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