The World’s Most Beautiful Melodies: Light Classical Magic

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Sparkling Favourites
2▶CD: Fireside Reflections
3▼CD: Romantic Souvenirs
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1Romance no. 1 in G
violin:
Philippe Koch (violinist)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 1 in G major, op. 40
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1800 until 1802)
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 40)
Ludwig van Beethoven7:08
2Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor – 2nd Movement (Romanza)
piano:
Hélène Gàl (pianist, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
orchestra:
Mozart Festival Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Istvan Cohen (probably another Alfred Scholz)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart8:46
3Kol Nidrei
cello:
France Springuel (Belgian cellist)
orchestra:
I Fiamminghi (Belgian classical music ensemble)
conductor:
Rudolf Werthen (Belgian violinist & conductor)
Max Bruch11:02
4Serenade for Strings in E – 2nd Movement (Tempo di Valse)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana
conductor:
Jaroslav Krček (Jaroslav Krcek)
Antonín Dvořák7:13
5Clarinet Concerto in A – 2nd Movement
clarinet:
Walter Boeykens (Belgian conductor & clarinetist)
orchestra:
Brussels Philharmonic
conductor:
Theodore Bloomfield (US 20th century conductor)
Walter Boeykens6:53
6Valse Sentimentale
violin:
Sidney Sax (violinist and concertmaster)
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)
arranger:
Sidney Sax (violinist and concertmaster)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky4:52
7Concierto de Aranjuez – 2nd Movement
guitar:
Manuel Barrueco (guitarist)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
Joaquín Rodrigo10:36
8Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor – 3rd Movement (Allegro Scherzando)
piano:
Earl Wild (pianist, composer and conductor)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Jascha Horenstein (conductor)
Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff10:39