Melodies That Will Live Forever

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Popular Music for Listening and Relaxation
2▶CD: Magical Viennese Nights
3▶CD: Melodies for an Evening Together
4▶CD: The Magical World of Melody
5▶CD: In a Sparkling Mood
6▶CD: Fireside Reflections
7▼CD: Sound and Spectacle
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1Wedding March
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 9. Hochzeitsmarsch. Allegro vivace (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 61: no. 9. Wedding March: Allegro vivace)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn4:38
2Grand March from 'Aida'
orchestra:
Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma (Freelance recording orchestra, mainly used by RCA & Reader’s Digest)
conductor:
Massimo Freccia (conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi3:23
3March of the Toreadors
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des concerts symphoniques de Paris
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les Toréadors. Allegro giocoso (theme from Carmen: Prelude to Act I and Carmen: Act IV. « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! »)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte IV. No. 26 « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! » (Chœur, les gamins, Escamillo, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès)
is based on:
Carmen : Prélude
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 1
Georges Bizet2:13
4War March of the Priests
orchestra:
Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
recording of:
Athalie, op. 74: War March of the Priests
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
part of:
Athalie, op. 74
Felix Mendelssohn3:54
5Grand March from 'Tannhäuser'
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
recording of:
Excerpt from Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug II, Scene IV. Festmarsch (Grand March)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug II, Scene IV. "Freudig begrüssen wir die edle Halle" (Einzug der Gäste)
Richard Wagner6:15
6Homage March
orchestra:
The National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
recording of:
Tre Orkesterstykker fra Sigurd Jorsalfar, op. 56: III. Hyldningsmarsj (3 Orchestral Pieces from "Sigurd Jorsalfar": III. Homage March)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
version of:
Sigurd Jorsalfar, op. 22: V. Hyldningsmarsj
part of:
Tre Orkesterstykker fra Sigurd Jorsalfar, op. 56 (3 Orchestral Pieces from "Sigurd Jorsalfar")
Edvard Grieg3:30
7Marche Joyeuse
orchestra:
Orchestra della RCA Italiana (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
recording of:
Joyeuse marche (for orchestra)
composer:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer) (in 1888)
Emmanuel Chabrier3:56
8Hungarian March
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Alexander Gibson (conductor)
recording of:
La Damnation de Faust : Première Partie : Scène 3. Marche Hongroise (Orchestre) (Rákóczi March)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
La Damnation de Faust, op. 24: Première Partie
Hector Berlioz4:28
9March from 'The Golden Cockerel'
orchestra:
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Oscar Danon (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1962)
partial recording of:
The Golden Cockerel
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1907)
librettist:
Владимир Бельский (Vladimir Belski, Russian poet) (in 1907)
translator:
Antal Doráti (conductor) and James Gibson (opera translator)
translated version of:
Золотой петушок (The Golden Cockerel)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov3:20
10Colonel Bogey
orchestra:
Regimental Band of the British Guards
conductor:
Major Hillary Wilkenson
recording of:
Colonel Bogey March (also known as Dink March or Underberg)
composer:
Kenneth J. Alford (in 1914)
Kenneth J. Alford3:22
11Dambusters March
recording engineer:
James Locke (producer, percussionist and songwriter, The Chimes-member) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
organ:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1971-09)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1971-09)
conductor:
Eric Robinson (conductor) (in 1971-09)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-09)
recording of:
The Dam Busters March (in 1971-09)
composer:
Eric Coates (composer) (in 1955)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
Eric Coates4:23
12Stars and Stripes Forever
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
recording of:
The Stars and Stripes Forever
composer:
John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer) (in 1896)
John Philip Sousa3:37
13Coronation March: Crown Imperial
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Robert Mandell (American conductor)
recording of:
Crown Imperial (march)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor) (in 1937)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
William Walton10:09
14Rule, Britannia
choir vocals:
Royal Choral Society (The Royal Choral Society)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano, contralto)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir Arthur Bliss (composer)
recording of:
Rule, Britannia!
lyricist:
James Thomson (Scottish poet, 1700-1748) (in 1740)
composer:
Thomas Arne (composer)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 10790)
part of:
Alfred: Act III
Thomas Arne & Sir Malcolm Sargent3:40
15Jerusalem
choir vocals:
Royal Choral Society (The Royal Choral Society)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir Arthur Bliss (composer)
recording of:
Jerusalem (anthem by Hubert Parry)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer) (in 1916)
is based on:
Jerusalem (poem by Blake)
Sir Hubert Parry & Sir Malcolm Sargent3:08
16Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (Land of Hope and Glory)
recording engineer:
James Locke (producer, percussionist and songwriter, The Chimes-member) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
organ:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1971-09)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1971-09)
conductor:
Eric Robinson (conductor) (in 1971-09)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-09)
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major (in 1971-09)
premiered in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (on 1901-10-19)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. Ltd. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes)
part of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39
Edward Elgar6:21