Melodies That Will Live Forever

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Tracklist

1CD: Popular Music for Listening and Relaxation
2CD: Magical Viennese Nights
3CD: Melodies for an Evening Together
4CD: The Magical World of Melody
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1In the Hall of the Mountain King
orchestra:
Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
James Walker
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. I Dovregubbens hall (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 2. akt: I Dovregubbens hall
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg2:27
2Excursion Train Polka
orchestra:
The Vienna Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Anton Paulik
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (in 1969)
recording of:
Vergnügungszug, op. 281
composer:
Johann Strauss
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 281)
Johann Strauss3:15
3Turkish RondoWolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:17
4Tambourin Chinois
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein
recording of:
Tambourin chinois, op. 3 (original, for violin and piano)
composer:
Fritz Kreisler
Fritz Kreisler4:00
5Moto PerpetuoNiccolò Paganini4:44
6Troika from 'Lieutenant Kije'Sergei Prokofiev2:52
7Annen Polka
orchestra:
The Vienna Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alois Melichar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (in 1969)
recording of:
Annen‐Polka, op. 117
premiered in:
Wien, Austria (on 1852-07-24)
composer:
Johann Strauss (in 1852)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 117)
Johann Strauss3:55
8Spanish Dance from 'Le Cid'Jules Massenet2:11
9Golliwog's Cakewalk
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Peter Knight
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (in 1964)
recording of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg’s Cake‐Walk (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Claude Debussy (from 1906 until 1908-07)
arrangement of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg’s Cake‐Walk (original piano version)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113 (catch-all for arrangements)
Claude Debussy2:45
10Minute WaltzFryderyk Chopin2:19
11Swedish RhapsodyHugo Alfvén3:13
12Play Gypsies, Dance GypsiesEmmerich Kálmán2:31
13Malaguena
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Douglas Gamley
recording of:
Malagueña from Andalucia Suite (original Spanish vocal version)
lyricist and composer:
Ernesto Lecuona
arrangement of:
Andalucía (Suite española): VI. Malagueña (for solo piano)
Ernesto Lecuona4:39
14Can-Can
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt
recording of:
Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Scene 2. Galop Infernal (Orpheus in the Underworld: Infernal Galop, widely known as “Can-can”)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach
part of:
Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Tableau 4 (Les Enfers)
Jacques Offenbach2:08
15Sabre Dance
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (in 1986)
recording of:
Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (in 1942)
arrangement of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
Aram Khachaturian2:33
5CD: In a Sparkling Mood
6CD: Fireside Reflections
7CD: Sound and Spectacle