HMV The Greatest Classical Melodies Collection

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1Fantasia on Greensleeves
flute:
Colin Chambers (flutist)
harp:
Mair Jones (Welsh harpist)
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
Ralph Vaughan Williams4:10
2Cavatina Theme From "The Deer Hunter"
guitar:
John Williams (classical guitarist)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica “Alessandro Scarlatti” di Napoli della RAI
recording of:
Cavatina (theme from The Deer Hunter, for guitar)
composer:
Stanley Myers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Robbins Music Corp. and Robbins Music Corp. Ltd.
Stanley Myers3:39
3March From a Little Suite
orchestra:
Light Music Society Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Vivian Dunn
recording of:
Little Suite: I. March (BBC Dr Finlay's Casebook theme)
composer:
Trevor Duncan
part of:
Little Suite
Trevor Duncan3:10
4Barwick Green (The Archers Theme)
orchestra:
Sidney Torch & His Orchestra
recording of:
My Native Heath: Barwick Green (BBC Archers theme)
composer:
Arthur Wood (English composer)
Arthur Wood2:51
5Dance of the Hours (Opening) From La Gioconda
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Dance of the Hours (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
version of:
La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 2. Danza delle ore
Amilcare Ponchielli5:11
6Minuet String Quintet in E, op. 13/5, G 282
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5: III. Minuetto (con un poco di moto)
composer:
Luigi Boccherini (Italian composer) (in 1771)
part of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5
Luigi Boccherini3:55
7New Pizzicato Polka, op. 449
orchestra:
Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Neue Pizzicato-Polka, op. 449
composer:
Johann Strauss, Sohn (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. 449)
Johann Strauss3:30
8Devil's Gallop - Theme From "Dick Barton Special Agent"
orchestra:
The English Light Concert Orchestra
recording of:
Devil’s Galop (Dick Barton theme)
composer:
Charles Williams (UK film music composer & conductor)
Charles Williams3:07
9Flight of the Bumble Bee
piano:
Piers Lane (Australian classical pianist)
violin:
Tasmin Little (violinist)
recording of:
Flight of the Bumblebee (Rimski‐Korsakov work, catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
publisher:
Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain)
arrangement of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov1:19
10A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
violin:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) and Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
arranger:
Max Harris
recording of:
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
lyricist:
Eric Maschwitz (Holt Marvell)
composer:
Manning Sherwin (in 1939)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Manning Sherwin5:17
11Calling All Workers (Music While You Work)
orchestra:
Eric Coates Symphony Orchestra
recording of:
Calling All Workers (Music While you Work theme)
composer:
Eric Coates (composer) (in 1940)
Coates3:02
12Allegro Serenade #13 in G, K 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: I. Allegro (Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:51
13William Tell Overture
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture (William Tell: Overture)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
part of:
Guglielmo Tell (italian version by Calisto Bassi)
part of:
Guillaume Tell
Gioachino Rossini6:00
14Radetzky March
orchestra:
Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Radetzky‐Marsch, op. 228 (Radetzky March, op. 228)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss I, Baptist, Vater, Johann Strauss I, Sr., the Elder, the Father) (in 1848)
dedicated to:
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
premiered at:
Wasserglacis in Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1848-08-31)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Sr. by opus number (number: op. 228)
Johann Strauss2:54
15Zorbas Dance
orchestra:
Ron Goodwin and His Orchestra
recording of:
Zorba’s Dance
composer:
Mikis Theodorakis (Greek composer and lyricist) (in 1964)
part of:
Zorba the Greek
Mikis Theodorakis3:21
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