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Golden Age of Light Music: A Box of Light Musical Allsorts

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Label: Guild - Light Music

Cat No: GLCD5157

Barcode: 0795754515725

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 27th July 2009

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Variety is the keynote in this collection, ranging from the Broadway stage (the exciting opening number from "The Hot Mikado") to the golden age of Hollywood (Alfred Newman's atmospheric theme for "A Letter To Three Wives").

As usual in Guild CDs there are some classics of Light Music, so you won't be surprised to find a major Eric Coates 'Phantasy' - "The Three Bears", and pieces by the likes of Clive Richardson, Angela Morley (Wally Stott) and Ray Martin.

Lesser known composers incude Horace Dann (his unfairly neglected "Worester Beacon") and Cecil Milner, who arranged for many top conductors from Charles Williams to Mantovani.

Contents:
1. My Object All Sublime (from “The Hot Mikado”) (William S. Gilbert, Sir Arthur Sullivan, arr. Robert Farnon): Robert Farnon and his Orchestra
2. Southern Holiday (Felton Rapley): The Connaught Light Orchestra
3. Take Me To Your Heart (Werner Müller): Werner Müller and his Orchestra (As ‘Ricardo Santos’)
4. Three-Two-One-Zero (Al Carson – real name Norman William [‘Norrie’] Paramor): Eric Jupp and his Orchestra
5. Pigalle (Georges Koger, Georges Ulmer): Boris Sarbek and his Orchestra
6. Mannequin Melody (Clive Richardson): Queen’S Hall Light Orchestra, conducted by Robert Farnon
7. “A Letter To Three Wives” Film Music (Alfred Newman): Alfred Newman and his Orchestra
8. A Canadian In Mayfair (Angela Morley, as ‘Wally Stott’): Sidney Torch and his Orchestra
9. Thou Swell (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart): Andre Kostelanetz and his Orchestra
10. Vendetta (Ken Jones, Chris Armstrong – real name Ray Martin): Ray Martin and his Orchestra
11. Military Samba (John McGregor): Edmundo Ros and his Orchestra
12. Let’s Go Shopping (Charles Williams): Danish State Radio Orchestra, conducted by Robert Farnon (As ‘Melodi Light Orchestra, conducted by Ole Jensen’ On 78 Label)
13. Concerto In Jazz (Donald Phillips): The Melachrino Orchestra, conducted by George Melachrino, featuring Pat Dodd, Piano
14. Super Six (Andy Thurlow, real name Harry Rabinowitz): Grosvenor Studio Orchestra, conducted by Dolf Van Der Linden
15. Casbah (Angela Morley, as ‘Wally Stott’): Queen’S Hall Light Orchestra, conducted by Angela Morley
16. Polka Dot (Eric Cook): The New Concert Orchestra, conducted by Cedric Dumont
17. Rahadlakum (from “Kismet”) (Alexander Borodin, arr. Percy Faith): Percy Faith and his Orchestra
18. The Happy Hippo (Eric Winstone): The Connaught Light Orchestra
19. The Three Bears – Fantasy (Eric Coates): London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras
20. Melody In Moccasins (Wilfred Burns, real name Bernard Wilfred Harris): Philip Green and his Orchestra
21. Fly Past (Cecil Milner, full name Edward Cecil Milner): Danish State Radio Orchestra, conducted by Robert Farnon (As ‘Melodi Light Orchestra, conducted by Ole Jensen’ On 78 Label)
22. Worcester Beacon (Horace Dann): London Promenade Orchestra, conducted by Walter Collins
23. St. Boniface Down (Trevor Duncan, real name Leonard Charles Trebilco): Stuttgart Radio Orchestra, conducted by Kurt Rehfeld (As ‘Lansdowne Concert Orchestra’ On 78 Label)
24. London Pride (Noel Coward, arr. Angela Morley): Angela Morley and her Orchestra (As ‘Wally Stott’)

Mono recordings, except tracks 1, 13, 19 & 24 in stereo.