A Treasury of All-Time Classics

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– Edvard Grieg Edvard Grieg
– Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius

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Tracklist

1▼CD: Grace and Elegance / Beauty and Gaiety (Part 1) RDCD 771
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1Overture to 'The Magic Flute'
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1971)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Ouvertüre (The Magic Flute, K. 620: Overture)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 (The Magic Flute, K. 620)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:50
2Canon
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 1984)
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
part of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337
Johann Pachelbel3:48
3Serenade
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:
String Quartet in F major, op. 3 no. 5, Hob. III:17: II. Andante cantabile (catch all for arrangements)
composer:
Roman Hoffstetter
arrangement of:
String Quartet in F major, op. 3 no. 5, Hob. III:17: II. Andante cantabile
Joseph Haydn2:40
4Arrival of The Queen of Sheba from 'Solomon'
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir Arthur Bliss (composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1968)
recording of:
The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (arranged by Beecham)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor)
arrangement of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”
George Frideric Handel3:17
5Fifth Symphony - 1st Movement (excerpt)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1961)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven2:48
6Air on a G String
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Baroque Ensemble
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1980)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068 (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:05
7Spring from 'The Four Seasons'
violin:
José‐Luis García (violinist & conductor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera” (Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “Spring”)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Catalogo numerico-tematico delle opere strumentali (Fanna Catalogue, Antonio Vivaldi) (number: F. I/22) and Ryom-Verzeichnis (number: RV 269)
part of:
Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione, op. 8 (The Contest Between Harmony and Invention, op. 8)
part of:
Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons, “The Four Seasons”)
Antonio Vivaldi10:18
8Una furtiva lagrima from 'L'Elisir d'amore'
clarinet:
Thomas Kelly (clarinettist)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1990)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: “Una furtiva lagrima” (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
arrangement of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
Gaetano Donizetti4:08
9Serenade
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 1986)
recording of:
Schwanengesang, D. 957: IV. Ständchen (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
arrangement of:
Schwanengesang, D. 957: IV. Ständchen (Leise flehen meine Lieder) (original for voice and piano)
is based on:
סרנדה
Franz Schubert2:06
10Casta Diva from 'Norma'
oboe:
Chris Cowie (oboist)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1990)
instrumental recording of:
Casta Diva (from Norma) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
arrangement of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro)
Vincenzo Bellini3:09
11Dances from 'William Tell'
orchestra:
RCA Italiana Orchestra (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1962)
Gioachino Rossini5:16
12Invitation to the Dance
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Alexander Gibson (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1960)
recording of:
Aufforderung zum Tanz, op. 65 (Invitation to the Dance, op. 65, orchestration not indicated)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
orchestration of:
Aufforderung zum Tanze, op. 65 (Invitation to the Dance, op. 65, for piano)
Carl Maria von Weber8:41
13Barcarolle from 'The Tales of Hoffmann'
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts Symphonique de Paris
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1960)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle (The Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle, catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
arrangement of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)
Jacques Offenbach4:09
2▶CD: Beauty and Gaiety (Concluded) / Inspiration and Grandeur (Part 1) RDCD 772
3▶CD: Inspiration and Grandeur (Concluded) / Pride and Tenderness RDCD 773
4▶CD: Triumph and Passion / Joy and Splendour (Part 1) RDCD 774
5▶CD: Joy and Splendour (Concluded) / Romance and Patriotism (Part 1) RDCD 775
6▶CD: Romance and Patriotism (Concluded) / Excitement and Enchantment RDCD 776

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mastering:P. Marchant
compiler:B. Salthouse
ASIN:UK: B00B893CFM [info]