Melodies That Will Live Forever

7CD Set
Released 1989
Cat No.: RDCD71-7 (RDC91761)
RD Code: MLF 191

1      1           Rossini                  Overture To 'The Thieving Magpie' 
Beecham Promenade Orchestra conducted by Gilbert Vinter

1      2           Grainger                Country Gardens        
 London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein

1      3           Handel                   Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba          
New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Sir Arthur Bliss

1      4           Boccherini             Minuet                                              
National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt

1      5           Sinding                  Rustle Of Spring                               
National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Douglas Gamley

1      6           Chabrier                 Espana                                            
National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin

1      7           Grieg                     Solveig's Song #from 'Peer Gynt'      
RCA Italiana Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rene Leibowitz

1      8           Mendelssohn         Scherzo #from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' 

National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt

1      9           Waldteufel             The Grenadiers Waltz                        
New Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eric Robinson

1      10         Meyerbeer             Coronation March #from 'The Prophet'   
RCA Italiana Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rene Leibowitz

1      11         Sullivan                 Overture To 'HMS Pinafore'             

New Symphony Orchestra Of London conducted by Rene Leibowitz

1      12         Coates                  London Suite: Covent Garden/Westminster/Knightsbridge March           

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by James Walker

1      13         Bliss                      March #from 'Things To Come'          
New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Sir Arthur Bliss

2      1           J Strauss II            Tales From The Vienna Woods          
Vienna State Opera Orchestra conducted by Jascha Horenstein

2      2           Strauss                  Pizzicato Polka                                 
Beecham Promenade Orchestra conducted by Gilbert Vinter

2      3           Godowsky             Old Vienna                                       
Vienna Promenade Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt

2      4           J Strauss II            Acceleration Waltz                            
Vienna State Opera Orchestra conducted by Hans Weiburg

2      5           Sieczynski             Vienna, City Of My Dreams               
London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein

2      6           J Strauss II            Waltz #from 'Die Fledermaus'            
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt

2      7           J Strauss II            Wine, Women And Song                   
Vienna State Opera Orchestra conducted by Jascha Horenstein

2      8           J Strauss II            Vienna Bonbons                               
Vienna State Opera Orchestra conducted by Hans Weiburg

2      9           Tchaikovsky          Waltz #from 'The Sleeping Beauty'     
Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma conducted by Massimo Freccia

2      10         Rodgers                The Carousel Waltz                           
Vienna State Opera Orchestra conducted by Reg Owen

2      11         Lehar                     Champagne Waltz                             
Douglas Gamley and his Orchestra

2      12         Anderson               The Belle Of The Ball                         
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Gilbert Vinter

2      13         Straus                   La Ronde                                         
RCA Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ken Thorne

3      1           Mendelssohn         On Wings Of Song                         

Patricia Clark (soprano) with the RCA Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein

3      2           Sibelius                 Be Still, My Soul #theme from 'Finlandia'               

John McCarthy Chorus with William Davies, Organ

3      3           Puccini                  One Fine Day                                 

Patricia Clark (soprano) with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Robert Mandell

3      4           Brahe, Taylor         Bless This House                            

Norma Procter (contralto) with the John McCarthy Chorus and the Romantic Strings

3      5           Brahms                  Lullaby                                             
National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Douglas Gamley

3      6           Puccini                  O My Beloved Father                      

Patricia Clark (soprano) with the London Pops Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt

3      7           Trad.                     Londonderry Air                                
Douglas Gamley and his Orchestra

3      8           Borodin                 Theme From String Quartet No. 2       
London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein

3      9           Kreisler                  The Old Refrain                                 
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra conducted by Douglas Gamley

3      10         Kilmer, Rasback     Trees                                                
Sunset Strings

3      11         Mozart                   Romance #from 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik'           
London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein

3      12         Puccini                  Love And Music #from 'Tosca'          
London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein

3      13         Jarnefelt                Praeludium                                       
London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein

3      14         Stolz, Reisch         Two Hearts In Three-Quarter Time       
Douglas Gamley and his Orchestra

3      15         MacDowell             To A Water Lily                                 
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra conducted by Douglas Gamley

3      16         Grieg                     Ich Liebe Dich (I Love You)                
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Peter Knight

3      17         Flotow                   The Last Rose of Summer                 
Douglas Gamley and his Orchestra

3      18         Brahms                  Theme #from Symphony No. 3          
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Oivin Fjeldstad

3      19         Grieg                     Theme #from Piano Concerto          

Earl Wild (piano) with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Rene Leibowitz

4      1           Grieg                     In The Hall Of The Mountain King       
Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Walker

4      2           J Strauss II            Excursion Train Polka                       
Vienna Symphony Orchestra conducted by Anton Paulik

4      3           Mozart                   Turkish Rondo                                  
London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein

4      4           Kreisler                  Tambourin Chinois                            
London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein

4      5           Paganini                Moto Perpetuo                               

New Symphony Orchestra Of London conducted by Alexander Gibson

4      6           Prokofiev              Troika #from 'Lieutenant Kije'             
London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein

4      7           J Strauss II            Annen Polka                                     
Vienna Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alois Melichar

4      8           Massenet               Spanish Dance #from 'Le Cid'           
Philharmonic Pops Orchestra conducted by Anatole Fistoulari

4      9           Debussy                Golliwog's Cakewalk                         
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Peter Knight

4      10         Chopin                  Minute Waltz                                     
London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein

4      11         Alfven                   Swedish Rhapsody                           
London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein

4      12         Kalman                  Play Gypsies, Dance Gypsies           
Henri Rene And His Orchestra

4      13         Lecuona                Malaguena                                        
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra conducted by Douglas Gamley

4      14         Offenbach             Can-Can                                           
National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt

4      15         Khachaturian          Sabre Dance                                    
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin

5      1           J Strauss II            The Blue Danube                              
Vienna State Opera Orchestra conducted by Victor Desarzens

5      2           Waldteufel             The Skaters Waltz                           

New Symphony Orchestra Of London conducted by Rene Leibowitz

5      3           Delibes                  Waltz #from 'Coppelia'                      
Philharmonic Pops Orchestra conducted by Anatole Fistoulari

5      4           J Strauss II            Voices Of Spring                              
Vienna State Opera Orchestra conducted by Jascha Horenstein

5      5           Beethoven             Turkish March                                   
National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt

5      6           Dvorak                  Slavonic Dance No. 8                       
National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Douglas Gamley

5      7           E Strauss              Fast Track Polka                               
Vienna Volksoper Orchestra conducted by Josef Leo Gruber

5      8           Dinicu, Heifetz       Hora Staccato                                  
National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Douglas Gamley

5      9           Benjamin               Jamaican Rumba                              
London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein

5      10         Rimsky-Korsakov   Dance Of The Tumblers                   

New Symphony Orchestra conducted by Douglas Gamley

5      11         Ketelbey                In A Persian Market                           
Romantic Strings And Orchestra

5      12         Rossini                  La Danza                                          
London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein

5      13         Rimsky-Korsakov   Flight Of The Bumble-Bee               

New Symphony Orchestra Of London conducted by Rene Leibowitz

5      14         Clarke                    Trumpet Voluntary                           

John Wilbraham (trumpet) with the National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Douglas Gamley

5      15         Falla                      Ritual Fire Dance                            

New Symphony Orchestra Of London conducted by Rene Leibowitz

5      16         Friedemann            Slavonic Rhapsody                           
National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Douglas Gamley

5      17         Smetana                Dance Of The Comedians                 
National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Douglas Gamley

5      18         Brahms                  Hungarian Dance No. 6                     
National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Eric Robinson

6      1           Khachaturian          Onedin Line Theme                           
London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein

6      2           Gounod                 The Jewel Song #from 'Faust'            
London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein

6      3           Tchaikovsky          Valse Sentimentale                          

Sidney Sax (violin) with the RCA Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein

6      4           Brahms                  Ever Softer Grows My Slumber       

Christian Steiner (piano) with the RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt

6      5           Provost, Henning   Intermezzo #from 'Escape To Happiness'              
Hill Bowen and his Concert Orchestra

6      6           Gershwin               Summertime                                     
Romantic Strings And Orchestra

6      7           Debussy                Reverie                                             
London Pops Orchestra conducted by Robert Mandell

6      8           Bach, Gounod       Ave Maria                                       

New Symphony Orchestra Of London conducted by Rene Leibowitz

6      9           Sullivan                 The Lost Chord                                 
Sunset Strings

6      10         Dvorak                  Songs My Mother Taught Me           

Patricia Clark (soprano) with the Romantic Strings and Vocies conducted by Charles Gerhardt

6      11         Trad.                     Blow The Wind Southerly                   
Norma Procter (contralto) with John McCarthy and his Orchestra

6      12         Trad.                     Golden Slumbers                            

Graham Lough (soprano) with the Boys' Choir of the Carmelite Priory

6      13         Bach                     Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring           

New Symphony Orchestra And Chorus conducted by Eric Robinson

6      14         Mascagni               Intermezzo #from 'Cavalleria Rusticana'     

Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma conducted by Massimo Freccia

6      15         Humperdinck         Evening Prayer #from 'Hansel and Gretel'                

Sunset Strings

6      16         d'Hardelot              Because                                          
London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein

6      17         Grieg                     Last Spring                                      
RCA Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein

6      18         Anderson               A Trumpeter's Lullaby                       
London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein

6      19         Gade                     Jealousy                                         
New Symphony Orchestra Of London conducted by Rene Leibowitz

7      1           Mendelssohn         Wedding March                                
National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt

7      2           Verdi                     Grand March #from 'Aïda'                  
Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma conducted by Massimo Freccia

7      3           Bizet                      March Of The Toreadors                  

Orchestre De La Societe Des Concerts Symphoniques De Paris conducted by Rene Leibowitz

7      4           Mendelssohn         War March Of The Priests                  
Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Walker

7      5           Wagner                  Grand March #from 'Tannhäuser'        
National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin

7      6           Grieg                     Homage March                                 
National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin

7      7           Chabrier                 Marche Joyeuse                               
RCA Italiana Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rene Leibowitz

7      8           Berlioz                   Hungarian March                             

New Symphony Orchestra Of London conducted by Alexander Gibson

7      9           Rimsky-Korsakov   March #from 'The Golden Cockerel'  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Oscar Danon

7      10         Alford                    Colonel Bogey                                

Regimental Band Of The British Guards conducted by Major Hillary Wilkenson

7      11         Coates                  Dambusters March~The                    
National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Eric Robinson

7      12         Sousa                   Stars And Stripes Forever                 
National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt

7      13         Walton                   Coronation March: Crown Imperial      
New Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Mandell

7      14         Arne, arr. Sargent   Rule, Britannia
Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano) with the Royal Choral Society and the New Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Arthur Bliss

7      15         Parry, arr. Sargent  Jerusalem                                       

 Royal Choral Society and the New Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Arthur Bliss

7      16         Elgar                     Pomp And Circumstance March No. 1 (Land Of Hope And Glory)        
National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Eric Robinson