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Charles Gerhardt presents Themes Of Love

 


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