A Treasury of All-Time Classics

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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
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1Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1972)
recording of:
Руслан и Людмила: Увертюра (Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture)
composer:
Mikhail Glinka (Russian composer) (from 1837 until 1842)
part of:
Руслан и Людмила (Ruslan and Lyudmila)
Mikhail Glinka5:49
2Scherzo from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
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 1960)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 1. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn4:50
3Liebestraum
orchestra:
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Josef Leo Gruber (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1963)
recording of:
Liebestraum As-Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst”, S. 541 Nr. 3 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As‐Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst” (Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum in A flat major “Dream of Love”, for piano)
recording of:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 1 Liebestraum As-Dur "Hohe Liebe"
composer and arranger:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
Hohe Liebe, S. 307
part of:
Liebesträume, S. 541
Franz Liszt2:30
4Waltz from ‘Les Patineurs’
orchestra:
Philharmonic Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Anatole Fistoulari (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1980)
partial recording of:
Les Patineurs
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer)
arranger:
Constant Lambert (British composer and conductor)
Giacomo Meyerbeer2:53
5Fantaisie - Impromptu
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 1960)
recording of:
Fantaisie‐impromptu in C‐sharp minor, op. 66
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1834)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 13), Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 46), Chopin National Edition: WN Catalogue (number: WN 46), Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 66) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 87)
Fryderyk Chopin2:36
6Funeral March of a Marionette
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1960-06)
recording engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
engineer:
Bob Katz (American engineer) and Jeremy Kipnis
executive producer:
David Chesky and Norman Chesky
producer:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts Symphonique de Paris (in 1960-06)
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor) (in 1960-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1960)
recording of:
Marche funèbre d’une marionnette (for orchestra, 1879) (in 1960-06)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
arrangement of:
Marche funèbre d’une marionnette (Funeral March of a Marionette, original, for piano solo, 1872)
Charles‐François Gounod3:58
7Ballet of the Sylphs from ‘The Damnation of Faust’
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 1962)
recording of:
La Damnation de Faust : Deuxième Partie : Scène 7. Ballet des sylphes (Orchestre)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
La Damnation de Faust, op. 24: Deuxième Partie
Hector Berlioz2:21
8Dedication
piano:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
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 1966)
recording of:
Myrthen, op. 25: Nr. 1. Widmung (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer)
arrangement of:
Myrthen, op. 25: Nr. 1. Widmung
Robert Schumann2:31
9Overture to ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’
orchestra:
Vienna Volksoper Orchestra
conductor:
Josef Leo Gruber (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1961)
recording of:
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor: Ouvertüre
composer:
Otto Nicolai (composer and conductor)
librettist:
Salomon Hermann Mosenthal
part of:
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
Otto Nicolai8:35
10Blue Danube Waltz
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 1962)
recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314)
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1867-02-15)
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. 314)
Johann Strauss II4:50
11Scherzo from String Quartet no. 2
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:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major: II. Scherzo. Allegro (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer) (in 1881)
arrangement of:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major: II. Scherzo. Allegro
Alexander Borodin4:18
12Overture to ‘Light Cavalry’
orchestra:
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Josef Leo Gruber (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1960)
recording of:
Leichte Kavallerie: Ouvertüre (Light Cavalry: Overture)
composer:
Franz von Suppé (Franz von Suppè, composer)
part of:
Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry)
Franz von Suppé4:28
13Romance
piano:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
orchestra:
RCA Symphony Orchestra
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 1966)
recording of:
Romance in E-flat major, op. 44 no. 1 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Антон Григорьевич Рубинштейн (Anton Rubinstein, Russian composer)
arrangement of:
Romance in E-flat major, op. 44 no. 1 (for piano)
Anton Rubinstein3:31
14Hungarian Dance no. 5
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Eric Robinson (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1972)
recording of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1: No. 5 in G minor (Allegro) (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1858 until 1868)
orchestration of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in F-sharp minor: Allegro – Vivace
part of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1 (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
Johannes Brahms2:39
15Grand March from ‘Tannhäuser’
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
recording of:
Excerpt from Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug II, Scene IV. Festmarsch (Grand March)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug II, Scene IV. "Freudig begrüssen wir die edle Halle" (Einzug der Gäste)
Richard Wagner6:11
3▼CD: Inspiration and Grandeur (Concluded) / Pride and Tenderness RDCD 773
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1Champagne Galop
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Eric Robinson (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1971)
recording of:
Champagne Galop, op. 14
composer:
Hans Christian Lumbye (in 1845)
Hans Christian Lumbye2:09
2Skaters Waltz
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1980)
recording of:
Les Patineurs, op. 183 (The Skaters, op. 183)
composer:
Émile Waldteufel (classical composer) (in 1882)
Émile Waldteufel6:51
3Panis Angelicus
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1981)
recording of:
Panis Angelicus (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer)
arrangement of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
César Franck4:12
4Waltz from ‘Coppelia’
orchestra:
Philharmonic Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Anatole Fistoulari (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1968)
partial recording of:
Coppélia
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer) (in 1870)
premiered at:
Salle Le Peletier (1821-1873) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1870-05-25)
Léo Delibes3:14
5Triumphal March from ‘Aida’
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) and The National Philharmonic Chorus (of London)
orchestra:
The 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 1989)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Marcia trionfale (orchestra) (Triumphal march, Triumphmarsch)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Akt II
part of:
Aida: Atto II
recording of:
Aida: Gloria all’Egitto (Chor) (for undetermined recordings, could be either of two with this title in Act II)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
part of:
Aida: Atto II
recording of:
Aida: Grand March (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
arrangement of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
Giuseppe Verdi5:46
6Overture to ‘The Bartered Bride’
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Oscar Danon (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1962)
recording of:
Prodaná nevěsta: Overture (The Bartered Bride: Overture)
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer)
part of:
Die verkaufte Braut (The Bartered Bride)
part of:
Prodaná nevěsta (The Bartered Bride)
Bedřich Smetana6:35
7Humoresque
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Eric Robinson (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1971)
recording of:
Humoresque in G-flat major, op. 101 no. 7 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (in 1894)
arrangement of:
Humoresque no. 7 for Piano in G-flat major, B. 187/7, op. 101 no. 7: Poco lento e grazioso (for piano)
Antonín Dvořák3:39
8Habanera from ‘Carmen’
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1960)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 2: II. Habanera
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
arranger:
Ernest Guiraud (French composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur)
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 2
Georges Bizet2:31
9The Maiden and the Nightingale from ‘Goyescas’
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1971)
recording of:
Goyescas, H.64, No. 4: Quejas o la maja y el ruiseñor (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Enrique Granados (composer)
arrangement of:
Goyescas, H.64, No. 4: Quejas o la maja y el ruiseñor (piano piece)
Enrique Granados4:38
10Anitra’s Dance from ‘Peer Gynt’
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 1994)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: III. Anitras dans (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: III. Anitra’s Dance)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt: Anitras dans
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg3:41
11Dance of the Water Nymphs from ‘The Lorelei’
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 1972)
recording of:
Loreley: Atto terzo. Danza delle ondine
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
part of:
Loreley: Atto III
Alfredo Catalani7:02
12Waltz from ‘Swan Lake’
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1960)
recording of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a: II. Valse
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer) (in 1876)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version A - 6 movements)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version B - 8 movements)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky4:49
13Song of India from ‘Sadko’
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1967)
instrumental recording of:
Sadko: Scene IV. Song of the Indian Guest
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
part of:
Садко (Sadko)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov3:11
14March of the Little Lead Soldiers
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:
March of the Little Lead Soldiers
composer:
Gabriel Pierné (French composer and conductor)
Gabriel Pierné3:23
15A Night on the Bare Mountain
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1960)
recording of:
A Night on the Bare Mountain (unknown version, use as last resort)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer)
is based on:
St. John’s Night on the Bare Mountain (original version)
Modest Mussorgsky9:01
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1España
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
recording of:
España (rhapsody for orchestra)
composer:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer) (in 1883)
dedicated to:
Charles Lamoureux
Emmanuel Chabrier6:33
2O mio babbino caro from ‘Gianni Schicchi’
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:
“O mio babbino caro” (from Gianni Schicchi) (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
arrangement of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
Giacomo Puccini2:43
3To a Water Lily
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1969)
recording of:
10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51: No. 6. To a Water Lily (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Edward MacDowell (American composer, pianist) (in 1896)
arrangement of:
10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51: No. 6. To a Water Lily
Edward MacDowell3:12
4Golliwogg’s Cakewalk
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Peter Knight (British arranger, conductor and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1964)
recording of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg’s Cake‐Walk (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1906 until 1908-07)
arrangement of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg’s Cake‐Walk (original piano version)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113 (catch-all for arrangements)
Claude Debussy2:44
5Polka from ‘Schwanda the Bagpiper’
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1967)
recording of:
Polka and Fugue From "Schwanda the Bagpiper": I. Polka
composer:
Jaromír Weinberger
part of:
Polka and Fugue From "Schwanda the Bagpiper"
Jaromír Weinberger2:25
6Depuis le jour from ‘Louise’
orchestra:
London Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Mandell (American conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1964)
instrumental recording of:
Louise: Acte III, Scène I. “Depuis le jour” (Louise)
composer:
Gustave Charpentier (French composer)
part of:
Louise: Acte III, Scène I.
Gustave Charpentier4:03
7Intermezzo from ‘Cavalleria rusticana’
orchestra:
Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma (Freelance recording orchestra, mainly used by RCA & Reader’s Digest)
conductor:
Massimo Freccia (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1960)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
publisher:
Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni4:00
8Nimrod from ‘Enigma Variations’
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 1972)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar3:26
9Dance of the Seven Veils from ‘Salome’
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1962-10-16 until 1962-10-17)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1962-10-16 until 1962-10-17)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1962-10-16 until 1962-10-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1962)
recording of:
Salomes Tanz, TrV 215a (concert version) (from 1962-10-16 until 1962-10-17)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1903 until 1905)
part of:
Werkverzeichnis (Richard Strauss TrV) (number: TrV 215a)
arrangement of:
Salome: Vierte Szene. Tanz der sieben Schleier
Richard Strauss9:03
10Intermezzo from ‘Karelia’ Suite
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
recording of:
Karelia-sarja, op. 11: I. Intermezzo (Karelia Suite, op. 11: I. Intermezzo, for orchestra)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1893)
part of:
Karelia-sarja, op. 11 (Karelia Suite, op. 11)
Jean Sibelius4:01
11Dambusters March
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Eric Robinson (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1972)
recording of:
The Dam Busters March
composer:
Eric Coates (composer) (in 1955)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
Eric Coates4:21
12Overture to ‘Susanna’s Secret’
orchestra:
Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma (Freelance recording orchestra, mainly used by RCA & Reader’s Digest)
conductor:
Massimo Freccia (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1961)
recording of:
Il segreto di Susanna: Overture
composer:
Ermanno Wolf‐Ferrari (Italian composer)
part of:
Il segreto di Susanna
Ermanno Wolf‐Ferrari2:55
13Demande et réponse from ‘Petite Suite de Concert’
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1967)
recording of:
Petite Suite de concert, op. 77: II. Demande et réponse
composer:
Samuel Coleridge‐Taylor (composer, conductor) (in 1911)
part of:
Petite Suite de concert, op. 77
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor4:43
14March of the Toys from ‘Babes in Toyland’
orchestra:
Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1962)
recording of:
Babes in Toyland: Act II. March of the Toys
composer:
Victor Herbert (American composer)
part of:
Babes in Toyland
Victor Herbert2:46
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1Stars and Stripes Forever
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 1986)
recording of:
The Stars and Stripes Forever
composer:
John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer) (in 1896)
John Philip Sousa3:36
2Berceuse from ‘Dolly’ Suite
piano:
Christian Steiner (Graphic Designer)
orchestra:
RCA Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1969)
recording of:
Dolly Suite, op. 56: I. Berceuse (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
arrangement of:
Dolly, op. 56 : I. Berceuse (for piano four hands)
part of:
Dolly Suite, op. 56 (catch-all for arrangements)
Gabriel Fauré3:17
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‐Saëns3:31
4Musical Snuffbox
flute:
Ronnie Chamberlain
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 1967)
recording of:
A Musical Snuffbox, op. 32 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Анатолий Константинович Лядов (Anatoly Lyadov, Russian composer) (in 1893)
arrangement of:
A Musical Snuffbox, op. 32 (original for piano)
Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov2:09
5Zigeunerweisen
violin:
Sidney Sax (violinist and concertmaster)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1971)
recording of:
Zigeunerweisen, op. 20 (Gypsy Airs, op. 20, for violin and orchestra)
composer:
Pablo de Sarasate (violinist and composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Works of Pablo de Sarasate by opus number (number: op. 20)
arrangement of:
Zigeunerweisen, op. 20 (for violin and piano)
Pablo de Sarasate5:12
6Autumn Festival from ‘The Seasons’
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 1963)
partial recording of:
Les saisons, op. 67: Tableau IV. L'Automne
composer:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936)
part of:
Les saisons, op. 67 (The Seasons, op. 67)
Alexander Glazunov4:26
7Slow Movement from ‘Ballet Egyptien’
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Eric Robinson (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1968)
partial recording of:
Ballet égyptien, op. 12
composer:
Alexandre Luigini
Alexandre Luigini4:40
8Overture to ‘The Yeomen of the Guard’
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1972)
recording of:
The Yeomen of the Guard: Overture
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Yeomen of the Guard
Arthur Sullivan5:09
9Méditation from ‘Thaïs’
orchestra:
RCA Italian Symphony 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)
recording of:
Meditation from Thaïs (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
arrangement of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
Jules Massenet4:26
10Swedish Rhapsody
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:
Swedish Rhapsody no. 1, op. 19 “Midsommarvaka”
composer:
Hugo Alfvén (Swedish composer and conductor) (in 1903)
part of:
Works of Hugo Alfvén by opus number (number: op. 19)
Hugo Alfvén3:12
11Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, 18th Variation
piano:
Raymond Lewenthal (American pianist)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
George Weldon (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1969)
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
part of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
Sergei Rachmaninov3:21
12Rustle of Spring
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1972)
recording of:
6 Stücke, op. 32: Nr. 3. Frühlingsrauschen (6 Pieces, op. 32: No. 3. Rustle of Spring, for orchestra)
composer:
Christian Sinding (Norwegian composer)
orchestration of:
6 Stücke, op. 32: Nr. 3. Frühlingsrauschen (6 Pieces, op. 32: No. 3. Rustle of Spring, for piano)
Christian Sinding2:31
13Love’s Joy
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 1962)
recording of:
Liebesfreud (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Fritz Kreisler (Austrian‐American violinist and composer)
arrangement of:
Liebesfreud (for violin and piano)
Fritz Kreisler3:52
14Pavane for a Dead Princess (excerpt)
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
partial recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (orchestrated version)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1910)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1899)
publisher:
Editions Max Eschig
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 19a)
orchestration of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano)
Maurice Ravel5:38
15Ritual Fire Dance from ‘El amor brujo’
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1961)
recording of:
El amor brujo: VIII. Danza ritual del fuego
composer:
Manuel de Falla (Spanish composer)
part of:
El amor brujo (for symphony orchestra)
Manuel de Falla3:46
16Pines of the Appian Way from ‘The Pines of Rome’
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Rudolf Kempe (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1968)
recording of:
Pini di Roma, P 141: IV. I pini della Via Appia
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1924)
part of:
Pini di Roma, P 141 (Pines of Rome)
Ottorino Respighi5:10
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1Galop from ‘The Comedians’
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
recording of:
The Comedians, op. 26: II. Galop. Presto
composer:
Дмитрий Борисович Кабалевский (Dmitri Kabalevsky, Soviet composer/teacher) (in 1940)
part of:
The Comedians, op. 26
Dmitri Kabelevsky1:36
2Marching Song
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Sir Arthur Bliss (composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1967)
recording of:
Two Songs Without Words, op. 22: II. Marching Song
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1906)
part of:
Two Songs Without Words, op. 22
Gustav Holst4:11
3Folk Songs from Somerset March
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1972)
recording of:
English Folk Song Suite: III. March “Folk Songs From Somerset” (orchestrated by Jacob)
orchestrator:
Gordon Jacob (composer) (in 1924)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1923)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:
English Folk Song Suite (orch. Jacob)
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:15
4Touch Her Soft Lips and Part from the Film ‘Henry V’
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1965)
recording of:
Two Pieces for Strings from “Henry V”: Touch her soft lips and part (for string orchestra, Walton)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
part of:
Two Pieces for Strings from “Henry V” (for string orchestra, Walton)
William Walton1:34
5On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
orchestra:
New Philharmonic Orchestra (Alfred Scholz related orchestra used on budget recordings)
conductor:
William Jackson (unknown conductor, credited in Reader's Digest classical compilations)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1982)
recording of:
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, RT VI/19 no. 1
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (in 1912)
dedicated to:
Balfour Gardiner
part of:
2 Pieces for Small Orchestra, RT VI/19
Frederick Delius6:36
6Hora Staccato
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1962)
recording of:
Hora Staccato (for violin and orchestra, Heifetz)
orchestrator:
Jascha Heifetz (violinist)
composer:
Grigoraș Dinicu (Romanian violin virtuoso and composer)
arrangement of:
Hora Staccato (for violin and piano, arr. Heifetz)
Grigoraș Dinicu2:16
7Sabre Dance from ‘Gayaneh’
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
recording of:
Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
arrangement of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
Aram Khachaturian2:35
8Rhapsody in Blue (shortened version)
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)
partial recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 5)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin2:54
9Fireworks
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1961)
recording of:
Feu d’artifice, op. 4 (Fireworks, op. 4)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (in 1908)
premiered at:
[concert] (1909-02-06)
part of:
K Catalog (number: K007)
Igor Stravinsky4:00
10Finale to ‘The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra’
orchestra:
New Philharmonic Orchestra (Alfred Scholz related orchestra used on budget recordings)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1967)
recording of:
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: XV. Fugue. Allegro molto
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1946)
is based on:
Incidental Music for Abdelazer, or, the Moor’s Revenge, Z 570: II. Rondeau
part of:
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34 (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell)
Benjamin Britten2:50
11Little Train of the Brazilian Countryman
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1962)
recording of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 2, W247: IV. Toccata (O trenzinho do caipira) (for orchestra)
composer:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (in 1930)
part of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 2, W247 (for orchestra)
Heitor Villa‐Lobos3:27
12March from ‘The Love of Three Oranges’
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Oscar Danon (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1962)
recording of:
Suite from “Love for Three Oranges”, op. 33A: III. Marche (original for orchestra)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1919)
part of:
Suite from "Love for Three Oranges", op. 33A
Sergei Prokofiev1:28
13Gypsy Love Waltz
orchestra:
Gilbert Vinter and His Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1964)
recording of:
Gypsy Love Waltz
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
Franz Lehár3:06
14Intermezzo from ‘Háry János’
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1962)
recording of:
Háry János Suite: V. Intermezzo: Andante maestoso, ma con fuoco
composer:
Kodály Zoltán (Zoltán Kodály, Hungarian composer)
part of:
Háry János Suite (Suite from the opera)
Zoltán Kodály5:02
15Overture to ‘Candide’
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
recording of:
Candide: Overture
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
part of:
Candide
Leonard Bernstein4:23
16On the Trail from ‘The Grand Canyon’ Suite
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 1962)
recording of:
Grand Canyon Suite: III. On the Trail
composer:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Grand Canyon Suite
Ferde Grofé4:58
17Sleigh Ride
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1990)
recording of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
Mills Music
Leroy Anderson3:07
18Tropical
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 1964)
recording of:
Tropical Serenade
composer:
Morton Gould (American composer and conductor)
Morton Gould3:12
19Simple Gifts from ‘Appalachian Spring’
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 1991)
recording of:
Appalachian Spring Suite: VII. Doppio movimento: Variations on a Shaker Hymn (Simple Gifts)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (from 1943 until 1944)
is based on:
Simple Gifts
part of:
Appalachian Spring Suite (for full orchestra, 1945)
Aaron Copland4:40

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mastering:P. Marchant
compiler:B. Salthouse
copyrighted (©) by:The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1999)