A Treasury of All-Time Classics

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Grace and Elegance / Beauty and Gaiety (Part 1) RDCD 771
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 - Impromtu
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
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]