Golden Sounds From the Classics

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Annotation

Set CGSC-A-126 comprises: RDC 91101, RDC 91102, RDC 91103, & RDC 91104

Annotation last modified on 2014-03-29 12:42 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶Cassette: All-Time Favourites / Tchaikovsky, Master of Melody
2▶Cassette: Immortal Operetta Favourites / Instrumental Encores
3▼Cassette: On Wings of Song / Johann Strauss
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E1On Wings of Song
soprano vocals:
Patricia Clarke (Soprano)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
recording of:
Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, op. 34 Nr. 2 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
arrangement of:
Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, op. 34 Nr. 2 (original for voice and piano)
Felix Mendelssohn2:57
E2Serenade, from "The Student Prince"
tenor vocals:
William Lewis (tenor)
orchestra:
Lehman Engel
recording of:
The Student Prince: Act I. Serenade (Overhead the Moon is Beaming) (Karl Franz, Detlef, Lucas, Von Asterberg, Students)
lyricist:
Dorothy Donnelly
composer:
Sigmund Romberg
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
part of:
The Student Prince: Act I
Sigmund Romberg & Dorothy Donnelly3:27
E3My Name Is Mimi (Mi chiamano Mimì), from "La bohème"
soprano vocals:
Margaret Price (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Edward Downes (conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 7. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini5:03
E4A Wand'ring Minstrel I, from "The Mikado"
choir vocals:
Beecham Choral Society
tenor vocals:
Edgar Fleet (tenor)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no 2. “A wand’ring minstrel I…” (Nanki-Poo, Men)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
Sir William Gilbert & Sir Arthur Sullivan4:21
E5Bless This House
choir vocals:
John McCarthy Chorus
contralto vocals:
Norma Procter (contralto)
orchestra:
The Romantic Strings and Orchestra
recording of:
Bless This House
lyricist:
Helen Taylor (poet / lyricist)
composer:
May Brahe (composer)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Pub. Ltd.
May Brahe & Helen Taylor3:13
E6None but the Lonely Heart
choir vocals:
The Peter Knight Singers
recording of:
6 Romances, op. 6, no. 6: None but the Lonely Heart (Нет, только тот, кто знал) (6 Romances, Op. 6: No. 6. None but the Lonely Heart, original for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (in 1795)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1869-11)
dedicated to:
Анна Полякова-Хвостова (XIX c. opera and chamber singer, mezzo-soprano)
translator:
Лев Мей (Lev Mei, XIX c. poet, prose writer, playwright, translator) (in 1857)
part of:
Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 216)
part of:
6 Romances, op. 6
Tchaikovsky3:08
E7Who Is Sylvia?
baritone vocals:
Neilson Taylor (baritone and footballer)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
recording of:
An Sylvia, D. 891 (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1826)
translator:
Eduard von Bauernfeld (Austrian dramatist)
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 891)
Franz Schubert2:44
E8Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes
soprano vocals:
Margaret Price (soprano)
conductor:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes
lyricist:
Ben Johnson (English playwright & poet) (in 1616)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
Ben Jonson3:10
E9None Shall Sleep (Nessun dorma), from "Turandot"
tenor vocals:
Charles Craig (british operatic tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Edward Downes (conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:10
E10Blow the Wind Southerly
contralto vocals:
Norma Procter (contralto)
conductor:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Blow the Wind Southerly
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2619)
[traditional]3:51
E11Golden Slumbers
recording of:
May Fair (Golden Slumbers “traditional” setting)
lyricist:
Thomas Dekker (English writer)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
William Chappell
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: V18438)
is based on:
Cradle Song (“Golden Slumbers” poem)
is based on:
The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "O Polly, you might have toy'd and kissed" (Mrs Peachum, Polly)
[traditional]2:14
E12Early One Morning
soprano vocals:
Mary Thomas (British soprano)
vocals:
John McCarthy Chorus
recording of:
Early One Morning
lyricist and composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 12682)
[traditional]2:52
E13I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen
tenor vocals:
Allan Bruce (Scottish singer)
vocals:
John McCarthy Chorus
orchestra:
The Romantic Strings and Orchestra
recording of:
I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen
lyricist and composer:
Thomas P. Westendorf (in 1875)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 12907)
Thomas P. Westendorff2:56
F1Vienna Bonbons
orchestra:
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Hans Weiburg (conductor)
recording of:
Wiener Bonbons, op. 307 (Vienna Bonbons, Op. 307)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 307)
Johann Strauss II7:27
F2Wine, Women and Song
orchestra:
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Jascha Horenstein (conductor)
recording of:
Wein, Weib und Gesang, op. 333 (Wine, Woman and Song)
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. 333)
Johann Strauss II8:33
F3Thunder and Lightning Polka
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Jascha Horenstein (conductor)
recording of:
Unter Donner und Blitz, op. 324 (Thunder and Lightning, op. 324)
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. 324)
Johann Strauss II3:20
F4Emperor Waltz
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Kaiser‐Walzer, op. 437 (Emperor Waltz, op. 437)
premiered in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1889-10-21)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1889)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 437)
Johann Strauss II9:36
F5Perpetual Motion
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Anton Paulik (conductor)
recording of:
Perpetuum mobile, op. 257
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1861)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 257)
Johann Strauss II3:01
F6Roses From the South
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Jascha Horenstein (conductor)
recording of:
Rosen aus dem Süden, op. 388 (Roses from the South)
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. 388)
Johann Strauss II8:48
4▶Cassette: Light Classical Pops / Showpieces for Orchestra