Golden Age of Light Music Vol.76: From the Vintage Vaults

The title of this CD could almost apply to every release in Guild’s “Golden Age of Light Music” series so far, because our mission is to make available once again those recordings which have been neglected for far too long, and are no longer available from other sources.

Famous composers of symphonies, marches, jazz and just about everything in-between can be found in this varied selection, mainly from the inter-war years, which surely qualifies for the adjective ‘eclectic’. If anyone still needs convincing that the general term ‘Light Music’ covers a wide variety of styles and performances, then surely the proof is here on this CD. The featured composers range from Sir Edward Elgar and Vaughan Williams, to Ernst Fischer, Reginald King and John Philip Sousa.

Contents:
1. 'The Arcadians' Overture (Lionel Monckton; Howard Talbot, arr. Arthur Wood): Arthur Wood and his Orchestra
2. Buffoon (Zez Confrey): New Light Symphony Orchestra
3. Rondel (Sir Edward Elgar, arr. Haydn Wood; Mina Sir Edward Elgar): Light Symphony Orchestra conducted by Haydn Wood
4. Arpanetta (Ernst Fischer): Robert Gaden and his Orchestra
5. A Fantasy In Blue The Birth of The Blues, Blue Again, Blue Room, So Blue, There’s A Blue Ridge Round My Heart Virginia, Blue Is The Night, Beyond The Blue Horizon, Blue Hills of Pasadena, Blue Skies, Where The Blue of The Night, My Blue Heaven, Good-bye B: Fred Hartley and his Quintet
6. Lullaby Land (Reginald King): London Concert Orchestra
7. The Dwarf’s Patrol - Fantasy (Otto Rathke): The Little Salon Orchestra
8. Suite Orientale Les Bayadères, Au Bord du Gange, Les Almées, Les Patrouilles (Francis Popy): Marek Weber and his Orchestra
9. March Past of The Kitchen Utensils (Ralph Vaughan Williams): BBC Theatre Orchestra conducted by Clarence Raybould
10. Gipsy Wine (Helmut Ritter): Barnabas Von Geczy and his Orchestra
11. Springtime Serenade (Jonny Heykens): Marek Weber and his Orchestra
12. In Playful Mood (Montague Ewing): International Radio Orchestra
13. 'Gasparone' Potpourri (Carl Millöcker): Edith Lorand And Her Viennese Orchestra
14. Püppchen - Two Step Intermezzo (Little Doll) (Jean Gilbert, real name Max Winterfeld): Continental Novelty Orchestra
15. A Day In Naples - Tarantella (George W. Byng): New Concert Orchestra conducted by Jay Wilbur
16. Mon Bijou (Robert Stolz): Alfredo Campoli and his Salon Orchestra
17. Songs of The Fair (Easthope Martin): Symphony Orchestra conducted by Walter Goehr (As ‘George Walter’ On Record Label)
18. Summer Evening In Santa Cruz (Jose F. Payan, Fred Hartley): Albert Sandler and his Orchestra
19. Niagara (Carl Robrecht): Pall Mall Revellers
20. Sousa Marches - Medley Washington Post, King Cotton Stars and Stripes, Liberty Bell, El Capitan, High School Cadets, The Diplomat, Stars and Stripes (John Philip Sousa, arr Major Williams): Jack Hylton and his Orchestra