Golden Sounds From the Classics

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Set CGSC-A-126 comprises: RDC 91101, RDC 91102, RDC 91103, & RDC 91104

Tracklist

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1Cassette: All-Time Favourites / Tchaikovsky, Master of Melody
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A1Fingal's Cave Overture (The Hebrides)
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult
recording of:
Die Hebriden, op. 26 (The Hebrides, op. 26 “Fingal’s Cave”, Fingal's Cave)
premiered in:
London, England, United Kingdom (on 1832-05-14)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (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 Mendelssohn9:48
A2Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, from "Solomon"George Frideric Handel3:18
A3Toccata and Fugue in D minorJohann Sebastian Bach8:51
A4An American in Paris
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Morton Gould
recording of:
An American in Paris
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1928)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
premiered at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-13)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
George Gershwin18:50
A5Waltz: Gold and SilverFranz Lehár8:34
B1Capriccio ItalienTchaikovsky14:14
B2Marche Slave
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras
recording of:
Marche slave in B-flat minor, op. 31
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1876-11-18)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (from 1876-09 until 1876-10)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 45), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 42) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 31)
is based on:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
Tchaikovsky10:28
B3Fantasy Overture: Romeo and JulietTchaikovsky20:57
2Cassette: Immortal Operetta Favourites / Instrumental Encores
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C1Rose‐Marie (title track)
baritone vocals:
Richard Fredricks
conductor:
Lehman Engel
recording of:
Rose-Marie (title song of the 1924 operetta)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach
composer:
Rudolf Friml
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Rose-Marie (1924 operetta-style musical)
Rudolf Friml, Herbert Stothart, Otto Harbach & Oscar Hammerstein II?:??
C2Deep in My Heart, Dear, from "The Student Prince"Sigmund Romberg & Dorothy Donnelly?:??
C3I'll See You Again, from "Bitter Sweet"
baritone vocals:
John Hauxvell
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Rosalind Elias
conductor:
Lehman Engel
recording of:
I’ll See You Again (adapted from Bitter Sweet)
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
arranger:
Saint-Granier
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
arrangement of:
Bitter Sweet, Act I: I’ll See You Again
part of:
Bitter Sweet (Noel Coward operetta)
Noël Coward?:??
C4You Are My Heart's Delight, from "The Land of Smiles"Franz Lehár?:??
C5Ol' Man River, from "Show Boat"
bass vocals:
Valentine Pringle
conductor:
Lehman Engel
recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II?:??
C6Only a Rose, from "The Vagabond King"Rudolf Friml, William H. Post & Brian Hooker?:??
C7Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, from "Roberta"Jerome Kern & Otto Harbach?:??
C8Indian Love Call, from "Rose-Marie"
baritone vocals:
Richard Fredricks
soprano vocals:
Anna Moffo
conductor:
Lehman Engel
recording of:
Indian Love Call (from the 1924/1936 musicals “Rose Marie”)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach
composer:
Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart
publisher:
Bill-Bob Publ. Company, Chappell Music Ltd. and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-09-02)
part of:
Rose-Marie (1924 operetta-style musical)
part of:
Rose-Marie (1936 musical film)
Rudolf Friml, Herbert Stothart, Otto Harbach & Oscar Hammerstein II?:??
C9Stout‐Hearted Men, from "The New Moon"Sigmund Romberg & Oscar Hammerstein II?:??
C10My Hero, from "The Chocolate Soldier"Oscar Straus & Stanislaus Stange?:??
C11Song of the Vagabonds, from "The Vagabond King"Rudolf Friml, William H. Post & Brian Hooker?:??
C12One Alone, from "The Desert Song"Sigmund Romberg, Frank Mandel, Otto Harbach & Oscar Hammerstein II?:??
C13Drinking Song, from "The Student Prince"Sigmund Romberg & Dorothy Donnelly?:??
D1Spinning Song
performer:
The Virtuoso Piano Quartet
arranger:
Jascha Zayde
recording of:
Lied ohne Worte C-Dur, op. 67 Nr. 4 (Song Without Words in C major, Op. 67 No. 4, Spinnerlied; Spinning Song)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (from 1843 until 1845)
part of:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV U 182)
part of:
Lieder ohne Worte, op. 67 (Songs Without Words, op. 67)
Felix Mendelssohn?:??
D2Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
organ:
William Davies
instrumental recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; catch‐all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
Johann Sebastian Bach?:??
D3Prelude in C‐sharp minorRachmaninov?:??
D4Melody in FAnton Rubinstein?:??
D5SevillaIsaac Albéniz?:??
D6Spring Song
flute:
William Bennett
piano:
Robert Docker
recording of:
Lied ohne Worte A-Dur, op. 62 Nr. 6 (Song Without Words in A major, Op. 62 No. 6, Frühlingslied / Spring Song; original for piano)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (from 1842 until 1844)
part of:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV U 161)
part of:
Lieder ohne Worte, op. 62 (Songs Without Words, op. 62, for piano)
Felix Mendelssohn?:??
D7Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
violin:
Raymond Cohen
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
René Leibowitz
recording of:
Introduction et Rondo capriccioso en la mineur pour violon et orchestre, op. 28 (Introduction and Rondo capriccioso in A minor for Violin and Orchestra)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (in 1863)
part of:
Works of Camille Saint-Saëns by opus number (number: op. 28)
Camille Saint‐Saëns?:??
D8Polonaise in AFryderyk Chopin?:??
D9Sleepers AwakeJohann Sebastian Bach?:??
D10Minuet in GIgnacy Jan Paderewski?:??
3Cassette: On Wings of Song / Johann Strauss
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E1On Wings of Song
soprano vocals:
Patricia Clarke
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein
recording of:
Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, op. 34 Nr. 2 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn
arrangement of:
Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, op. 34 Nr. 2 (original for voice and piano)
Felix Mendelssohn2:57
E2Serenade, from "The Student Prince"Sigmund Romberg & Dorothy Donnelly3:27
E3My Name Is Mimi (Mi chiamano Mimì), from "La bohème"Giacomo Puccini5:03
E4A Wand'ring Minstrel I, from "The Mikado"Sir William Gilbert & Sir Arthur Sullivan4:21
E5Bless This HouseMay Brahe & Helen Taylor3:13
E6None but the Lonely Heart
choir vocals:
The Peter Knight Singers
recording of:
6 Romances, op. 6, no. 6: None but the Lonely Heart (Нет, только тот, кто знал) (6 Romances, Op. 6: No. 6. None but the Lonely Heart, original for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (in 1795)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (in 1869-11)
dedicated to:
Анна Полякова-Хвостова
translator:
Лев Мей (in 1857)
part of:
Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 216)
part of:
6 Romances, op. 6
Tchaikovsky3:08
E7Who Is Sylvia?Franz Schubert2:44
E8Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes
soprano vocals:
Margaret Price
conductor:
John McCarthy
recording of:
Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes
lyricist:
Ben Johnson (in 1616)
composer:
[anonymous]
Ben Jonson3:10
E9None Shall Sleep (Nessun dorma), from "Turandot"Giacomo Puccini3:10
E10Blow the Wind Southerly
contralto vocals:
Norma Procter
conductor:
John McCarthy
recording of:
Blow the Wind Southerly
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2619)
[traditional]3:51
E11Golden Slumbers
recording of:
May Fair (Golden Slumbers “traditional” setting)
lyricist:
Thomas Dekker
composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
William Chappell
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: V18438)
is based on:
Cradle Song (“Golden Slumbers” poem)
is based on:
The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "O Polly, you might have toy'd and kissed" (Mrs Peachum, Polly)
[traditional]2:14
E12Early One Morning
soprano vocals:
Mary Thomas
vocals:
John McCarthy Chorus
recording of:
Early One Morning
lyricist and composer:
[anonymous]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 12682)
[traditional]2:52
E13I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen
tenor vocals:
Allan Bruce
vocals:
John McCarthy Chorus
orchestra:
The Romantic Strings and Orchestra
recording of:
I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen
lyricist and composer:
Thomas P. Westendorf (in 1875)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 12907)
Thomas P. Westendorff2:56
F1Vienna Bonbons
orchestra:
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
conductor:
Hans Weiburg
recording of:
Wiener Bonbons, op. 307 (Vienna Bonbons, Op. 307)
composer:
Johann Strauss (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 307)
Johann Strauss II7:27
F2Wine, Women and Song
orchestra:
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
conductor:
Jascha Horenstein
recording of:
Wein, Weib und Gesang, op. 333 (Wine, Woman and Song)
composer:
Johann Strauss
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 333)
Johann Strauss II8:33
F3Thunder and Lightning Polka
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker
conductor:
Jascha Horenstein
recording of:
Unter Donner und Blitz, op. 324 (Thunder and Lightning, op. 324)
composer:
Johann Strauss
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 324)
Johann Strauss II3:20
F4Emperor Waltz
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt
recording of:
Kaiser‐Walzer, op. 437 (Emperor Waltz, op. 437)
premiered in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1889-10-21)
composer:
Johann Strauss (in 1889)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 437)
Johann Strauss II9:36
F5Perpetual Motion
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker
conductor:
Anton Paulik
recording of:
Perpetuum mobile, op. 257
composer:
Johann Strauss (in 1861)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 257)
Johann Strauss II3:01
F6Roses From the South
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker
conductor:
Jascha Horenstein
recording of:
Rosen aus dem Süden, op. 388 (Roses from the South)
composer:
Johann Strauss
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 388)
Johann Strauss II8:48
4Cassette: Light Classical Pops / Showpieces for Orchestra
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G1The Barber of Seville Overture
conductor:
Arturo Basile
performer:
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia
composer:
Gioachino Rossini
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Der Barbier von Sevilla (german lyrics)
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia
part of:
Le Barbier de Séville (french lyrics)
part of:
The Barber of Seville (english lyrics)
Gioachino Rossini?:??
G2Waltz: The GrenadiersÉmile Waldteufel?:??
G3Dance of the Hours, from "La Gioconda"Amilcare Ponchielli?:??
G4War March of the Priests, from "Athalie"Felix Mendelssohn?:??
G5Capriccio EspagnolRimsky-Korsakov?:??
G6Grand March, from "Tannhäuser"Richard Wagner?:??
H1The Bartered Bride Overture
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Oskar Danon
recording of:
Prodaná nevěsta: Overture (The Bartered Bride: Overture)
composer:
Bedřich Smetana
part of:
Prodaná nevěsta (The Bartered Bride)
Bedřich Smetana?:??
H2Dance of the Seven Veils, from "Salome"
recorded in:
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 (from 1962-10-16 until 1962-10-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (in 1962)
recording of:
Salomes Tanz, TrV 215a (concert version) (from 1962-10-16 until 1962-10-17)
composer:
Richard Strauss (from 1903 until 1905)
part of:
Werkverzeichnis (number: TrV 215a)
arrangement of:
Salome: Vierte Szene. Tanz der sieben Schleier
Richard Strauss?:??
H3Cloudburst, from "Grand Canyon Suite"
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Hill Bowen
recording of:
Grand Canyon Suite: V. Cloudburst
composer:
Ferde Grofé (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Grand Canyon Suite
Ferde Grofé?:??
H4Night on the Bare Mountain
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult
recording of:
Une nuit sur le mont chauve: Fantaisie pour l'orchestre (Night on Bald Mountain, orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov)
orchestrator:
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (in 1886)
composer:
Modest Mussorgsky (from 1867-06-12 until 1867-06-23)
dedicated to:
Wladimir Stassoff
publisher:
W. Bessel & Cie (in 1886)
is based on:
St. John’s Night on the Bare Mountain (original version)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
Moussourgsky?:??
H5Roumanian Rhapsody no. 1
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Oskar Danon
recording of:
Rapsodia nr. 1 în La major, op. 11/1 „Rapsodia română” (Romanian Rhapsody no. 1 in A major, op. 11 no. 1)
composer:
George Enescu (in 1901)
part of:
Rapsodiile române, op. 11 (Romanian Rhapsodies, op. 11)
George Enescu?:??