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Tracklist

1▼CD: Golden Melodies for a Romantic Evening
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1Plaisir d’amour
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)
instrumental recording of:
Plaisir d’amour (Romance du chevrier)
lyricist:
Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian
composer:
Jean‐Paul‐Égide Martini (Plaisir d'amour)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
Jean‐Paul‐Égide Martini3:30
2Greensleeves
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
[traditional], arr. René Leibowitz3:52
3The Swan from ‘Carnival of the Animals’
orchestra:
The London Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Mandell (American conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1966)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, two pianos and cello)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (catch-all for arrangements)
Camille Saint‐Saëns3:32
4‘The Onedin Line’ Theme
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:
The Onedin Line (original TV series arrangement)
composer:
Aram Khatchatourian (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer)
arranger:
Anthony Isaac
is based on:
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia (catch-all for arrangements)
Aram Khachaturian3:36
5Solveig’s Song from ‘Peer Gynt’
orchestra:
The RCA Italiana Symphony Orchestra (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: IV. Solveigs sang (Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: IV. Solveig’s Song, do not use if there is a singer)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1891)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt: Solveigs sang
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55
Edvard Grieg4:41
6Pavane
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)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
instrumental recording of:
Pavane in F-sharp minor, op. 50 (for orchestra and (optional) chorus)
lyricist:
Robert de Montesquiou
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1887)
arrangement of:
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
Gabriel Fauré4:07
7Im Chambre séparée from ‘Der Opernball’
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
instrumental recording of:
Der Opernball: Akt II. "Im chambre séparée"
composer:
Richard Heuberger (Austrian composer)
librettist:
Victor Léon (librettist) and Heinrich von Waldberg
part of:
Der Opernball: Akt II
Richard Heuberger3:46
8Jealousy
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Jalousie “Tango Tzigane” (original orchestral version)
premiered in:
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (on 1925-09-14)
composer:
Jacob Gade (in 1925)
Jacob Gade3:47
9Serenata
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Gilbert Vinter (English conductor and composer)
recording of:
Serenata (original instrumental)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1947-02-12)
Leroy Anderson3:40
10Theme from ‘Reilly, Ace of Spies’
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Reilly (theme from the Thames TV series, Reilly ace of spies)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (until 1955)
arranger:
Harry Rabinowitz (until 1983)
arrangement of:
The Gadfly Suite, op. 97a: VIII. Romance
Dmitri Shostakovich3:47
11Intermezzo Theme from ‘Escape to Happiness’
orchestra:
Hill Bowen and His Orchestra
conductor:
Hill Bowen
recording of:
Intermezzo (title song from the 1939 American film, "Intermezzo: A Love Story" aka "Escape to Happiness")
lyricist:
Robert Henning
composer:
Heinz Provost (in 1935)
is based on:
Intermezzo (aka "Souvenir de Vienne", theme from the 1936 Swedish film, "Intermezzo")
Heinz Provost, Robert Henning3:07
12En bateau from ‘Petite Suite’
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire and Orchestre de la Société des concerts symphoniques de Paris
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
recording of:
Petite Suite, L. 65, CD 71b : I. En bateau (for orchestra)
orchestrator:
Henri Büsser (French composer, organist, conductor) (in 1907)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1888 until 1889)
orchestration of:
Petite Suite, L. 65, CD 71a : I. En bateau (for piano 4-hands)
part of:
Petite Suite, L. 65, CD 71b (for orchestra)
Claude Debussy4:21
13Last Spring
orchestra:
RCA Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
recording of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34: No. 2. Våren (Two Elegiac Melodies, op. 34: No. 2. The Last Spring, for strings)
orchestrator and composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
orchestration of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34: No. 2. Våren (for piano)
part of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34 (Two Elegiac Melodies, op. 34, for strings)
Edvard Grieg3:25
14Rêverie
orchestra:
The London Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Mandell (American conductor)
recording of:
Rêverie (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (in 1890)
arrangement of:
Rêverie, L. 68, CD 76 (for piano)
Claude Debussy3:31
15Sleepy Lagoon
orchestra:
Robert Bentley and His Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Bentley (conductor)
recording of:
By the Sleepy Lagoon (BBC Desert Island Discs theme)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1940)
composer:
Eric Coates (composer) (in 1930)
Eric Coates3:03
16No Other Love from ‘Victory at Sea’
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
instrumental recording of:
No Other Love
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1953)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (from 1952 until 1953)
version of:
Beneath the Southern Cross (Victory at Sea)
Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II1:58
17Speak to Me of Love (Parlez‐moi d’amour)
orchestra:
Robert Bentley and His Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Bentley (conductor)
instrumental cover recording of:
Parlez‐moi d’amour
lyricist:
Jean Lenoir
composer:
Jean Lenoir (in 1930)
publisher:
Éditions Meridian and Éditions Semi (SEMI Société)
Jean Lenoir, Bruce Siever3:01
2▶CD: Twilight Reflections
3▶CD: Serenades in the Night