve
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
instrumental recording of:
Après un rêve, op. 7 no. 1 (original; for voice and piano)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (Special Purpose Artist)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1877)
translator:
Romain Bussine
publisher:
Choudens (in 1878)
premiered at:
Société nationale de musique in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1879-01-11)
part of:
Trois mélodies, op. 7
Gabriel Fauré3:02
17A Trumpeter’s Lullaby
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
recording of:
A Trumpeter’s Lullaby
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1949-09-22)
Leroy Anderson3:02