The Magical World of Operetta

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Great Stars – Unforgettable Memories
2▶CD: Viennese Magic
3▶CD: Favourites Through the Years
4▶CD: All-Time Rousing Favourites
5▼CD: Golden Voices – Immortal Moments
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1Indian Love Call
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1936)
recording of:
Indian Love Call (from the 1924/1936 musicals “Rose Marie”)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Otto Harbach
composer:
Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart (composer)
publisher:
Bill-Bob Publ. Company, Chappell Music Ltd. and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-09-02)
part of:
Rose-Marie (1924 operetta-style musical)
part of:
Rose-Marie (1936 musical film)
Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald3:36
2I Was Never Kissed Before
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1954)
recording of:
I Was Never Kissed Before (Bless the Bride)
lyricist:
A.P. Herbert (librettist and politician)
composer:
Vivian Ellis (composer)
part of:
Bless the Bride
Georges Guétary and Lizbeth Webb3:21
3Ma Belle Marguerita
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1954)
recording of:
Ma Belle Marguerite (from “Bless the Bride”)
lyricist:
A. P. Herbert (English novelist and playwright)
composer:
Vivian Ellis (composer)
part of:
Bless the Bride
Georges Guétary3:14
4Serenade from ‘The Student Prince’
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1953)
live recording of:
The Student Prince: Act I. Serenade (Overhead the Moon is Beaming) (Karl Franz, Detlef, Lucas, Von Asterberg, Students)
lyricist:
Dorothy Donnelly
composer:
Sigmund Romberg
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
part of:
The Student Prince: Act I
Mario Lanza3:46
5Someday My Heart Will Awake
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1953)
recording of:
Some Day My Heart Will Awake
lyricist:
Christopher Hassall
composer:
Ivor Novello
part of:
King’s Rhapsody
Vanessa Lee3:19
6When I Grow Too Old to Dream
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1935)
recording of:
When I Grow Too Old to Dream
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1934)
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1934)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Robbins Music
translated version of:
Altijd zal het zomer zijn
Nelson Eddy3:31
7I Can Give You the Starlight
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1954)
recording of:
I Can Give You the Starlight
lyricist:
Christopher Hassall
composer:
Ivor Novello
part of:
The Dancing Years
Mary Ellis3:35
8Nuns’ Chorus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Co. Ltd. (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1977)
recording of:
Casanova: Nuns’ Chorus & Laura’s Song
additional composer:
Ralph Benatzky
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
librettist:
Rudolf Schanzer (Austrian librettist) and Ernst Welisch
part of:
Casanova
Gracie Fields3:10
9Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1935-03-20)
soprano vocals:
Jeanette MacDonald with orchestra (on 1935-03-20)
vocals:
Nelson Eddy (on 1936-09-19) and Jeanette MacDonald (on 1936-09-19)
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra (on 1936-09-19)
conductor:
Herbert Stothart (composer) (on 1936-09-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1957)
recording of:
Naughty Marietta: Act II. Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life (aka The Dream Melody) (on 1935-03-20)
lyricist:
Rida Johnson Young
composer:
Victor Herbert (American composer)
part of:
Naughty Marietta: Act II
recording of:
Naughty Marietta: Act II. Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life (aka The Dream Melody) (on 1936-09-19)
lyricist:
Rida Johnson Young
composer:
Victor Herbert (American composer)
part of:
Naughty Marietta: Act II
Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald3:33
10My Heart and I
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor) (in 1943)
conductor:
Henry Geehl (pianist, conductor and composer) (in 1943)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1943)
recording of:
My Heart and I (Old Chelsea) (in 1943)
lyricist:
Bernard Grun and Fred S. Tysh (Lyricist)
composer:
Bernard Grun and Richard Tauber (tenor)
Richard Tauber3:16
11Goodbye
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1930)
recording of:
White Horse Inn: Goodbye
lyricist:
Walter Reisch
composer:
Ralph Benatzky and Robert Stolz (Viennese operetta composer, songwriter and conductor)
part of:
The White Horse Inn
Josef Locke3:01
12Only a Rose
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1940)
recording of:
The Vagabond King: Act I. Only a Rose
composer:
Rudolf Friml
librettist:
Brian Hooker and William H. Post
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
part of:
The Vagabond King: Act I
Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth2:49
13Someday I’ll Find You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1930)
recording of:
Someday I’ll Find You
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
Noël Coward and Gertrude Lawrence4:42
14You Are My Heart’s Delight
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1935)
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor) (in 1935)
vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor) (in 1935)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1935)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1943)
recording of:
The Land of Smiles: You Are My Heart's Delight (in 1935)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
librettist:
Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner-Beda (librettist, lyricist, writer)
translator:
Harry B. Smith and Harry Graham (in 1931)
translated version of:
Das Land des Lächelns: Akt II. Nr. 11 „Dein ist mein ganzes Herz” (Sou-Chong)
part of:
The Land of Smiles
recording of:
The Land of Smiles: “You Are My Heart’s Delight”
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
translator:
Harry Graham
translated version of:
Das Land des Lächelns: Akt II. Nr. 11 „Dein ist mein ganzes Herz” (Sou-Chong)
part of:
The Land of Smiles
Richard Tauber3:26
15Donkey Serenade
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1938)
recording of:
The Donkey Serenade
writer:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
composer:
Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart (composer)
part of:
The Firefly (Rudolf Friml operetta)
Allan Jones3:25
16The Yeomen of England
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1929)
recording of:
Merrie England: Act I. "The Yeomen of England" (Essex)
composer:
Edward German (English composer)
part of:
Merrie England: Act I
Peter Dawson2:55
17The Cobbler’s Song
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1931)
recording of:
Chu Chin Chow, Act II: The Cobbler's Song
composer:
Frederic Norton (British composer)
librettist:
Oscar Asche (Australian actor, director and writer)
part of:
Chu Chin Chow: Act II
Peter Dawson3:01
18Ol’ Man River
lead vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
conductor:
Herman Finck (20th century composer and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1928)
recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat) (in 1928)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Paul Robeson3:52
6▶CD: Magical Moments That Will Live Forever

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manufactured in:the EEC (Europe)
copyrighted (©) by:The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1997)
licensed from:BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd. (for © & ℗ copyright use only; file no releases here!)
EMI Special Markets
PolyGram Special Markets (US only)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/8694907 [info]
ASIN:UK: B002KDB7IO [info]