Golden Sounds From the Classics

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Annotation

Set CGSC-A-126 comprises: RDC 91101, RDC 91102, RDC 91103, & RDC 91104

Annotation last modified on 2014-03-29 12:42 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Cassette: All-Time Favourites / Tchaikovsky, Master of Melody
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Fingal's Cave Overture (The Hebrides)
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
recording of:
Die Hebriden, op. 26 (The Hebrides, op. 26 “Fingal’s Cave”, Fingal's Cave)
premiered in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1832-05-14)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Works of Felix Mendelssohn by opus number (number: op. 26) and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV P 7)
Felix Mendelssohn9:48
A2Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, from "Solomon"
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir Arthur Bliss (composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1968)
recording of:
The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (arranged by Beecham)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor)
arrangement of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”
George Frideric Handel3:18
A3Toccata and Fugue in D minor
organ:
Virgil Fox (organist)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (first edition, 1950, BWV¹) (number: BWV 565) and Bach Compendium (number: BC J 37)
Johann Sebastian Bach8:51
A4An American in Paris
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Morton Gould (American composer and conductor)
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 Gershwin18:50
A5Waltz: Gold and Silver
orchestra:
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Victor Desarzens
recording of:
Gold und Silber-Walzer, op. 79
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
Franz Lehár8:34
B1Capriccio Italien
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Alexander Gibson (conductor)
recording of:
Capriccio italien, op. 45
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1880-12-18)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-01 until 1880-05)
dedicated to:
Карл Юльевич Давыдов (Karl Davydov)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 47), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 44) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 45)
Tchaikovsky14:14
B2Marche Slave
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Marche slave in B-flat minor, op. 31
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1876-11-18)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1876-09 until 1876-10)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 45), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 42) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 31)
is based on:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
Tchaikovsky10:28
B3Fantasy Overture: Romeo and Juliet
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1869)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1870, in 1880)
dedicated to:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (Mily Balakirev, composer, pianist, conductor)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 42) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 39)
revision of:
Romeo and Juliet (1870, rarely performed)
Tchaikovsky20:57
2▶Cassette: Immortal Operetta Favourites / Instrumental Encores
3▶Cassette: On Wings of Song / Johann Strauss
4▶Cassette: Light Classical Pops / Showpieces for Orchestra