Festival of the World's Best-Loved Music

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Festival of Waltzes
2▶CD: Festival of Music for Reflection
3▼CD: Festival of Overtures
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1The Magic Flute Overture
recording engineer:
James Locke (producer, percussionist and songwriter, The Chimes-member) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
orchestra:
The National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1971-09)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger) (in 1971-09)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-09)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Ouvertüre (The Magic Flute, K. 620: Overture) (in 1971-09)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 (The Magic Flute, K. 620)
Mozart6:50
2A Waltz Dream Overture
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
recording of:
Ein Walzertraum: Ouvertüre
composer:
Oscar Straus
part of:
Ein Walzertraum
Straus8:04
31812 Overture
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer) and Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1882-08-20)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-09 until 1880-11)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 49), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 46) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 49)
is based on:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
quotes music from:
Troparion of the Holy Cross
quotes music from:
La Marseillaise (national anthem of France)
quotes music from:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
Tchaikovsky15:29
4Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Oscar Danon (conductor)
recording of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие III, картина 1, no. 19. Полонез (Polonaise)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Eugen Onegin: Akt III
part of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие третье (Eugene Onegin, op. 24: Act III)
Tchaikovsky4:16
5Scarf Dance from La Source
orchestra:
Philharmonic "Pops" Orchestra
conductor:
Anatole Fistoulari (conductor)
recording of:
La Source, ou Naïla : Acte II. 18a. Pas des voiles
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer) (in 1866)
part of:
La Source, ou Naïla : Acte II (composed by Léo Delibes)
Delibes2:38
6Slavonic Dance in C
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
Dvořák3:21
7Minute from Frederica
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)
Lehár1:44
8Farandole from L'Arlésienne
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
L’Arlésienne Suite no. 2: IV. Farandole (for orchestra)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (in 1872)
arranger:
Ernest Guiraud (French composer)
part of:
L’Arlésienne Suite no. 2 (for orchestra)
Bizet3:14
9Bolero
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 9) and Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Ravel14:29
4▶CD: Festival of Music of Youth