THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL MELODIES - Orchestral Magic

Volume 12 of the 'The World's Most Beautiful Melodies' series which was to run for 15 volumes.

3CD Set
Released June 1996
Cat No.: RDCD1411-3  RDC93081-3
RD Code: ORCM 012
Series Code 062
Compilation by M Moritz, Production by P Marchant

1             Glorious Favourites

1 - Summer #from 'The Four Seasons' - José - Luis Garcia, Violin, with the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin - Vivaldi

2 - Romanian Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 11 In A - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Oscar Danon - Enescu

3 - Perpetual Motion, Op. 257 - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent - Strauss II

4 - L'Arlésienne' Suite No. 1: Prelude - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - Bizet

5 - L'Arlésienne' Suite No. 1: Minuetto - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - Bizet

6 - L'Arlésienne' Suite No. 1: Carillon - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - Bizet

7 - Capriccio Italien, Op. 45 - New Symphony Orchestra of London conducted by Alexander Gibson - Tchaikovsky

8 - Arabian Dance #from 'Peer Gynt' Suite No. 2, Op. 55 - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - Grieg

9 - Carnival Overture, Op. 92 - London Festival Orchestra conducted by Alexander Gibson - Dvorák

2             Sound and Spectacle

1 - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Douglas Gamley - Liszt

2 - Fountains Of Rome - New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Massimo Freccia - Respighi

3 - Islamey: Oriental Fantasy - RCA Symphony Orchestra orchestrated and conducted by Douglas Gamley - Balakirev

4 - Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36 - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - Rimsky - Korsakov

5 - Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity #from 'The Planets', Op. 32 - Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by William Boughton - Holst

6 - Alborada Del Gracioso - Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma conducted by René Leibowitz - Ravel

7 - La Mer: Dialogue Of The Wind And The Sea - Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma conducted by Massimo Freccia - Debussy

3             Romance and Enchantment

1 - Overture To 'Hansel And Gretel' - Vienna State Opera Orchestra conducted by Victor Desarzens - Humperdinck

2 - Siegfried Idyll - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jascha Horenstein - Wagner

3 - In The Steppes Of Central Asia - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - Borodin

4 - Young Prince And Princess #from 'Scheherazade', Op. 35 - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted James Walker - Rimsky - Korsakov

5 - Romeo And Juliet: Dramatic Symphony: Love Scene, Op. 17 - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Antal Dorati - Berlioz

6 - Summer Night On The River - New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by William Jackson - Delius