Melodies That Will Live Forever

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See http://rdboxsets.blogspot.com/2012/11/melodies-that-will-live-forever.html.

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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
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1In the Hall of the Mountain King
orchestra:
Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. I Dovregubbens hall (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 2. akt: I Dovregubbens hall
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg2:27
2Excursion Train Polka
orchestra:
The Vienna Symphony Orchestra (Vienna Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Anton Paulik (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1969)
recording of:
Vergnügungszug, op. 281
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 281)
Johann Strauss3:15
3Turkish Rondo
orchestra:
The 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:
Sonata no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”: III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
arrangement of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”: III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:17
4Tambourin Chinois
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:
Tambourin chinois, op. 3 (original, for violin and piano)
composer:
Fritz Kreisler (Austrian‐American violinist and composer)
Fritz Kreisler4:00
5Moto Perpetuo
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Alexander Gibson (conductor)
recording of:
Allegro vivace a movimento perpetuo, op. 11, MS 72 (for violin and orchestra)
composer:
Niccolò Paganini (Italian composer and violinist) (on 1835-04-06)
part of:
Catalogo tematico delle musiche di Niccolò Paganini (number: MS 72)
Niccolò Paganini4:44
6Troika from 'Lieutenant Kije'
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:
Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60: IV. Troika
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1933)
part of:
Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60
Sergei Prokofiev2:52
7Annen Polka
orchestra:
The Vienna Symphony Orchestra (Vienna Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Alois Melichar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1969)
recording of:
Annen‐Polka, op. 117
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1852-07-24)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1852)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 117)
Johann Strauss3:55
8Spanish Dance from 'Le Cid'
orchestra:
Philharmonic Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Anatole Fistoulari (conductor)
partial recording of:
Le Cid : Acte II, scène 2. Ballet
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
part of:
Le Cid : Acte II
Jules Massenet2:11
9Golliwog's Cakewalk
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Peter Knight (British arranger, conductor and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1964)
recording of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg’s Cake‐Walk (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1906 until 1908-07)
arrangement of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg’s Cake‐Walk (original piano version)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113 (catch-all for arrangements)
Claude Debussy2:45
10Minute Waltz
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:
Waltz no. 6 in D‐flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1846 until 1847)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 64
Fryderyk Chopin2:19
11Swedish Rhapsody
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)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1980)
recording of:
Swedish Rhapsody no. 1, op. 19 “Midsommarvaka”
composer:
Hugo Alfvén (Swedish composer and conductor) (in 1903)
part of:
Works of Hugo Alfvén by opus number (number: op. 19)
Hugo Alfvén3:13
12Play Gypsies, Dance Gypsies
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra
recording of:
Gräfin Mariza: Akt I. „Komm Zigány“ (Tassilo)
composer:
Emmerich Kálmán (Kálmán Imre - composer)
part of:
Gräfin Mariza: Akt I
Emmerich Kálmán2:31
13Malaguena
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
recording of:
Malagueña from Andalucia Suite (original Spanish vocal version)
lyricist and composer:
Ernesto Lecuona
arrangement of:
Andalucía (Suite española): VI. Malagueña (for solo piano)
Ernesto Lecuona4:39
14Can-Can
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Scene 2. Galop Infernal (Orpheus in the Underworld: Infernal Galop, widely known as “Can-can”)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Tableau 4 (Les Enfers)
Jacques Offenbach2:08
15Sabre Dance
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
recording of:
Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
arrangement of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
Aram Khachaturian2:33
5▶CD: In a Sparkling Mood
6▶CD: Fireside Reflections
7▶CD: Sound and Spectacle