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1The Triton Fountain in the Morning from "The Fountains of Rome"
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Massimo Freccia (conductor)
recording of:
Fontane di Roma, P 106: II. La fontana del Tritone al mattino
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (from 1915 until 1916)
part of:
Fontane di Roma, P 106 (Fountains of Rome)
Ottorino Respighi3:03
2Reflections in the Water
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
arranger:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Images, Livre 1, L. 110, CD 105 : No. 1. Reflets dans l’eau (Images, Book I: 1. Reflets dans l’eau)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1901 until 1905)
premiered at:
[Concert des " Soirées d'art "] (1905-12-14)
part of:
Images, Livre 1, L. 110, CD 105 (for piano)
Claude Debussy5:44
3On the Beautiful Blue Danube
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
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 Strauss7:22
4The Fountains of the Villa d'Este
piano:
John Curtis (pianist)
orchestra:
Sinfonia of London (John Wilson’s session orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Fontane di Roma, P 106: IV. La fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (from 1915 until 1916)
part of:
Fontane di Roma, P 106 (Fountains of Rome)
Franz Liszt7:40
5The Watermill
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 Watermill
composer:
Ronald Binge (British composer and arranger of light music)
Ronald Binge3:53
6The Fountain (Jeux d'Eau)
orchestra:
Philharmonic Symphony of London
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Jeux d’eau
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1901)
premiered at:
Salle Pleyel (1839-1927) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1902-04-05)
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 30)
Maurice Ravel5:45
7The Pines of the Paniculum from "The Pines of Rome"
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Rudolf Kempe (conductor)
recording of:
Pini di Roma, P 141: III. I pini del Gianicolo
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1924)
part of:
Pini di Roma, P 141 (Pines of Rome)
Ottorino Respighi6:41
8Rêverie
orchestra:
Sinfonia of London (John Wilson’s session orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Rêverie (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (in 1890)
arrangement of:
Rêverie, L. 68, CD 76 (for piano)
Claude Debussy3:19
9Nocturne for the Left Hand
piano:
Christian Steiner (classical pianist)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
Александр Николаевич Скрябин6:08
10Träume (Dreams)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
Richard Wagner5:29
11Night Scene from Symphony No. 3
orchestra:
Philharmonic Symphony of London
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 3 in B minor, op. 42 "Il'ya Muromets"
composer:
Рейнгольд Морицевич Глиэр (Reinhold Glière, Russian composer) (in 1911)
part of:
Works of Reinhold Glière by opus number (number: op. 42)
Рейнгольд Морицевич Глиэр10:29
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1Birds Songs at Eventide
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
David Firman (conductor)
recording of:
Bird Songs at Eventide
lyricist:
Royden Barrie (poet/songwriter)
composer:
Eric Coates (composer) (in 1926)
Eric Coates5:08
2Tropical
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Tropical Serenade
composer:
Morton Gould (American composer and conductor)
Morton Gould2:58
3The Maiden and the Nightingale
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
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 Granados4:34
4Ballet of the Chicks in Their Shells
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: V. Ballet des poussins dans leurs coques (Pictures at an Exhibition: V. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks, orchestrated by Ravel)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 5 “Балетъ невылупившихся птенцовъ” [Balet nevylupivshikhsya ptentsov] (Pictures at an Exhibition: IX. No. 5 "Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks", original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
Модест Петрович Мусоргский1:20
5The Birds Suite: Prelude
orchestra:
Sinfonia of London (John Wilson’s session orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Gli uccelli, P. 154: I. Preludio (The Birds: I. Prelude, Prelude)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1928)
is based on:
Arie in C per organo o clavicembalo No. 2
part of:
Gli uccelli, P. 154 (The Birds, P.154, The Birds)
Ottorino Respighi3:14
6The Birds Suite: The Dove
orchestra:
Sinfonia of London (John Wilson’s session orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Gli uccelli, P. 154: II. La Colomba (The Birds: II. The dove, The dove)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1928)
part of:
Gli uccelli, P. 154 (The Birds, P.154, The Birds)
Ottorino Respighi4:41
7The Birds Suite: The Hen
orchestra:
Sinfonia of London (John Wilson’s session orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Gli uccelli, P. 154: III. La Gallina (The Birds: III. The hen, The hen)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1928)
is based on:
Nouvelles Suites de Pièces de Clavecin: La Poule
part of:
Gli uccelli, P. 154 (The Birds, P.154, The Birds)
Ottorino Respighi3:04
8The Birds Suite: The Nightingale
orchestra:
Sinfonia of London (John Wilson’s session orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Gli uccelli, P. 154: IV. L'Usignuolo (The Birds: IV. The nightingale, The nightingale)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1928)
part of:
Gli uccelli, P. 154 (The Birds, P.154, The Birds)
Ottorino Respighi5:17
9The Birds Suite: The Cuckoo
orchestra:
Sinfonia of London (John Wilson’s session orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Gli uccelli, P. 154: V. Il Cucù (The Birds: V. The cuckoo, The cuckoo)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1928)
part of:
Gli uccelli, P. 154 (The Birds, P.154, The Birds)
Ottorino Respighi4:45
10Tales from the Vienna Woods
zither:
Hans Reinert
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Peter Guth (violinist & conductor)
recording of:
Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald, op. 325 (Tales From the Vienna Woods)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1868)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 325)
Johann Strauss10:55
11Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun
orchestra:
Philharmonic Symphony of London
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87 (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, L. 86, CD 87, original version for orchestra)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1891 until 1894-09)
dedicated to:
Raymond Bonheur (composer, 1861-1939)
premiered at:
[concert] (1894-12-22)
publisher:
Eugène Fromont (in 1895-10)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 6), Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 86) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 87)
Claude Debussy10:36
12Forest Murmurs from Siegfried
orchestra:
Philharmonic Symphony of London
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Siegfried: Waldweben (Forest Murmurs)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1856 until 1871)
part of:
Siegfried, WWV 86C: Akt II, Scene II "Wir sind zur Stelle; bleib’ hier steh’n!"
Richard Wagner6:47
13Hunt in the Black Forest
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
recording of:
Hunt in the Black Forest
composer:
George Voelker (jr., composer)
George Voelker6:22
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1Theme from "2001: A Space Odyssey" Also Sprach Zarathustra
orchestra:
Philharmonic Symphony of London
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
publisher:
Peters Edition Ltd.
part of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 (TrV 176)
Richard Strauss1:59
2Sunrise from "Grand Canyon Suite"
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Hill Bowen
recording of:
Grand Canyon Suite: I. Sunrise
composer:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Grand Canyon Suite
Ferde Grofé6:06
3Clair de Lune (Moonlight)
harp:
Skaila Kanga (harpist)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque : III. Clair de lune (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
arrangement of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
Claude Debussy4:37
4Venus from "The Planets"
orchestra:
Philharmonic Symphony of London
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst8:51
5Moonlight on the Terrace
orchestra:
Sinfonia of London (London Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre II, L. 123: VII. La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune. Lent (catch-all for arrangements and unknown versions)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer)
arrangement of:
Préludes, Livre II, L. 123: VII. La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune. Lent (Préludes, Book II: 7. La Terrasse des audiences du clair de lune)
Claude Debussy4:39
6Jupiter from "The Planets"
orchestra:
Philharmonic Symphony of London
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst7:46
7The Enchanted Lake
orchestra:
Sinfonia of London (John Wilson’s session orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
The Enchanted Lake, op. 62
composer:
Anatoly Lyadov (Russian composer) (in 1909)
part of:
Works of Anatoly Lyadov by opus number (number: op. 62)
Анатолий Константинович Лядов6:49
8Dance of the Little Swans and Grand Waltz from "Swan Lake"
orchestra:
Philharmonic Symphony of London
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский5:03
9To a Water Lily
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
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 MacDowell3:09
10The Swan
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
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‐Saëns3:29
11The White Peacock
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
The White Peacock (for orchestra)
orchestrator and composer:
Charles Tomlinson Griffes
part of:
The Works of Charles T. Griffes. A Descriptive Catalogue (number: A.121)
orchestration of:
Roman Sketches, op. 7: No. 1. The White Peacock (for piano)
Charles Tomlinson Griffes5:48
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 Debussy4:24
13Down on the Moskva River
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Khovanshchina: Act 1 Prelude "Dawn on the Moscow River"
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer)
publisher:
Internationale Musikverlage Hans Sikorski
part of:
Хованщина: Действие 1
Модест Петрович Мусоргский5:54
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1Dawn from Four Sea Interludes from "Peter Grimes"
orchestra:
Philharmonic Symphony of London
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes', op. 33a: I. Dawn: Lento e tranquillo
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1945)
part of:
Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes', op. 33a
Benjamin Britten3:44
2Play of the Waves from "La Mer"
orchestra:
Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma (Freelance recording orchestra, mainly used by RCA & Reader’s Digest)
conductor:
Massimo Freccia (conductor)
recording of:
La Mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre, L. 109: II. “Jeux de vagues”
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1903 until 1905)
part of:
La Mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre, L. 109
Claude Debussy6:22
3A Boat on the Ocean from "Miroirs"
orchestra:
Philharmonic Symphony of London
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Miroirs: Une barque sur l’océan (for orchestra)
orchestrator and composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
orchestration of:
Miroirs: III. Une barque sur l’océan (for piano)
Maurice Ravel6:52
4The Sea and Sinbad's Ship from "Scheherazade"
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:
Scheherazade, op. 35: I. The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1888)
part of:
Scheherazade, op. 35
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков3:06
5The Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Die Hebriden, op. 26 (The Hebrides, op. 26 “Fingal’s Cave”, Fingal's Cave)
premiered in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1832-05-14)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Works of Felix Mendelssohn by opus number (number: op. 26) and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV P 7)
Felix Mendelssohn10:14
6Ride of the Valkyries from "Die Walküre"
orchestra:
Philharmonic Symphony of London
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner4:50
7The Storm from "Pastoral Symphony"
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”: IV. Allegro “Thunderstorm”
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
Ludwig van Beethoven3:16
8Storm Scene from "Peter Grimes"
orchestra:
Philharmonic Symphony of London
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
partial recording of:
Peter Grimes, op. 33
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1945)
librettist:
Charles Montagu Slater
premiered at:
[concert] (1945-06-07)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 33)
Benjamin Britten4:12
9Storm and Love Scene from "Troilus and Cressida"
orchestra:
Philharmonic Symphony of London
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
partial recording of:
Troilus and Cressida
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
librettist:
Christopher Hassall
Sir William Walton6:26
10Storm from "William Tell Overture"
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
William Tell Overture: Storm (allegro)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture (William Tell: Overture)
Gioachino Rossini5:33
11Fireworks.
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
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)
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский4:08

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