The Golden Age of Light Music: The Hall of Fame, Volume 1

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Tracklist

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1Holiday for Strings
orchestra:
Morton Gould Orchestra
conductor:
Morton Gould (American composer and conductor)
recording of:
Holiday for Strings
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
David Rose (songwriter, pianist and orchestra leader)
David Rose2:44
2Coronation Scot
orchestra:
Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Williams (UK film music composer & conductor)
recording of:
Coronation Scot (BBC Paul Temple theme)
composer:
Vivian Ellis (composer)
Vivian Ellis3:02
3Serenata
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recording of:
Serenata (english vocals)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1950)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (on 1947-02-12)
is based on:
Serenata (original instrumental)
Leroy Anderson3:50
4Portrait of a Flirt
orchestra:
Kingsway Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Farnon (composer, conductor, trumpet player)
recording of:
Portrait of a Flirt (BBC In Town Tonight theme)
composer:
Robert Farnon (composer, conductor, trumpet player)
Robert Farnon2:52
5Mad About the Boy
orchestra:
André Kostelanetz Orchestra
conductor:
André Kostelanetz (conductor)
instrumental recording of:
Mad About the Boy
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Words and Music
Noël Coward4:33
6In Party Mood
orchestra:
West End Celebrity Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Voss (violinist / composer / band leader)
recording of:
In Party Mood (BBC Housewives’ Choice theme)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1944)
publisher:
Soho Production Music USA
Jack Strachey2:50
7Gracious Gown
orchestra:
George Melachrino Orchestra
conductor:
George Melachrino
recording of:
Gracious Gown
composer:
George Melachrino
George Melachrino3:18
8Bubbling Over
orchestra:
Percy Faith and His Orchestra (Faith’s orchestra before his death in 1976)
conductor:
Percy Faith
recording of:
Bubbling Over (Gardebylaten)
composer:
Percy Faith and Hjort-Anders Olsson
is based on:
Gärdebylåten
Hjort-Anders Olsson, Percy Faith2:49
9Vanity Fair
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Anthony Collins (British composer and conductor)
recording of:
Vanity Fair
composer:
Anthony Collins (British composer and conductor)
Anthony Collins3:22
10In a Persian Market
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Stanford Robinson
recording of:
In a Persian Market
composer:
Albert Ketèlbey (English composer) (in 1920)
Albert Ketèlbey4:39
11Vilia
orchestra:
Nelson Riddle Orchestra
conductor:
Nelson Riddle
instrumental recording of:
The Merry Widow: Vilia
lyricist:
Victor Léon (librettist) and Leo Stein
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
translator:
Adrian Ross (lyricist)
part of:
The Merry Widow (English lyrics by Adrian Ross)
Franz Lehár2:39
12Brief Interlude
performer:
Music by Camarata
recording of:
Brief Interlude
composer:
Bernie Wayne
Bernie Wayne3:25
13Wooden Shoes
orchestra:
Harry Horlick Orchestra
conductor:
Harry Horlick (bandleader)
instrumental recording of:
Sweethearts: Jeanette and Her Little Wooden Shoes (from "Sweethearts")
lyricist:
Robert B. Smith
composer:
Victor Herbert (American composer)
Victor Herbert2:41
14My Love to You
orchestra:
Reginald King Orchestra
conductor:
Reginald King
recording of:
My Love to You
composer:
Percy Fletcher (British composer)
Percy Fletcher3:19
15Serenade no. 1
orchestra:
Marek Weber Orchestra
conductor:
Marek Weber
recording of:
Serenade, op. 21
composer:
Jonny Heykens (Dutch composer)
Jonny Heykens3:08
16Wedding of the Rose
orchestra:
Ron Goodwin Orchestra
conductor:
Ron Goodwin (English composer)
recording of:
Der Rose Hochzeitszug, op. 216
composer:
Léon Jessel
Léon Jessel2:28
17An American in Paris
orchestra:
David Rose Orchestra
conductor:
David Rose (songwriter, pianist and orchestra leader)
partial recording of:
An American in Paris
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
premiered at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-13)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
George Gershwin3:12
18Say It Isn’t So
piano:
Stanley Black (bandleader, conductor, pianist)
orchestra:
Kingsway Promenade Orchestra (associated with conductor Stanley Black)
conductor:
Stanley Black (bandleader, conductor, pianist)
arranger:
Robert Farnon (composer, conductor, trumpet player)
recording of:
Say It Isn’t So
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp.
Irving Berlin3:24
19“Four Centuries” Suite: Rhythm – 20th Century
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Eric Coates (composer)
recording of:
Four Centuries: IV. Rhythm (20th Century)
composer:
Eric Coates (composer) (in 1943)
part of:
Four Centuries
Eric Coates4:18
20Holiday Spirit
orchestra:
Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Farnon (composer, conductor, trumpet player)
recording of:
Holiday Spirit
composer:
Clive Richardson
Clive Richardson2:51
21Outward Bound
orchestra:
Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra
conductor:
Sidney Torch
recording of:
Outward Bound
composer:
Clive Richardson
Clive Richardson3:08
22London Fantasia
piano:
Clive Richardson
orchestra:
Columbia Light Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Williams (UK film music composer & conductor)
recording of:
London Fantasia
composer:
Clive Richardson
Clive Richardson9:18

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