THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL MELODIES - The World's Favourite Marches

Volume 10 of the 'The World's Most Beautiful Melodies' series which was to run for 15 volumes.

3CD Set
Released February 1996
Cat No.: RDCD1171-3  RDC92841-3
RD Code: WFM 010
Series Code 062
Compilation by M Moritz, Production by P Marchant

CD1    Favourites Forever!

1 - Colonel Bogey - Alford - Regimental Band of the British Guards conducted by Major Hillary Wilkenson

2 - A Life On The Ocean Wave - Russell - Band of HM Royal Marines – Director of Music: Captain C.J. Taylor

3 - RAF March Past - Davies - Southern Band of the Royal Air Force – Director of Music: Flt Lt Brian Sturnham

4 - Soldiers' Chorus from 'Faust' - Gounod - Chorus of the Vienna State Opera, with the Vienna Volksoper Orchestra conducted by Wilhelm Loibner

5 - War March Of The Priests from 'Athalie' - Mendelssohn - Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Walker

6 - Hail The Conquering Hero from 'Judas Maccabaeus' - Handel - Ambrosian Singers, with the National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt

7 - Imperial March - Elgar - London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Mackerras

8 - Orb And Sceptre - Walton - New Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Mandell

9 - Guadalcanal March from 'Victory at Sea' - Rodgers - RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt

10 - March From 'The Great Escape' - Bernstein - London Festival Orchestra conducted by Eric Rogers

11 - British Grenadiers - Trad. - Band of HM Coldstream Guards – Director of Music: Lt Col. Richard Ridings OBE

12 - Men Of Harlech - Trad., arr. Rogers - Band of HM Coldstream Guards – Director of Music: Captain R.A. Ridings

13 - Semper Fidelis - Sousa - National Honor Band and Orchestra conducted by Edwin Philip Pryor

14 - Anchors Aweigh - Zimmerman - National Honor Band and Orchestra conducted by Edwin Philip Pryor

15 - Washington Post March - Sousa - National Honor Band conducted by Edwin Philip Pryor

16 - Star Wars Theme - Williams - Henry Mancini and his Orchestra

17 - March From 'Longest Day' - Anka - London Festival Orchestra conducted by Eric Rogers

18 - Raiders March (Theme From 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark') - Williams - Philharmonic Rock Orchestra conducted by Richard Hayman

19 - American Salute - Gould - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Morton Gould

CD2    Classics Of The March

1 - Pomp And Circumstance March No. 1 (Land Of Hope And Glory) - Elgar - London Philharmonic Choir and the National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by John Alldis

2 - March Of The Toreadors - Bizet - Orchestre de la Société des Concerts Symphoniques de Paris conducted by René Leibowitz

3 - Cortège Of Bacchus from 'Sylvia' - Delibes - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Anatole Fistoulari

4 - March From 'Jeux D'Enfants' - Bizet - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Douglas Gamley

5 - Wedding March From 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' - Mendelssohn - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt

6 - Marche Slave - Tchaikovsky - London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Mackerras

7 - Marche Militaire Française - Saint Saëns- Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Richard Hayman

8 - Pomp And Circumstance March No. 4 - Elgar - English String Orchestra conducted by William Boughton

9 - March From 'Fidelio' - Beethoven - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt

10 - Crown Imperial - Walton - New Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Mandell

11 - March From 'Things To Come' - Bliss - New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Sir Arthur Bliss

12 - Marche Solennelle - Tchaikovsky - Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Richard Hayman

CD3    Wonderful World Of Marches

1 - Old Comrades - Teike - Regimental Band of the British Guards conducted by Major Hillary Wilkenson

2 - Battle Of Britain March - Goodwin - Southern Band of the Royal Air Force – Director of Music: Flt Lt Brian Sturnham

3 - Dambusters March - Coates - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Eric Robinson

4 - Entry Of The Gladiators - Fucik - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt

5 - Russian March - J. Strauss II - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Peter Guth

6 - Valdres March - Hanssen - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Eric Robinson

7 - Florentiner March - Fucik - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt

8 - March From 'Prince Igor' - Borodin, arr. Glazunov, Rimsky Korsakov- National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt

9 - UNO March - Stolz - Vienna Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Stolz

10 - Marines' Hymn - Offenbach - National Honor Band and Orchestra conducted by Edwin Philip Pryor

11 - Regiment Of Sambre And Meuse - Planquette - Regimental Band of the British Guards conducted by Major Hillary Wilkenson

12 - La Marseillaise - De L'Isle - Regimental Band of the British Guards conducted by Major Hillary Wilkenson

13 - March From 'The Guns Of Navarone' - Tiomkin - London Festival Orchestra conducted by Eric Rogers

14 - Turkish March from 'The Ruins of Athens' - Beethoven - New Symphony Orchestra of London conducted by René Leibowitz

15 - Flieger March - Dostal - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein

16 - Spring Parade March - Stolz - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein

17 - Fatinitza March - Suppé - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein

18 - Grand March From 'The Queen Of Sheba' - Gounod - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Douglas Gamley

19 - Strike Up The Band - Gershwin - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Douglas Gamley

The Classic Connection

5CD Set
Released March 1996
Cat No.: RDCD1161-5  (RDC92831-5)
RD Code: CLAC 344
Compilation by J K Hall - Booklet Text by S Barnard & J K Hall

I had been employed by the RD music department for three whole years before I saw my second compilation released, and this was it! I had to prove that I wasn't just there for the 'youth' market, but could cut it with the 'traditional' Digest collections too. My concept was a classical collection based on music used in TV and Film. The main problem I encountered was finding performances similar to those actually used on screen. Most pieces owned by RD were very 'soft' versions which meant that I ended up licensing many of the tracks from other record companies. The expense proved worthwhile as this became the biggest seller they had had for many years, selling over 120.000 copies.

CD1      The Romantic Collection

1 - Moonlight Sonata – 1st Movement - Beethoven - Earl Wild

2 - The Blue Danube - J. Strauss II - Vienna Symphony Orchestra conducted by Anton Paulik

3 - Sleepers, Awake! (Wachet Auf!) from Cantata No. 140 - Bach - Consortium Musicum with the South German Madrigal Choir conducted by Wolfgang Gönnenwein

4 - Adagio For Strings - Barber - Morton Gould and his Orchestra

5 - Für Elise - Beethoven - Staffan Scheja

6 - Clair De Lune - Debussy - Earl Wild

7 - Romantic Symphony – 2nd Movement - Hanson - RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt

8 - 11 - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart - Vienna State Opera Orchestra conducted by Victor Desarzens

CD2      Joyous Moments

'The Nutcracker' Suite - Tchaikovsky - New Symphony Orchestra of London conducted by Sir Adrian Boult

1 - Miniature Overture

2 - March

3 - Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy

4 - Russian Dance

5 - Arabian Dance

6 - Chinese Dance

7 - Dance Of The Flutes

8 - Waltz Of The Flowers

9 - A Musical Joke – 4th Movement - Mozart - Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Guido Cantelli

10 - Grasshopper's Dance - Bucalossi - Palm Court Theatre Orchestra

11 - Fossils from 'The Carnival of the Animals' - Saint - Saëns - Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Walker

12 - Sorcerer's Apprentice - Dukas - Orchestre de la Société des Concerts Symphoniques de Paris conducted by René Leibowitz

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

14 - English Dance No. 1 (from the second set) - Arnold - Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Bryden Thomson

15 - 'The Trout' Quintet – Finale - Schubert - Amadeus String Quartet with Hephzibah Menuhin, Piano

CD3      Spectacular Sounds

1 - Boléro - Ravel - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt

2 - Ride Of The Valkyries from 'Die Walküre' - Wagner - New Symphony Orchestra of London conducted by Alexander Gibson

3 - Night On The Bare Mountain - Mussorgsky, arr. Rimsky - Korsakov - Dallas Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eduardo Mata

4 - O Fortuna from 'Carmina Burana' - Orff - Hallé Orchestra and Choir conducted by Maurice Handford

Excerpts From 'The Planets' Suite - Holst - Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by William Boughton

5 - Mars

6 - Mercury

7 - Jupiter

8 - Toccata And Fugue In D Minor - Bach - Virgil Fox at the Royal Albert Hall Organ

CD4      Moods And Memories

1 - Morning from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 - Grieg - London Festival Orchestra conducted by Alexander Gibson

2 - Symphony No. 9 In E Minor – 2nd Movement from 'The New World' - Dvorák - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Rudolf Kempe

3 - Air On The G String - Bach - Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra conducted by Yehudi Menuhin

Excerpts From Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 - Grieg - London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein

4 - Death Of Åse

5 - Anitra's Dance

6 - In The Hall Of The Mountain King

7 - Adagio From 'Spartacus' - Khachaturian - London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein

8 - Canon In D - Pachelbel - Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner

9 – 11 Excerpts From The 'Pastoral' Symphony - Beethoven - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by René Leibowitz

CD5      Beautiful Moments

1 - Nessun Dorma (None Shall Sleep) - Puccini - Charles Craig, Tenor, with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edward Downes

2 - Flower Duet from 'Lakmé' - Delibes - Mady Mesplé, Soprano, and Danielle Millet, Mezzo - soprano, with the National Opera Orchestra conducted by Alain Lombard

3 - Ebben? Ne Andrò Lontana from 'La Wally' - Catalani - Miriam Gauci, Soprano, with the BRT Philharmonic Orchestra of Brussels conducted by Alexander Rahbari

4 - One Fine Day - Puccini - Patricia Clark, Soprano, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Robert Mandell

5 - Bell Song from 'Lakmé' - Delibes, Gondinet, Gille - Anna Moffo, Soprano, with the Rome Opera House Orchestra conducted by Tullio Serafin

6 - Barcarolle From 'The Tales Of Hoffmann' - Offenbach - Montserrat Caballé, Soprano, Shirley Verrett, Mezzo - soprano, with the New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Anton Guadagno

7 - Largo Al Factotum from 'The Barber of Seville' - Rossini - Robert Merrill, Baritone, with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra conducted by Erich Leinsdorf

8 - 14 Excerpts From 'The Four Seasons' - Vivaldi - José - Luis Garcia, Violin, with The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin

15 - Caprice No. 24 - Paganini, arr. Gerhardt - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt

Popular Music That Will Live Forever

12LP Set
Released 1963
Cat No.: RDM2001-10&14/15  RDS6001-12
RD Code: LIVE 007 (765 GP on box)

LP2 – Programme 1 - Concert Favourites

1 - Die Fledermaus: Overture

2 - Greensleeves

3 - Habanera

4 - Polonaise

5 - Jealousy

6 - Londonderry Air

7 - Panis Angelicus

8 - Ave Maria

9 - Turkish March #from 'The Ruins Of Athens'

10 - Procession Of The Sardar

- New Symphony Orchestra Of London conducted by Rene Liebowitz

LP2

1 - HMS Pinafore: Overture

2 - Hora Staccato

3 - Minuet in A Minor

4 - Ritual Fire Dance

5 - Skater's Waltz

6 - Naila (Intermezzo)

7 - Flight Of The Bumble Bee

8 - Humoresque

9 - Porgy & Bess Suite

 - New Symphony Orchestra Of London conducted by Rene Liebowitz

LP3 – Programme 2 - Music From The Films

1 - Warsaw Concerto

2 - Laura

3 - La Strada

4 - Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing

5 - Song from 'Moulin Rouge'

6 - Intermezzo from 'Escape To Happiness'

7 - Exodus

8 - Over The Rainbow

9 - Tara's Theme

10 - High And The Mighty

11 - Gigi

 - Hill Bowen Concert Orchestra

LP4

1 - Around The World In 80 Days

2 - Harry Lime Theme

3 - Cornish Rhapsody

4 - Carioca

5 - Terry's Theme

6 - Falling In Love Again

7 - Begin The Beguine

8 - March Of The Siamese Children

9 - Dream Of Olwen

10 - Three Coins In The Fountain

11 - Anna

12 - High Noon

 - Malcolm Lockyer & His Concert Orchestra

LP5 – Programme 3 - Marches

1 - Colonel Bogey

2 - Stars And Stripes Forever

3 - Sambre et Meuse

4 - Il Bersagliere

5 - El Capitan

6 - La Marseillaise

7 - Semper Fidelis

8 - On The Mall

9 - Washington Post March

10 - Old Comrades

11 - King Cotton

12 - O Canada_Maple Leaf Forever

 - Regimental Band Of The Brigade Of Guards

LP6 – Programme 4 - Music For Dining

1 - Fascination

2 - Arrivederci Roma

3 - Granada

4 - Stardust

5 - Autumn Leaves

6 - La Vie En Rose

7 - April In Portugal

8 - Volare

9 - Canadian Sunset

10 - C'est Si Bon

11 - Poinciana

12 - Grinzing

 - Hill Bowen Concert Orchestra

LP7 – Programme 5 - Music For Relaxation

1 - Villa

2 - Very Thought Of You

3 - Tenderley

4 - Sleepy Lagoon

5 - Plasir d'Amour

6 - Torna a Sorento_Santa Lucia

7 - As Time Goes By

8 - La Mer

9 - Lili Marlene

10 - Parlez Moi d'Amour

11 - Symphonie

12 - Stranger In Paradise

 - Robert Bentley and his String Orchestra

LP8 – Programme 6 - Ballroom Waltzes

1 - Stars In My Eyes

2 - Under Paris Skies_Paris Waltz

3 - Three O'Clock In The Morning_Lovliest Night Of The Year

4 - Gypsy Song_Merry Widow Waltz

5 - Paradise

6 - Lover

 - Hill Bowen and his Ballroom Orchestra

Programme 7 - Latin American Dances

7 - Mambo Jambo_More More Mambo

8 - Besame Mucho_You Belkong To My Heart_Amor Amor

9 - Sweet And Gentle_Sway_Patricia

10 - Cupullito de Aleli_Un Poquito de tu Amor

11 - Brazil, Tico Tico_Copacabana

 - Martin Slavin and his Latin American Orchestra

LP9 – Programme 8 - Music For Dancing

1 - Top Hat_Let's Face The Music And Dance

2 - Love Walked In_I Kissed Your Hand, Madame

3 - I'm Gonna Sit Right Down…_With A Little Bit Of Luck

4 - Marie_Cheek To Cheek

5 - Whispering_All I Do Is Dream Of You

6 - Avalon, Tiptoe Through The Tulips

7 - I've Got You Under My Skin_A Fine Romance

8 - Who's Sorry Now_I Can't Give You Anything But Love

9 - Five Foot Two_Toot Toot Tootsie

10 - Way You Look Tonight_Thank Heaven For Little Girls

 - Malcolm Lockyer and his Dance Ensemble

LP10 – Programme 9 - Join-in-and-sing Songs

1 - Side By Side

2 - Stephen Foster Medley

3 - My Blue Heaven

4 - Gang That Sang 'Heart Of My Heart'

5 - Till We Meet Again

6 - And The Band Played On_In The Good Old Summertime

7 - Let Me call You Sweetheart_Down By the old Mill Stream

8 - Shine On Harvest Moon_Bye Bye Blackbird

9 - World Is Waiting For The Sunrise

10 - All Alone_Always

11 - Auld Lang Syne

12 - Goodnight Sweetheart

 - Mike Sammes Male Voice Choir

LP11 – Programme 10 - All-Time Country Hits

1 - Your Cheating Heart

2 - I Love You So Much It Hurts

3 - Anytime

4 - Cold Cold Heart

5 - You Are My Sunshine

6 - Tennessee Waltz

7 - Mocking Bird Hill

8 - Bouquet Of Roses

9 - On Top Of Old Smokey

10 - In The Jailhouse Now

11 - Bonaparte's Retreat

12 - Have I Told You Lately That I Love You

 - Bobby Sykes And Lou Darnell

LP12 – Programme 11 - Late-Night Piano Medley

1 - Late Night Piano Medley Part One

2 - Late Night Piano Medley Part Two

 - Johnny Potoker