Complete Philips Recordings

~ Release by John Williams (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

A limited edition, 21-CD set of John Williams' complete recordings made for Philips during his first 10 years with the Boston Pops Orchestra.

Annotation last modified on 2022-02-01 08:04 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Pops on the March
2▶CD: Pops in Space
3▶CD: That's Entertainment (Pops on Broadway)
4▶CD: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
5▶CD: Pops Around the World
6▶CD: Aisle Seat
7▶CD: Out of This World
8▶CD: Peter and the Wolf / Nutcracker Suite
9▶CD: With a Song in My Heart
10▶CD: Swing, Swing, Swing
11▶CD: America, the Dream Goes On
12▶CD: On Stage
13▶CD: Bernstein by Boston
14▶CD: Pops in Love
15▶CD: Holst: The Planets
16▶CD: Digital Jukebox
17▶CD: Lucky to Be Me
18▶CD: Salute to Hollywood
19▶CD: Pops à la Russe
20▼CD: Pops by Gershwin
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1An American in Paris
recording engineer:
Tom Clark (engineer)
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (in 1989-06)
conductor:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor) (in 1989-06)
balance engineer:
Henk Kooistra (dutch audio engineer) and John Newton (editor, engineer mixer)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1989-06)
recording of:
An American in Paris (revised by F. Campbell-Watson) (in 1989-06)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
arranger:
Frank Campbell-Watson
publisher:
New World Music Corp.
revision of:
An American in Paris
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 Gershwin18:49
2Porgy and Bess, Suite: a. Prelude / b. “Summertime” / c. “I got plenty o' nuttin'” / d. “Bess, you is my woman now” / e. “I can't sit down” / f. “It ain't necessarily so” / g. “I loves you, Porgy” / h. “There's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York” / i. “O Lawd, I'm on my way”
recording engineer:
Tom Clark (engineer)
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (in 1989-06)
conductor:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor) (in 1989-06)
arranger:
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (English composer) and Alexander Courage
balance engineer:
Henk Kooistra (dutch audio engineer) and John Newton (editor, engineer mixer)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1989-06)
medley including a recording of:
I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’ (Porgy and Bess, catch-all for jazz & pop arrangements) (in 1989-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, Frankie G. Songs, Nokawi Music and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Oh, I got plenty o’nuttin’”
medley including a recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Bess, You Is My Woman Now” (in 1989-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I
medley including a recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Oh, I can’t sit down” (in 1989-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I
medley including a recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (Sportin’ Life) (in 1989-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II
medley including a recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy” (in 1989-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III
medley including a recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II. “There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York” (in 1989-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II
medley including a recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. “Oh Lawd, I’m on My Way” (in 1989-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III
medley including a recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (in 1989-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
medley including a recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Overture
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess
George Gershwin17:09
3Girl Crazy: a. “I got rhythm” / b. “Embraceable You” / c. “Bidin' my time” / d. “But not for me” / e. “I got rhythm” (reprise)
recording engineer:
Tom Clark (engineer)
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (in 1989-06)
conductor:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor) (in 1989-06)
arranger:
Leroy Anderson
balance engineer:
Henk Kooistra (dutch audio engineer) and John Newton (editor, engineer mixer)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1989-06)
medley including a recording of:
Bidin’ My Time (from Girl Crazy) (in 1989-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1930)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
medley including a recording of:
But Not for Me (in 1989-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), New World Music Co. (in 1930) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
medley including a recording of:
Embraceable You (in 1989-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music (new age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
medley including a recording of:
I Got Rhythm (catch-all for arrangements) (in 1989-06)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
arrangement of:
I Got Rhythm
medley including a recording of:
Bidin’ My Time (from Girl Crazy)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1930)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
medley including a recording of:
But Not for Me
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), New World Music Co. (in 1930) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
medley including a recording of:
Embraceable You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music (new age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
medley including a recording of:
I Got Rhythm
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV and New World Music Co. (in 1930)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
medley including a recording of:
I Got Rhythm (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
arrangement of:
I Got Rhythm
George Gershwin5:56
4Rhapsody in Blue
recording engineer:
Tom Clark (engineer)
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
piano:
Misha Dichter (pianist) (in 1989-06)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (in 1989-06)
conductor:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor) (in 1989-06)
balance engineer:
Henk Kooistra (dutch audio engineer) and John Newton (editor, engineer mixer)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1989-06)
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration) (in 1989-06)
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)
part of:
Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 5)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin16:11
21▶CD: By Request… / Pops Britannia

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includes:Aisle Seat: Great Film Music by John Williams (American score composer and conductor) & The Boston Pops Orchestra
America, The Dream Goes On by John Williams (American score composer and conductor) & The Boston Pops Orchestra
Bernstein by Boston by Bernstein (Leonard Bernstein, American conductor, composer, pianist); Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams (American score composer and conductor)
By Request… The Best of John Williams and the Boston Pops by John Williams (American score composer and conductor) and the Boston Pops
Digital Jukebox by John Williams (American score composer and conductor) & The Boston Pops Orchestra
Lucky to Be Me by Jessye Norman (soprano) & John Williams (American score composer and conductor)
On Stage by John Williams (American score composer and conductor) & Boston Pops Orchestra
Out of This World by John Williams (American score composer and conductor) & Boston Pops Orchestra
Pops à la Russe by John Williams (American score composer and conductor) and the Boston Pops Orchestra
Pops Around the World by John Williams (American score composer and conductor) & Boston Pops Orchestra
Pops Britannia by Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams (American score composer and conductor)
Pops by Gershwin by Boston Pops Orchestra
Pops in Love by John Williams (American score composer and conductor) & Boston Pops Orchestra
Pops in Space by John Williams (American score composer and conductor) & The Boston Pops Orchestra
Pops on the March by John Williams (American score composer and conductor) & The Boston Pops Orchestra
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 / Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a by Prokofiev (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer), Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer); Dudley Moore, John Williams (American score composer and conductor) & The Boston Pops
Salute to Hollywood by John Williams (American score composer and conductor) & The Boston Pops Orchestra
Swing, Swing, Swing by John Williams (American score composer and conductor) & The Boston Pops
That's Entertainment by John Williams (American score composer and conductor) & Boston Pops
The Planets by Gustav Holst (composer); Boston Pops, John Williams (American score composer and conductor)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas by John Williams (American score composer and conductor) & The Boston Pops Orchestra
With a Song in My Heart by Jessye Norman (soprano), Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams (American score composer and conductor)
part of:Boston Pops conducted by John Williams compilations (order: 20)