3 CD 3TC
Released June 2000
Cat No.: RDCD3021-3 RDC94691-3
RD Code : TOL 581
Compiled by John Hall
Produced by Paddy Marchant
When Charles Gerhardt passed away in February 1999, I thought that such a great man, so instrumental in the success of Reader's Digest music, should be suitably remembered in the form of a series of music colllections. Unfortunately, I only managed to release one of these officially, but I do have others that I created for my own memories. Charles had been involved in RD since 1960, as planner, producer, supervisor and arranger, bringing together some of the leading conductors and artists of the time in exclusive recordings for the company. Not only that, but on the few occasions that I met him, I found him to be and incredibly intelligent, friendly and humourous human being.
1. CLASSIC LOVE
1 - Clair De Lune (Debussy) Skaila Kanga, Harp, with the National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1994
2 - Romantic Symphony - 2nd Movement (Hanson) RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1967
3 - Venus, The Bringer Of Peace from 'The Planets', Op. 32 (Holst) Philharmonic - Symphony Orchestra of London conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1996
4 - Étude In E, Op. 10/3 (Chopin, arr. Gerhardt) London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1980
5 - Air For The G String (Bach) National Philharmonic Baroque Ensemble conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1989
6 - Concerto For Piano, No. 21 In C - Second Movement (Mozart) Christian Steiner, Piano, with the RCA Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1969
7 - Una Furtiva Lagrima (Donizetti) Thomas Kelly, Clarinet, with the National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1990
8 - Gymnopédie No. 3 (Satie, arr. Debussy) London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1983
9 - Träumerei (Dreaming) (Schumann) National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1971
10 - Romance In F Minor (Tchaikovsky) Christian Steiner, Piano, with the RCA Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1969
11 - Nocturne In E Flat, Op. 9/2 (Chopin, arr. Gerhardt) London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1980
12 - Concierto De Aranjuez – 2nd Movement (Rodrigo) National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt~Manuel Barrueco, Guitar, with the - 1985
2. LOVE THEMES
13 - Love Theme from 'Romeo And Juliet' (Tchaikovsky) RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1968
14 - Romance from 'The Gadfly' (Theme From Reilly) (Shostakovish) London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1990
15 - Touch Her Soft Lips And Part from 'Henry V' (Walton) RCA Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1965
16 - Theme from 'East Of Eden' (Rosenman) RCA Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1965
17 - Lost Weekend - Love Theme (Miklos) National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1985
18 - Cleopatra – Love Theme (North) RCA Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1965
19 - Cathy's Theme from ‘Wuthering Heights’ (Newman) RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1965
20 - Brahms' Lullaby (Brahms) Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of London conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1995
21 - Clarinet Concerto from 'Out Of Africa' (Mozart) Thomas Kelly, Clarinet, with the London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1987
22 - Glenn Miller Story - Love Theme (Mancini) RCA Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1966
23 - Paradise (Clifford) RCA Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1965
24 - Gone With The Wind (Steiner) RCA Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1965
25 - Spellbound Concerto (Rozsa) Robert Docker, Piano with the London Cinema Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1965
26 - Midnight On The Cliffs (Pennario) London Cinema Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1971
27 - Boléro (Ravel) National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1971
3. SONGS OF LOVE
28 - Three Coins In The Fountain (Styne, Cahn) RCA Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1966
29 - Some Enchanted Evening (Rodgers, Hammerstein II) Romantic Strings Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1990
30 - Music Of The Night (Lloyd Webber) London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1987
31 - It's Now Or Never (Di Capua) National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1991
32 - Serenade In The Night (Bixio, Cherubini) National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1994
33 - My Reverie (Clinton) Romantic Strings Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1990
34 - Last Rose Of Summer (Trad.) Romantic Strings conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1965
35 - Pie Jesu from 'Requiem' (Lloyd Webber) London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1990
36 - Our Love Is Here To Stay (Gershwin) London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1987
37 - Love, Your Magic Spell Is Everywhere (Goulding, Janis) National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1994
38 - Laura (Mercer, Raksin) RCA Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1966
39 - Ever Softer Grows My Slumber (Brahms) Christian Steiner, Piano, with the RCA Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1969
40 - Shadow Of Your Smile (Love Theme from 'The Sandpiper') (Mandel, Webster) RCA Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1966
41 - Where Is Your Heart (Song from 'Moulin Rouge’) (Auric, Engvick) RCA Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1966
42 - Moonlight and Roses (Black, Moret) National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1994
43 - Love Changes Everything from 'Aspects Of Love' (Lloyd Webber) National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1994
44 - Love Is A Many Splendored Thing (Webster, Fain) London Cinema Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1965
45 - Around The World (Young, Adamson) RCA Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - 1966