The Joys of Light Music

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Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl: Immortal Melodies
2▶12" Vinyl: The Magic of the Ballet (1)
3▼12" Vinyl: The Magic of the Ballet (2)
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23The Firebird: Excerpt
orchestra:
Amsterdams Philharmonisch Orkest (Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, do not use for recordings after 1985)
conductor:
Walter Goehr (conductor and composer)
partial recording of:
L’Oiseau de feu (The Firebird)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (from 1909-10 until 1910-05-18)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
K Catalog (number: K010)
Stravinsky5:06
24Gayaneh: Sabre Dance
orchestra:
Orchestre des Concerts de Paris
conductor:
Benedict Silberman
recording of:
Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
arrangement of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
Khatchaturian2:32
25El Amor Brujo: Ritual Fire Dance
orchestra:
Amsterdams Philharmonisch Orkest (Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, do not use for recordings after 1985)
conductor:
Walter Goehr (conductor and composer)
recording of:
El amor brujo: VIII. Danza ritual del fuego
composer:
Manuel de Falla (Spanish composer)
part of:
El amor brujo (for symphony orchestra)
Manuel de Falla3:35
26Peer Gynt: Anitra's Dance – Solveig's Song
orchestra:
Wiener Festspiele Orchester (Vienna Festival Orchestra)
conductor:
Gianfranco Rivoli (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: III. Anitras dans (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: III. Anitra’s Dance)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt: Anitras dans
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: IV. Solveigs sang (Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: IV. Solveig’s Song, do not use if there is a singer)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1891)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt: Solveigs sang
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55
Edvard Grieg9:01
27Faust: Ballet Music. Allegretto – Moderato maestoso – Allegretto
orchestra:
Orchestre des Concerts de Paris
conductor:
Walter Goehr (conductor and composer)
partial recording of:
Faust: Ballet Music no. 1
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
Charles‐François Gounod5:58
28L'Arlésienne: Minuet Frandole
orchestra:
Orchestre Pasdeloup
conductor:
Walter Goehr (conductor and composer)
recording of:
L’Arlésienne Suite no. 1: II. Minuet, Allegro giocoso (for orchestra)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (in 1872)
part of:
L’Arlésienne Suite no. 1, op. 23bis (for orchestra)
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)
Georges Bizet7:27
29The Sleeping Beauty: Adagio – Waltz
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Walter Goehr (conductor and composer)
Tchaikovsky8:41
30Swan Lake: Opening Scene – Waltz
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Walter Goehr (conductor and composer)
Tchaikovsky9:09
31Giselle: Waltz
orchestra:
Orchestre des Concerts de Paris
conductor:
Gianfranco Rivoli (conductor)
Adolphe Adam4:04
4▶12" Vinyl: Romantic Stories and Legends
5▶12" Vinyl: Piano Favourites
6▶12" Vinyl: Operatic Highlights
7▶12" Vinyl: Symphonic Dances and Rhapsodies
8▶12" Vinyl: Celebrated Overtures
9▶12" Vinyl: A Strauss Evening in Vienna
10▶12" Vinyl: Music Around the World