150 Best-Loved Melodies



6CD Set
Released 1994
Cat No.: RDCD731-6 (RDC91071-4)
RD Code: BLM 118
Compiled by Jenny Hudson

This collection was the biggest selling album internationally, and was re-ssued several times in the UK. Originating in the US in 1981. It was first released in the UK in 1985 on vinyl and cassette. In 1993 the UK picked up the US version and released it on CD as it was packaged over there in two 3CD Jewel cases. (Cat No. RDCD681-6 ... RD Code: BEST 277 all tracks were credited to Eric Hammerstein). It was then repackaged and resequenced for this release.



CD1

1 - Danube Waves - National Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt cond. - Ivanovici
2 - Rhapsody In Blue - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Gershwin
3 - Depuis Le Jour #from 'Louise' - London Pops Orchestra, Robert Mandell cond. - Charpentier
4 - Swedish Rhapsody - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Alfven
5 - Caprice Viennois / Stars In My Eyes - RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Gamley cond. - Kreisler
6 - Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dance No. 2 - National Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt cond. - Borodin
7 - Vienna, City Of My Dreams - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Sieczynski
8 - Londonderry Air (Traditional) - New Symphony Orchestra, Rene Leibowitz cond. - Trad., arr. Leibowitz
9 - Piano Concerto No. 1 - Bowen~Hill - Tchaikovsky
10 - Clair De Lune - Bowen~Hill - Debussy
11 - Romance - Gamley, With RCA Symphony Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond.~Douglas - Rubinstein
12 - Moonlight Sonata – 1st Movement - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Beethoven
13 - Intermezzo #from 'Cavalleria Rusticana' - Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma, Massimo Freccia cond. - Mascagni
14 - Nocturne In E - Flat Major - Bowen~Hill - Chopin
15 - Rhapsody On A Theme By Paganini, 18th Variation - WIld, With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Russell Stanger cond.~Earl - Rachmaninoff
16 - Evening Star #from 'Tannhauser' - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Wagner
17 - Spellbound Concerto - Wild, With The Romantic Strings, Harry Rabinowtiz cond.~Earl - Rozsa
18 - Summertime - New Symphony Orchestra Of London, Rene Leibowitz cond. - Gershwin
18 - Un Bel Di #from 'Madama Butterfly' - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Puccini
19 - Etude In E Major (So Deep Is The Night) - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Chopin
20 - Habanera From 'Carmen' - RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Henri Rene cond. - Bizet
21 - Softly Awakes My Heart #from 'Samson And Delilah' - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Saint - Saens
22 - Song Of India #from 'Sadko' - RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Gamley cond. - Rimsky - Korsakov
23 - O My Beloved Daddy From 'Gianni Schicchi' - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Puccini

CD2

24 - Fantasie Impromptu - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Chopin
25 - Vesti La Giubba (On With The Motley) #from 'Pagliacci' - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Leoncavallo
26 - Ave Maria - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Schubert
27 - Rustle Of Spring - National Philharmonic Orchestra, Douglas Gamley cond. - Sinding
28 - Waltz Of The Flowers #from 'The Nutcracker Suite' - New Symphony Orchestra Of London, Sir Adrian Boult cond. - Tchaikovsky
29 - To A Wild Rose - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - MacDowell
30 - Spring Night - RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Gamley cond. - Schumann
31 - On Wings Of Song - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Mendelssohn
32 - Chesnut Tree~The - Steiner With The RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt cond.~Christian - Schumann
33 - Last Spring - RCA Symphony Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Grieg
34 - Flight Of The Bumble - Bee~The - New Symphony Orchestra Of London, Rene Leibowitz cond. - Rimsky - Korsakov
35 - Dance Of The Swans #from 'Swan Lake' - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Massimo Freccia cond. - Tchaikovsky
36 - Flower Song #from 'Carmen' - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Bizet
37 - Last Rose Of Summer~The - Gamley~Douglas - Flotow
38 - Greensleeves - Gamley~Douglas - Trad.
39 - Maid With The Flaxen Hair~The - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Knight cond. - Debussy
40 - Humoresque - National Philharmonic Orchestra, Eric Robinson cond. - Dvorak
41 - Summertime - New Symphony Orchestra Of London, Rene Leibowitz cond. - Gershwin
42 - Swan~The - London Pops Orchestra, Robert Mandell cond. - Saint - Saens
43 - Plaisir D'Amour - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Martini
44 - Air On The G String - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Bach
45 - Skaters Waltz~The - New Symphony Orchestra Of London, Rene Leibowitz cond. - Waldteufel
46 - Fast Track Polka - Vienna Volksoper Orchestra, Josef Leo Gruber cond. - Strauss~E
47 - Tales From The Vienna Woods - Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Josef Leo Gruber cond. - Strauss~J . II
48 - Hungarian Dance No. 5 - Vienna Volksoper Orchestra, Josef Leo Gruber cond. - Brahms

CD3

49 - Schon Rosmarin - RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Gamley cond. - Kreisler
50 - Solveig's Song - RCA Italiana Symphony Orchestra, Rene Leibowitz cond. - Grieg
51 - Play Gypsies, Dance Gypsies #from 'Countess Maritza' - Rene~Henri - Kalman
52 - Moldau~The - New Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Gibson cond. - Smetana
53 - Slavonic Dance In C No. 7 - National Philharmonic Orchestra, Douglas Gamley, cond. - Dvorak
54 - Czardas From 'Die Fledermaus' - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt cond. - Strauss~J. II
55 - Finlandia - London Festival Orchestra, Alexander Gibson cond. - Sibelius
56 - Triumphal March #from 'Aida' - Orchestra Filarmonica Di Roma, Massimo Freccia cond. - Verdi
57 - Emperor Waltz - Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Josef Leo Gruber cond. - Strauss~J. II
58 - Military Polonaise - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Chopin
59 - Largo #from 'Xerxes' - National Philharmonic Orchestra, Eric Robinson cond. - Handel
60 - Hornpipe #from 'Water Music Suite No. 2' - Orchestra Of The Accademia Di Santa Cecilia, Rome, Arturo Basile cond. - Handel
61 - Prelude To Act III Of 'Lohengrin' - New Symphony Orchestra Of London, Alexander Gibson cond. - Wagner
62 - Nimrod - National Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt cond. - Elgar
63 - Coronation March #from 'The Prophet' - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras cond. - Meyerbeer
64 - Pomp And Circumstance March No. 1 - New Symphony Orchestra Of London, Sir Adrian Boult cond. - Elgar
65 - Liebestraum - Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Josef Leo Gruber cond. - Liszt
66 - Reverie - London Pops Orchestra, Robert Mandell cond. - Debussy
67 - Waltz #from 'The Sleeping Beauty' - Orchestra Filarmonica Di Roma, Massimo Freccia cond. - Tchaikovsky
68 - Berceuse #from 'Dolly' - Steiner, With The RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt cond.~Christian - Faure
69 - A Dream - Steiner, With The RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt cond.~Christian - Grieg
70 - Traumerei - National Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt cond. - Schumann
71 - Ever Softer Grows My Slumber - Steiner, With The RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt cond.~Christian - Brahms
72 - Apres Un Reve - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Faure
73 - Lullaby - National Philharmonic Orchestra, Douglas Gamley cond. - Brahms

CD4

74 - Malaguena - RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Gamley cond. - Lecuona
75 - Gypsy Air (Zigeunerweisen) - National Philharmonic Orchestra, Douglas Gamley cond. - Sarasate
76 - Brazilian Lullaby - RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Robert Mandell cond. - Trad.
77 - Aragonaise #from 'Carmen' - RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Henri Rene cond. - Bizet
78 - Gypsy Dance #from 'Carmen' - Orchestre De La Societe Des Concerts Symphoniques De Paris, Rene Leibowitz cond. - Bizet
79 - Toreador Song #from 'Carmen' - Orchestre De La Societe Des Concerts Symphoniques De Paris, Rene Leibowitz cond. - Bizet
80 - Concierto De Aranjuez - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Rodrigo
81 - Ritual Fire Dance #from 'El Amor Brujo' - New Symphony Orchestra Of London, Rene Leibowitz cond. - Falla
82 - Andalucia (Spanish Dances) - National Philharmonic Orchestra, Douglas Gamley cond. - Granados, orch. Gamley
83 - Symphony No. 5 In C Minor (First Movement) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Rene Leibowitz cond. - Beethoven
84 - Symphony No. 8 (The Unfinished) (First Movement) - Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Oivin Fjelstad cond. - Schubert
85 - Symphony No. 4 In A Major ('Italian') (First Movement) - Orchestra Of The Accademia Di Santa Cecilia, Rome, Massimo Freccia cond. - Mendelssohn
86 - Symphony No. 9 ('From The New World') (Largo) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jascha Horenstein cond. - Dvorak
87 - Symphony No. 6 In B Minor ('Pathetique') (First Movement) - London Festival Orchestra, Alexander Gibson cond. - Tchaikovsky
88 - Symphony No. 40 In G Minor (First Movement) - Orchestra Of The Accademia Di Santa Cecilia, Rome, cond. Massimo Freccia - Mozart
89 - Symphony No. 94 In G Major ('Surprise') (Second Movement) - Orchestra Of The Accademia Di Santa Cecilia, Rome, Massimo Freccia cond. - Haydn
90 - Symphony No. 9 ('Choral') (Fourth Movement) - Beecham Choral Society And The Royal Philharmonic Orcehstra, Rene Leibowitz cond. - Beethoven
91 - Merry Widow Waltz - Vinter~Gilbert - Lehar
92 - Musetta's Waltz #from 'La Boheme' - Bowen~Hill - Puccini
93 - M'Appari #from 'Martha' - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Gershwin
94 - Bess, You Is My Woman Now From 'Porgy And Bess' - New Symphony Orchestra Of London, cond. Rene Leibowitz - Gershwin
95 - Sempre Libera #from 'La Traviata' - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Verdi
96 - Vilia #from 'The Merry Widow' - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Lehar
97 - Love Theme #from 'Elvira Madigan' (Piano Concert No. 21 In C, Second Movement) - Steiner, With The RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt cond.~Christian - Mozart

CD5

98 - Speak To Me Of My Mother #from 'Carmen' - RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Henri Rene cond. - Bizet
99 - I Dream Of Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Foster
100 - Celeste Aida - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Verdi
101 - Waltz #from 'A Night In Venice' - RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Gamley cond. - Strauss~J. II
102 - Elizabethan Serenade - National Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt cond. - Binge
103 - Champagne Polka - Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Anton Paulik cond. - Strauss~J.II
104 - Waltz In A - Steiner, With The RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt cond.~Christian - Brahms
105 - Minuet - National Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt cond. - Boccherini
106 - Minute Waltz - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Chopin
107 - Air #from 'Water Music Suite No. 1' - Orchestra Of The Accademia Di Santa Cecilia, Rome, Arturo Basile cond. - Handel
108 - Waltz from 'Die Fledermaus' - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt cond. - Strauss~J. II
109 - Serenade - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Haydn
110 - Little Suite #from 'Anna Magdalena Notebook' - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Bach
111 - Love Theme #from 'Romeo And Juliet' - RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt cond. - Tchaikovsky
112 - Wedding Day At Troldhaugen - Broster And Bronwen Jones With The Royal Philharmonic Orchsetra, Peter Knight cond.~Eileen - Grieg
113 - Trumpet Voluntary In D - Wilbraham, With The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Douglas Gamley cond.~John - Clarke, arr. Gamley
114 - Bridal Chorus #from 'Lohengrin' - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Wagner
115 - Ave Maria - New Symphony Orchestra Of London, Rene Leibowitz cond. - Bach, Gounod
116 - Songs My Mother Taught Me - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Dvorak
117 - Ich Liebe Dich (I Love You) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Knight cond. - Grieg
118 - Because - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - D'Hardelot
119 - Wedding March #from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' - National Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt cond. - Mendelssohn
120 - William Tell Overture  -  Finale - Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, James Walker cond. - Rossini
121 - Theme From 2001: A Space Odyssey (Also Sprach Zarathustra) - London Cinema Symphony Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt cond. - Strauss
122 - March Of The Toys #from Babes In Toyland - Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, James Walker cond. - Herbert
123 - Toyland - Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, James Walker cond. - Herbert

CD6

124 - March #from The Nutcraker - New Symphony Orchestra Of London, Sir Adrian Boult cond. - Tchaikovsky
125 - Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy #from The Nutcraker - New Symphony Orchestra Of London, Sir Adrian Boult cond. - Tchaikovsky
126 - Russian Dance (Trepak) #from The Nutcraker - New Symphony Orchestra Of London, Sir Adrian Boult cond. - Tchaikovsky
127 - Chinese Dance #from The Nutcraker - New Symphony Orchestra Of London, Sir Adrian Boult cond. - Tchaikovsky
128 - Dance Of The Toy Flutes #from The Nutcraker - New Symphony Orchestra Of London, Sir Adrian Boult cond. - Tchaikovsky
129 - Syncopated Clock~The - Beecham Promenade Orchestra, Gilbert Vinter cond. - Anderson
130 - Golliwog's Cakewalk - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Knight cond. - Debussy
131 - In The Hall Of The Mountain King - Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, James Walker cond. - Grieg
132 - Overture To HMS Pinafore - New Symphony Orchestra Of London, Rene Leibowitz cond. - Sullivan
133 - Barcarolle #from 'The Tales Of Hoffman' - Orchestre De La Societe Des Concerts Symphoniques De Paris, Rene Leibowitz cond. - Offenbach
134 - Allegro No. 3 #from 'Water Music Suite No. 1' - Orchestra Of the Accademica Di Santa Cecilia, Rome, Arturo Basile cond. - Handel
135 - Blue Danube Waltz - Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Jascha Horenstein cond. - Strauss~J. II
136 - Spring Waters - Steiner, With The RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt cond.~Christian - Rachmaninoff
137 - Swanee River (Old Folks At Home) - RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Gamley cond. - Foster
138 - No Other Love #from 'Victory At Sea' - RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Gamley cond. - Rodgers
139 - To A Water Lily - RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Gamley cond. - MacDowell
140 - Sea And Sinbad's Ship #from 'Scheherazade'~The - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Walker cond. - Rimsky - Korsakov
141 - Grand Waltz #from 'Swan Lake' - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Massimo Freccia cond. - Tchaikovsky
142 - Sabre Dance - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Oscar Danon cond. - Khachaturian
143 - Gypsy Love Waltz - Vinter And His Orchestra~Gilbert - Lehar
144 - Norwegian Dance No. 2 - New Symphony Orchestra Of London, Alexander Gibson cond. - Grieg
145 - La Danza - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Trad.
146 - Pas De Deux #from 'The Nutcracker' - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Mandell cond. - Tchaikovsky
147 - Carmen's Dance #from 'Carmen' - RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Henri Rene cond. - Bizet
148 - Tritsch - Tratsch Polka - National Philharmonic Orchestra, Eric Robinson cond. - Strauss, J. II
149 - Minuet In G - London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein cond. - Beethoven
150 - Can - Can #from 'Orpheus In The Underworld' - National Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt cond. - Offenbach

1 comment:

  1. If I were lost on a desert Island and I could no longer hear this album a piece of me would die each day

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