A Treasury of All-Time Classics

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Tracklist

▶CD 1: Grace and Elegance / Beauty and Gaiety (Part 1) RDCD 771
▶CD 2: Beauty and Gaiety (Concluded) / Inspiration and Grandeur (Part 1) RDCD 772
▶CD 3: Inspiration and Grandeur (Concluded) / Pride and Tenderness RDCD 773
▶CD 4: Triumph and Passion / Joy and Splendour (Part 1) RDCD 774
▶CD 5: Joy and Splendour (Concluded) / Romance and Patriotism (Part 1) RDCD 775
▼CD 6: Romance and Patriotism (Concluded) / Excitement and Enchantment RDCD 776
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1Galop from ‘The Comedians’
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:
The Comedians, op. 26: II. Galop. Presto
composer:
Дмитрий Кабалевский (Kabalevsky, Dmitri Borisovich — Soviet composer, teacher) (in 1940)
part of:
The Comedians, op. 26
Dmitri Kabelevsky1:36
2Marching Song
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Sir Arthur Bliss (composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1967)
recording of:
Two Songs Without Words, op. 22: II. Marching Song
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1906)
part of:
Two Songs Without Words, op. 22
Gustav Holst4:11
3Folk Songs from Somerset March
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:
English Folk Song Suite: III. March “Folk Songs From Somerset” (orchestrated by Jacob)
orchestrator:
Gordon Jacob (composer) (in 1924)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1923)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:
English Folk Song Suite (orch. Jacob)
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:15
4Touch Her Soft Lips and Part from the Film ‘Henry V’
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1965)
recording of:
Two Pieces for Strings from “Henry V”: Touch her soft lips and part (for string orchestra, Walton)
composer:
William Walton (composer and conductor)
part of:
Two Pieces for Strings from “Henry V” (for string orchestra, Walton)
William Walton1:34
5On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
orchestra:
New Philharmonic Orchestra (Alfred Scholz related orchestra used on budget recordings)
conductor:
William Jackson (unknown conductor, credited in Reader's Digest classical compilations)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1982)
recording of:
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, RT vi/19/1
composer:
Frederick Delius (composer) (in 1912)
dedicated to:
Balfour Gardiner
Frederick Delius6:36
6Hora Staccato
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 1962)
recording of:
Hora Staccato (for violin and orchestra, Heifetz)
orchestrator:
Jascha Heifetz (violinist)
composer:
Grigoraș Dinicu (Romanian violin virtuoso and composer)
arrangement of:
Hora Staccato (for violin and piano, arr. Heifetz)
Grigoraș Dinicu2:16
7Sabre Dance from ‘Gayaneh’
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
recording of:
Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer, Aram Khachaturian) (in 1942)
arrangement of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
Aram Khachaturian2:35
8Rhapsody in Blue (shortened version)
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 1980)
partial recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin2:54
9Fireworks
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1961)
recording of:
Feu d’artifice, op. 4
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Russian composer) (in 1908)
premiered at:
[concert] (1909-02-06)
Igor Stravinsky4:00
10Finale to ‘The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra’
orchestra:
New Philharmonic Orchestra (Alfred Scholz related orchestra used on budget recordings)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1967)
recording of:
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: XV. Fugue. Allegro molto
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1946)
is based on:
Incidental Music for Abdelazer, or, the Moor’s Revenge, Z 570: II. Rondeau
part of:
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34
Benjamin Britten2:50
11Little Train of the Brazilian Countryman
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1962)
recording of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 2, W247: IV. Toccata (O trenzinho do caipira)
composer:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (in 1930)
part of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 2, W247
Heitor Villa‐Lobos3:27
12March from ‘The Love of Three Oranges’
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Oscar Danon (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1962)
recording of:
Suite from “Love for Three Oranges”, op. 33A: III. Marche
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Russian composer) (in 1919)
part of:
Suite from "Love for Three Oranges", op. 33A
Sergei Prokofiev1:28
13Gypsy Love Waltz
orchestra:
Gilbert Vinter and His Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1964)
recording of:
Gypsy Love Waltz
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
Franz Lehár3:06
14Intermezzo from ‘Háry János’
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 1962)
recording of:
Háry János Suite: V. Intermezzo: Andante maestoso, ma con fuoco
composer:
Zoltán Kodály (composer)
part of:
Háry János Suite (Suite from the opera)
Zoltán Kodály5:02
15Overture to ‘Candide’
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:
Candide: Overture
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor)
part of:
Candide
Leonard Bernstein4:23
16On the Trail from ‘The Grand Canyon’ Suite
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 1962)
recording of:
Grand Canyon Suite: III. On the Trail
composer:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Grand Canyon Suite
Ferde Grofé4:58
17Sleigh Ride
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1990)
recording of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
Mills Music
Leroy Anderson3:07
18Tropical
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 1964)
recording of:
Tropical Serenade
composer:
Morton Gould (composer and conductor)
Morton Gould3:12
19Simple Gifts from ‘Appalachian Spring’
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 1991)
recording of:
Appalachian Spring Suite: VII. Doppio movimento: Variations on a Shaker Hymn (Simple Gifts)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (from 1943 until 1944)
is based on:
Simple Gifts
part of:
Appalachian Spring Suite (for full orchestra, 1945)
Aaron Copland4:40

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mastering:P. Marchant
compiler:B. Salthouse
copyrighted (©) by:The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1999)