FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS - Wagner

Twentieth issue in the “Favourites From The Classics” series, which was to run for 25 editions.

3CD Set
Released 1995
Cat No.: RDCD1151-3 (RDC92821-3)
RD Code: GNER 020

CD1     SPLENDOUR AND ROMANCE

1 - Overture To 'The Flying Dutchman' - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jascha Horenstein

2 - Overture To 'Rienzi' - Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma conducted by Massimo Freccia

3 - Prelude To 'Tristan And Isolde' - Orchestra of the Community Theatre of Bologna conducted by Arturo Basile

4 - Siegfried Idyll - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jascha Horenstein

5 - Overture To 'Tannhäuser' - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by René Leibowitz

CD2     DRAMA AND FANTASY

1 - Overture To 'The Mastersingers' - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by René Leibowitz

2 - Pilgrims' Chorus from 'Tannhäuser' - Ambrosian Singers with the National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin

3 - Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey from 'Götterdammerung' - Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma conducted by Massimo Freccia

4 - Grand March From 'Tannhäuser' - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin

5 - Prelude To Act III Of 'Lohengrin' - New Symphony Orchestra of London conducted by Alexander Gibson

6 - Spinning Chorus from 'The Flying Dutchman' - Chorus of the Vienna State Opera with the Vienna Volksoper Orchestra conducted by Wilhelm Loibner

7 - Sailors' Chorus from 'The Flying Dutchman' - Chorus of the Vienna State Opera with the Vienna Volksoper Orchestra conducted by Wilhelm Loibner

8 - Bridal Chorus from 'Lohengrin' - Ambrosian Singers with the National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin

9 - Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music from 'Die Walküre' - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt

CD3     DIGNITY AND PASSION

1 - Siegfried's Death and Funeral March from 'Götterdammerung' - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt

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

3 - Venusberg Music from 'Tannhäuser' - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with the Beecham Choral Society conducted by Jascha Horenstein

4 - Liebestod from 'Tristan and Isolde' - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt

5 - Dance Of The Apprentices and Procession Of The Mastersingers from 'The Mastersingers' - Vienna State Opera Orchestra conducted by Massimo Freccia

TIMELESS FAVOURITES - We Remember Them Well - Lionel Bart & Frederick Loewe

Fifth issue in the “Timeless Favourites” series, which was to run for 13 editions.

3CD Set
Released 1995
Cat No.: RDCD1141-3 (RDC92811-3)
RD Code: BART 005
Series Code 58
Compiled by M Moritz

CD1    GOLDEN FAVOURITES

1 - I Could Have Danced All Night from 'My Fair Lady' - Marilyn Hill Smith

2 - On The Street Where You Live from 'My Fair Lady' - Henry Wickham

3 - Almost Like Being In Love from 'Brigadoon' - Ethan Freeman and Janis Kelly

4 - Wouldn't It Be Loverly - Tinuke Olafimihan

5 - Night They Invented Champagne from 'Gigi' - Linzi Hamilton, Sian Phillips and Graham Bickley

6 - If Ever I Would Leave You from 'Camelot' - Robert Meadmore

7 - I Remember It Well from 'Gigi' - Ron Moody and Sian Phillips

8 - Lusty Month Of May from 'Camelot' - Fiona Fullerton

9 - With A Little Bit Of Luck from 'My Fair Lady' - Ron Moody

10 - Come To Me, Bend To Me from 'Brigadoon' - Maurice Clarke

11 - Gigi - Graham Bickley

12 - Embassy Waltz from 'My Fair Lady' - The National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martin Yates

13 - I Loved You Once In Silence from 'Camelot' - Fiona Fullerton

14 - I Wonder What The King Is Doing Tonight? from 'Camelot' - Richard Harris

15 - It's A Bore from 'My Fair Lady'  - Ron Moody and Andrew Newey

16 - I'll Go Home With Bonnie Jean from 'Brigadoon' - Maurice Clarke

17 - Heather On The Hill from 'Brigadoon' - Ethan Freeman and Janis Kelly

18 - My Mother's Weddin' Day from 'Brigadoon' - Megan Kelly

19 - Camelot - Richard Harris and Fiona Fullerton

CD2    ENCHANTING MOMENTS

1 - Thank Heaven For Little Girls from 'Gigi' - Ron Moody

2 - Wand'rin' Star from 'Paint Your Wagon' - Simon Masterton Smith

3 - Just You Wait from 'My Fair Lady' - Tinuke Olafimihan

4 - How To Handle A Woman from 'Camelot' - Richard Harris

5 - I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore from 'Gigi' - Ron Moody

6 - Waitin' For My Dearie from 'Brigadoon' - Janis Kelly

7 - They Call The Wind Maria from 'Paint Your Wagon' - Simon Masterton Smith and Chorus

8 - Get Me To The Church On Time from 'My Fair Lady' - Ron Moody

9 - Love Of My Life from 'Brigadoon' - Megan Kelly

10 - Rain In Spain from 'My Fair Lady' - Alec McCowen, Tinuke Olafimihan and Michael Denison

11 - What Do The Simple Folk Do? from 'Camelot' - Richard Harris and Fiona Fullerton

12 - I Talk To The Trees from 'Paint Your Wagon' - Ethan Freeman

13 - Come To The Ball written for 'My Fair Lady' - Alec McCowen

14 - There But For You Go I from 'Brigadoon' - Ethan Freeman

15 - I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face from 'My Fair Lady' - Alec McCowen

16 - Ascot Gavotte from 'My Fair Lady' - The National Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by John Owen Edwards

17 - Waltz At Maxim's from 'Gigi' - The National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martin Yates

CD3    MAGICAL SOUVENIRS

1 - Consider Yourself from 'Oliver!' - The National Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by John Owen Edwards

2 - You've Got To Pick A Pocket Or Two from 'Oliver!' - Julian Forsythe and The Kids

3 - As Long As He Needs Me from 'Oliver!' - Issy van Randwyck

4 - Food, Glorious Food from 'Oliver!' - The National Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by John Owen Edwards

5 - Who Will Buy? from 'Oliver!' - The National Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by John Owen Edwards

6 - Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be - Diane Langton and Derek James

7 - I'd Do Anything from 'Oliver!' - Irfan Ahmad, Josephine Barstow, Richard South and Megan Kelly

8 - Mums And Dads from 'Blitz!' - The National Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Martin Yates

9 - Oom Pah Pah from 'Oliver!' - Josephine Barstow and Chorus

10 - Where Is Love? from 'Oliver!' - Richard South

11 - Who's This Geezer Hitler? from 'Blitz!' - Diane Langton and Chorus

12 - Day After Tomorrow from 'Blitz!' - Helen Hobson

13 - Reviewing The Situation from 'Oliver!' - Julian Forsythe

14 - Land Of Promises from 'Maggie May' - Katrina Murphy

15 - Maggie, Maggie May from 'Maggie May' - Graham Bickley and Chorus

16 - So Tell Me from 'Blitz!' - Josephine Blake

17 - It's Yourself from 'Maggie May' - Diane Langton and Graham Bickley