Jubilation: Classics for Every Mood

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1▼CD: Elation and Delight
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1Champagne Galop
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Eric Robinson (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1971)
recording of:
Champagne Galop, op. 14
composer:
Hans Christian Lumbye (in 1845)
Lumbye2:09
2Scottish Dance no. 1 from 'Four Scottish Dances'
recording engineer:
James Locke (producer, percussionist and songwriter, The Chimes-member) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1971-09)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger) (in 1971-09)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-09)
recording of:
Four Scottish Dances, op. 59: I. Pesante (for orchestra) (in 1971-09)
composer:
Malcolm Arnold (composer)
was commissioned by:
BBC Radio 3
part of:
Four Scottish Dances, op. 59 (for orchestra)
Arnold2:16
3March from 'Serenade for Strings'
orchestra:
English String Orchestra (aka English String Orchestra) (from 1991-08-24 until 1991-08-25)
conductor:
William Boughton (conductor) (from 1991-08-24 until 1991-08-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nimbus Records Ltd. (in 1992)
recorded at:
University of Birmingham: Great Hall in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1991-08-24 until 1991-08-25)
recording of:
Serenade for Strings, op. 11: IV. Marcia (from 1991-08-24 until 1991-08-25)
composer:
Dag Wirén (in 1937)
part of:
Serenade for Strings, op. 11
Wirén4:45
4Pizzicato Polka
orchestra:
Beecham Promenade Orchestra
conductor:
Gilbert Vinter (English conductor and composer)
recording of:
Pizzicato-Polka
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1869) and Josef Strauss (Austrian composer) (in 1869)
Strauss II, Josef Strauss2:33
5Galop 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 Борисович Кабалевский (Dmitri Kabalevsky, Soviet composer/teacher) (in 1940)
part of:
The Comedians, op. 26
Kabalevsky1:35
6Fossils from 'Carnival of the Animals'
orchestra:
Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XII. Fossiles (The Carnival of the Animals: XII. Fossils, strings, two pianos, clarinet, and xylophone)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Saint‐Saëns1:23
7Anitra's Dance from 'Peer Gynt'
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
performer:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
Grieg3:41
8Russian Dance (Trepak) from 'The Nutcracker Suite'
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
Tchaikovsky1:11
9The Blue Danube Waltz
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
Strauss II4:51
10Overture from 'The Marriage of Figaro'
recording engineer:
James Locke (producer, percussionist and songwriter, The Chimes-member) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
orchestra:
The National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1971-09)
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer) (in 1971-09)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-09)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia (in 1971-09)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Die Hochzeit des Figaro (German translation)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (The Marriage of Figaro, K 492)
Mozart4:26
11Love's Joy (Liebesfreud)
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:
Liebesfreud (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Fritz Kreisler (Austrian‐American violinist and composer)
arrangement of:
Liebesfreud (for violin and piano)
Kreisler3:53
12Scherzo from String Quartet no. 2
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)
recording of:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major: II. Scherzo. Allegro (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer) (in 1881)
arrangement of:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major: II. Scherzo. Allegro
Borodin4:18
13Praeludium
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)
recording of:
Praeludium
composer:
Armas Järnefelt
Järnefelt2:45
14Scherzo from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 1. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Mendelssohn4:50
15Overture to 'The Secret of Susanna'
orchestra:
Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma (Freelance recording orchestra, mainly used by RCA & Reader’s Digest)
conductor:
Massimo Freccia (conductor)
recording of:
Il segreto di Susanna: Overture
composer:
Ermanno Wolf‐Ferrari (Italian composer)
part of:
Il segreto di Susanna
Wolf‐Ferrari2:56
16Waltz from 'Les Patineurs'
orchestra:
Philharmonic 'Pops' Orchestra
conductor:
Anatole Fistoulari (conductor)
partial recording of:
Les Patineurs, op. 183 (The Skaters, op. 183)
composer:
Émile Waldteufel (classical composer) (in 1882)
Meyerbeer2:53
17Champagne Polka
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Champagner Polka, op. 211
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 211)
Strauss II2:39
18Dance of the Tumblers from 'The Snow Maiden'
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
recording of:
Suite from “The Snow Maiden”: IV. Dance of the Tumblers
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1895)
part of:
Suite from “The Snow Maiden”
Rimsky-Korsakov3:45
19Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Eric Robinson (conductor)
recording of:
Tritsch–Tratsch Polka, op. 214
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (until 1858)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 214)
Strauss II2:49
2▼CD: Joyous Celebration
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1Grand March from 'The Queen of Sheba'
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
Gounod4:43
2Overture to 'The Yeomen of the Guard'
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
recording of:
The Yeomen of the Guard: Overture
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Yeomen of the Guard
Sullivan5:09
3Overture to 'The Bartered Bride'
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Oskar Danon (conductor)
recording of:
Prodaná nevěsta: Overture (The Bartered Bride: Overture)
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer)
part of:
Die verkaufte Braut (The Bartered Bride)
part of:
Prodaná nevěsta (The Bartered Bride)
Smetana6:35
4Fourth Movement (Allegro con fuoco) from Symphony no. 4 in F minor
orchestra:
Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma (Freelance recording orchestra, mainly used by RCA & Reader’s Digest)
conductor:
Massimo Freccia (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer) (from 1877 until 1878)
part of:
Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36
Tchaikovsky8:28
5Second Movement (Scherzo) from Symphony no. 3 ('Scottish')
orchestra:
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic)
conductor:
Oliver Dohnányi (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 3 in A minor, op. 56 “Scottish”: II. Vivace non troppo
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1841 until 1842)
part of:
Symphony no. 3 in A minor, op. 56 “Scottish”
Mendelssohn4:34
6Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity from 'The Planets' Suite
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
William Boughton (conductor)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Holst7:01
7La Rejouissance from 'Music for the Royal Fireworks'
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La Réjouissance
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Handel2:04
8Gopak ('Cossack Dance') from 'Mazeppa'
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
recording of:
Мазепа, TH 7: Действие I, картина 1, no. 4а. Гопак (Mazeppa: Act I: Scene 1: Hopak, Gopak, Cossack Dance)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Мазепа: Действие первое (Mazeppa: Act I)
Tchaikovsky4:13
9Cortège of Bacchus from 'Sylvia'
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Anatole Fistoulari (conductor)
Delibes6:13
10Ode to Joy from 'Symphony no. 9'
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra (formed for Carlos Païta)
conductor:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824)
librettist:
Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright)
quotes lyrics from:
An die Freude
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Beethoven2:52
11Hallelujah Chorus from 'Messiah'
choir vocals:
Royal Choral Society (The Royal Choral Society)
conductor:
Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
performer:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Handel5:18
3▼CD: Festival!
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1Festive Overture, op. 96
orchestra:
Philharmonic Symphony of London
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Festive Overture, op. 96
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1954)
premiered at:
[concert] (1954-11-06)
part of:
Works of Dmitri Shostakovich by opus number (number: op. 96)
Shostakovich5:57
2España
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
España (rhapsody for orchestra)
composer:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer) (in 1883)
dedicated to:
Charles Lamoureux
Chabrier6:31
3The October Festival
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Massimo Freccia (conductor)
recording of:
Feste romane, P. 157: III. L’ottobrata (Roman Festivals: III. The October Excursions)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1928)
part of:
Feste romane, P. 157 (Roman Festivals)
Respighi7:08
4Fireworks
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Feu d’artifice, op. 4 (Fireworks, op. 4)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (in 1908)
premiered at:
[concert] (1909-02-06)
part of:
K Catalog (number: K007)
Stravinsky4:00
5Mephisto Waltz no. 1
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Deux épisodes d’après le Faust de Lenau, S. 110: II. Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke (Erster Mephisto-Walzer) (for orchestra)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
orchestration of:
Mephisto Waltz no. 1, S. 514 "Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke" (for piano solo)
part of:
Deux épisodes d’après le Faust de Lenau, S. 110 (for orchestra)
Liszt10:59
6Slavonic Dance in C, op. 72 no. 7
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
recording of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 72: No. 7 in C major: Allegro vivace (for orchestra)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1886-11 until 1887-01-05)
premiered at:
[concert] (1887-01-06)
part of:
Slawische Tänze, op. 72, B. 147 (Slavonic Dances, op. 72, B. 147, for orchestra)
Dvořák3:23
7Farandole from 'l'Arlésienne' Suite
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
L’Arlésienne Suite no. 2: IV. Farandole (for orchestra)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (in 1872)
arranger:
Ernest Guiraud (French composer)
part of:
L’Arlésienne Suite no. 2 (for orchestra)
Bizet3:16
8'Ruslan and Ludmila' Overture
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
recording of:
Руслан и Людмила: Увертюра (Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture)
composer:
Mikhail Glinka (Russian composer) (from 1837 until 1842)
part of:
Руслан и Людмила (Ruslan and Lyudmila)
Glinka5:48
9The Roman Carnival Overture
orchestra:
Orchestra Of The Community Theatre Of Bologna
conductor:
Arturo Basile (Italian opera conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval romain, ouverture pour orchestre, op. 9 (The Roman Carnival Overture for Orchestra, op. 9)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) (in 1843)
part of:
Catalogue of the Works of Hector Berlioz (number: H. 95)
Berlioz8:48
10Carnival Overture
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople)
conductor:
Alexander Gibson (conductor)
recording of:
Carnival Overture, op. 92, B. 169
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1891-07-28 until 1891-09-12)
premiered at:
[concert] (1892-04-28)
publisher:
N. Simrock (in 1894)
part of:
Works of Antonín Dvořák by opus number (number: op. 92) and Antonín Dvořák: Thematický katalog (Antonín Dvořák: Thematic Catalogue, Burghauser [B.]) (number: B. 169)
Dvořák9:21

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liner notes:Matthew Boyden
miscellaneous support:Jon Archer (task: technical manager)
Claudette Bramble (task: production and print)
Graham Butt (credited under "production and print" for some Australian Reader's Digest releases) (task: production and print)
Richard Pankhurst (task: production and print)
Daniel Sankey (task: repertoire administration)
compiler:Andrew Humphries (compiler)
design:Jon Budd (designer)
booklet editor:Dermot Hoy
Andrew Humphries (compiler)
Richard Lutterloch
Angelo McCluskey
copyrighted (©) by:Reader’s Digest (Australia) Pty Limited (in 2006)