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1Rondeau (from Suite de Symphonies No. 1) (Theme to "Masterpiece Theatre")
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:
Suite de Symphonies no. 1: I. Rondeau
composer:
Jean‐Joseph Mouret (composer)
part of:
Suite de Symphonies no. 1
Jean‐Joseph Mouret1:26
2Canon in D (featured in "Ordinary People")
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
part of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337
Johann Pachelbel5:18
3Adagio in G Minor (featured in "Gallipoli")
organ:
William Davies (pianist, organist, composer)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Tomaso Albinoni / Remo Giazotto8:34
4Hansel and Gretel: Evening Prayer (Orchestral version)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Nick Ingman
instrumental recording of:
Hänsel und Gretel: Akt II, 2. Szene. “Abends, will ich schlafen gehn” (Hänsel, Gretel) (Hansel and Gretel: Evening Prayer, Nachtgebet / Evening Prayer / Prière du soir)
composer:
Engelbert Humperdinck (German composer) (from 1891 until 1892)
librettist:
Adelheid Wette (German lyricist)
part of:
Hänsel und Gretel (original german lyrics)
Engelbert Humperdinck2:54
5Elizabethan Serenade (featured in "Confessions of a Shopaholic")
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Elizabethan Serenade
composer:
Ronald Binge (British composer and arranger of light music) (until 1951)
Ronald Binge2:51
6The Last Rose of Summer (from "Martha")
orchestra:
Philharmonic Symphony of London
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Martha: Akt II. „Letzte Rose“ (The Last Rose of Summer)
composer:
Friedrich von Flotow (composer)
part of:
Martha: Akt II
Friedrich von Flotow2:26
7La Wally: "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana" (Orchestral version) (featured in "Diva")
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica (in 1892)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
Alfredo Catalani3:59
8Chants d'Auvergne (Songs from the Auvergne): Baïlèro (Orchestral 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)
recording of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série: No. 2. Baïlèro
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joseph Canteloube
part of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série
Joseph Canteloube3:37
9Danube Waves
recording engineer:
James Locke (producer, percussionist and songwriter, The Chimes-member) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971) and National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1971-09)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell) and Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger) (in 1971-09)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-09)
recording of:
Valurile Dunării (The Waves of the Danube) (in 1971-09)
composer:
Iosif Ivanovici (in 1880)
Ion Ivanovici5:26
10Entry of the Gladiators
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Vjezd gladiátorů, op. 68 (Entry of the Gladiators)
composer:
Julius Fučík (Czech composer) (in 1897)
Julius Fučík2:45
11Grand Canyon Suite: I. Sunrise
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Hill Bowen
recording of:
Grand Canyon Suite: I. Sunrise
composer:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Grand Canyon Suite
Ferde Grofé6:09
12Grand Canyon Suite: II. Painted Desert
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Hill Bowen
recording of:
Grand Canyon Suite: II. Painted Desert
composer:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Grand Canyon Suite
Ferde Grofé6:50
13Grand Canyon Suite: III. On the Trail
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Hill Bowen
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 Grofé7:03
14Grand Canyon Suite: IV. Sunset
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Hill Bowen
recording of:
Grand Canyon Suite: IV. Sunset
composer:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Grand Canyon Suite
Ferde Grofé5:18
15Grand Canyon Suite: V. Cloudburst
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Hill Bowen
recording of:
Grand Canyon Suite: V. Cloudburst
composer:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Grand Canyon Suite
Ferde Grofé8:42
16Carmina Burana: I. O Fortuna (featured in "Excalibur")
choir vocals:
Riga Radio Chorus (Latvian Radio Choir)
orchestra:
Lettonian Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Ilmārs Lapiņš (Chorus Master, Conductor)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
version of:
O Fortuna (Poem, CB 17)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
Carl Orff2:38