Classics by Moonlight

~ Release by James Last (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
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A1Bolero
sound engineer and engineer:
Peter Klemt
producer:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
orchestra:
James Last Orchestra
conductor:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
arranger:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
recording of:
Bolero (arr. James Last)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
arranger:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
arrangement of:
Boléro
39:12
A2Romeo and Juliet
engineer:
Peter Klemt
producer:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
orchestra:
James Last Orchestra
conductor:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet (arr. James Last)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
arranger:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
arrangement of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed)
3:59
A3Swan Lake
engineer:
Peter Klemt
producer:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
recording of:
Swan Lake (arr. James Last)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
arranger:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
arrangement of:
Swan Lake, op. 20 (Лебединое озеро)
7:05
A4New World Symphony
engineer:
Peter Klemt
producer:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
recording of:
New World Symphony (arr. James Last)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer)
arranger:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
arrangement of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”: II. Largo)
3:09
A5Spring From the Four Seasons
engineer:
Peter Klemt
producer:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
recording of:
Spring From the Four Seasons (arr. James Last)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
arranger:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
arrangement of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera” (Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “Spring”)
5:33
B1Rhapsody in Blue
engineer:
Peter Klemt
producer:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (catch-all for unknown versions and arrangements)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 4)
arrangement of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
5:33
B2Morning
engineer:
Peter Klemt
producer:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
orchestra:
James Last Orchestra
conductor:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
recording of:
Der Morgen
arranger:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
4:07
B3The Blue Danube
engineer:
Peter Klemt
producer:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
recording of:
The Blue Danube
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
arranger:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
arrangement of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314)
11:29
B4Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
engineer:
Peter Klemt
producer:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
orchestra:
James Last Orchestra
conductor:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
premiered at:
[concert] (1934-11-07)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd (in 1934)
premiered at:
Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (on 1934-11-07)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 9) and Works of Sergei Rachmaninoff by opus number (number: op. 43)
is based on:
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1, MS 25: No. 24 in A minor: Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto
quotes music from:
Dies Irae (plainchant)
3:02
B5Nabucco
engineer:
Peter Klemt
producer:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
recording of:
Nabucco
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
arranger:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
arrangement of:
Nabucco
2:37

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manufactured in:England, United Kingdom
distributed by and marketed by:PolyGram Record Operations Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3309535 [info]