Melodies That Will Live Forever

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Annotation

See http://rdboxsets.blogspot.com/2012/11/melodies-that-will-live-forever.html.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Popular Music for Listening and Relaxation
2▶CD: Magical Viennese Nights
3▼CD: Melodies for an Evening Together
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1On 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 Mendelssohn2:56
2Be Still, My Soul Theme from 'Finlandia'
organ:
William Davies
choir vocals:
John McCarthy Chorus
recording of:
Be Still My Soul
lyricist:
Katheryn A. von Schlegel
composer:
Jean Sibelius (from 1899 until 1900)
is based on:
Finlandia, op. 26 (for orchestra)
Jean Sibelius5:57
3One Fine Day
soprano vocals [Cio-Cio-san]:
Patricia Clark
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Mandell
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:47
4Bless This House
choir vocals:
John McCarthy Chorus
contralto vocals:
Norma Procter
orchestra:
The Romantic Strings and Orchestra
recording of:
Bless This House
lyricist:
Helen Taylor
composer:
May Brahe
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Pub. Ltd.
May Brahe & Helen Taylor3:15
5Lullaby
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Douglas Gamley
recording of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Johannes Brahms
arrangement of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied “Guten Abend, gute Nacht” (original for voice and piano)
Johannes Brahms2:29
6O My Beloved Father
soprano vocals:
Patricia Clark
orchestra:
The London Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “Oh My Beloved Father”
composer:
Giacomo Puccini
translated version of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
Giacomo Puccini2:33
7Londonderry Air
orchestra:
Douglas Gamley and His Orchestra
conductor:
Douglas Gamley
recording of:
Londonderry Air
composer:
[traditional]
arrangement of:
Londonderry Air (for Harp, arr. Carlos Salzedo)
[traditional]4:41
8Theme From String Quartet No. 2
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (in 1986)
recording of:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major: II. Scherzo. Allegro (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (in 1881)
arrangement of:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major: II. Scherzo. Allegro
Alexander Borodin4:20
9The Old Refrain
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Douglas Gamley
recording of:
The Old Refrain
additional composer:
Fritz Kreisler
composer:
Johann Evangelist Brandl
arranger:
Fritz Kreisler
arrangement of:
The Old Refrain
Fritz Kreisler4:02
10Trees
strings:
The Sunset Strings
instrumental recording of:
Trees
lyricist:
Joyce Kilmer (in 1913)
composer:
Oscar Rasbach
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
Oscar Rasbach & Joyce Kilmer3:18
11Romance from 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik'
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: II. Romance. Andante
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:38
12Love and Music from 'Tosca'
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein
instrumental recording of:
Tosca: “Vissi d’arte” (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini
arrangement of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
Giacomo Puccini3:18
13Praeludium
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein
recording of:
Praeludium
composer:
Armas Järnefelt
Armas Järnefelt2:48
14Two Hearts in Three-Quarter Time
orchestra:
Douglas Gamley and His Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (in 1968)
recording of:
Zwei Herzen im Dreivierteltakt: Akt III. Zwei Herzen im Dreivierteltakt
lyricist:
Walter Reisch and Armin Robinson
composer:
Robert Stolz
librettist:
Robert Gilbert, Paul Knepler and Ignaz Michael Welleminsky
part of:
Zwei Herzen im Dreivierteltakt (Der verlorene Walzer)
Robert Stolz & Walter Reisch3:20
15To a Water Lily
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Douglas Gamley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (in 1969)
recording of:
10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51: No. 6. To a Water Lily (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Edward MacDowell (in 1896)
arrangement of:
10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51: No. 6. To a Water Lily
Edward MacDowell3:13
16Ich Liebe Dich (I Love You)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Peter Knight
instrumental recording of:
Jeg elsker dig, op. 5 nr. 3 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (in 1864)
arrangement of:
Hjertets melodier, op. 5, no. 3: Jeg elsker dig (for voice and piano)
Edvard Grieg2:22
17The Last Rose of Summer
orchestra:
Douglas Gamley and His Orchestra
instrumental recording of:
Martha: Akt II. „Letzte Rose“ (The Last Rose of Summer)
composer:
Friedrich von Flotow
part of:
Martha: Akt II
Friedrich von Flotow3:49
18Theme From Symphony No. 3
orchestra:
The Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Øivin Fjeldstad
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (in 1960)
partial recording of:
Sinfonie Nr. 3 F-Dur, op. 90 (Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (in 1883)
premiered at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien, Austria (on 1883-12-02)
part of:
Johannes Brahms. Thematisch-Bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis (number: op. 90)
Johannes Brahms2:27
19Theme From Piano Concerto
piano:
Earl Wild
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
René Leibowitz
Edvard Grieg5:08
4▶CD: The Magical World of Melody
5▶CD: In a Sparkling Mood
6▶CD: Fireside Reflections
7▶CD: Sound and Spectacle