The Wonderful World of Melody

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Annotation

Set CWWM-A-129 comprises tapes: RDC91171, RDC91172, RDC91173, RDC91174 & RDC91175.

Annotation last modified on 2014-04-04 17:47 UTC.

Tracklist

▶Cassette 1: Popular Music That Will Live Forever / The Music of George Gershwin
▼Cassette 2: Romantic Waltzes / The Immortal Jerome Kern - The Great Richard Rodgers
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C1Merry Widow Waltz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1964)
recording of:
Die lustige Witwe: Akt II. Valse moderato
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
part of:
Die lustige Witwe: Akt II
Gilbert Vinter and His Orchestra5:13
C2Stars in My Eyes
recording of:
Stars in My Eyes (from the Columbia picture ‘The King Steps Out’)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Fritz Kreisler (violinist / composer)
Heavenly Voices & Wally Stott & His Orchestra3:12
C3Voices of Spring
orchestra:
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
conductor:
Josef Leo Gruber (conductor)
recording of:
Frühlingsstimmen, op. 410
composer:
Johann Strauss (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1882)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 410)
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper & Leo Gruber5:34
C4Falling in Love, With Love, From "The Boys From Syracuse"
instrumental recording of:
Falling in Love With Love
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1938)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
The Boys From Syracuse
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper & Reg Owen2:40
C5Edelweiss From "The Sound of Music"
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
instrumental recording of:
Edelweiss (The Sound of Music)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music Ltd.
part of:
The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Douglas Gamley and His Orchestra3:35
C6España Waltz
recording of:
España, op. 236
composer:
Émile Waldteufel (classical composer)
is based on:
España (for voice and piano)
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper & Leo Gruber6:01
C7I'll See You Again, From "Bitter Sweet"
instrumental recording of:
I’ll See You Again (adapted from Bitter Sweet)
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
arranger:
Saint-Granier
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
arrangement of:
Bitter Sweet, Act I: I’ll See You Again
part of:
Bitter Sweet (Noel Coward operetta)
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper & Reg Owen2:28
C8When I Grow Too Old to Dream, From "The Night Is Young"
instrumental recording of:
When I Grow Too Old to Dream
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1934)
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1934)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Robbins Music
Hill Bowen & His Orchestra3:33
C9Around the World, From "Around the World in Eighty Days"
instrumental recording of:
Around the World (Around the World in 80 Days)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson and Stella Unger
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
part of:
Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film soundtrack, main theme)
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra & Charles Gerhardt3:44
C10Gold and Silver Waltz
orchestra:
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
conductor:
Victor Desarzens
recording of:
Gold und Silber-Walzer, op. 79
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper & Victor Desarzens8:29
D1The Song Is You, From "Music in the Air"
instrumental recording of:
The Song Is You
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co.
Robert Bentley & His Orchestra2:55
D2The Night Was Made for Love, From "The Cat and the Fiddle"
instrumental recording of:
The Night Was Made for Love
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
The Romantic Strings and Orchestra3:12
D3I Dream Too Much
instrumental recording of:
I Dream Too Much (1935 song)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jerome Kern
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper & Reg Owen3:53
D4Look for the Silver Lining, From "Sally"
instrumental recording of:
Look for the Silver Lining
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and T.B. Harms Co.
part of:
Sally (1920 musical)
The Romantic Strings and Orchestra3:46
D5Yesterdays From "Roberta"
instrumental recording of:
Yesterdays
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
The Romantic Strings and Orchestra3:00
D6The Way You Look Tonight, From "Swing Time"
instrumental recording of:
The Way You Look Tonight (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Polygram Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (in 1936)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 9)
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Gordon Langford, his Piano & Quartet?:??
D7I've Told Ev'ry Little Star, From "Music in the Air"
instrumental recording of:
I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Music in the Air
Robert Bentley & His Orchestra2:47
D8Some Enchanted Evening, From "South Pacific"
instrumental recording of:
Some Enchanted Evening (South Pacific)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Richard Alden his Piano & Orchestra4:10
D9With a Song in My Heart, From "Spring Is Here"
instrumental recording of:
With a Song in My Heart
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1929)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Imagen Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
music quoted on:
Opening Production (from Jane Froman's album, "With a Song in My Heart")
Wally Stott & His Orchestra4:08
D10The Carousel Waltz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1961)
recording of:
The Carousel Waltz (Carousel)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper & Reg Owen5:52
D11People Will Say We're in Love, From "Oklahoma"
instrumental recording of:
People Will Say We’re in Love
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd., Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
music quoted on:
Finale (Oklahoma!)
music quoted on:
Oklahoma! Overture
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Robert Bentley & His Orchestra3:10
D12This Nearly Was Mine, From "South Pacific"
instrumental recording of:
This Nearly Was Mine (South Pacific)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Robert Farnon & His Orchestra2:51
D13Hello Young Lovers, From "The King and I"
instrumental recording of:
Hello, Young Lovers (The King and I)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd. and Williamson Music Ltd.
part of:
The King and I (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Robert Bentley & His Orchestra3:21
▶Cassette 3: The Mancini Touch / Popular Classics From the Movies
▶Cassette 4: Popular Classics From the Theatre / Treasured Melodies
▶Cassette 5: Great Film Themes of the 60s and 70s / World of Melody