Sechs Lieder Op. 1 / Fünf Lenau-Lieder Op. 17 / Zwei Lieder Op. 12 / Rural Scenes Op. 30 / Village songs Op. 34 / Annemarie, Fox-Trot Op. 38 / Boze, cos Polske / Cyt ... to gra smierc ... Op. 23 / Pozdrowienie Op. 6 No. 2 / Alpy Op. 5
Elzbieta Szmytka, Soprano / Jean Rigby, Mezzo-Soprano / William Dazeley, Baritone / Krysztof Smietana, Violin / Iain Burnside, Piano / Philharmonia Chorus - David Hill / Philharmonia Orchestra - Gary Brain
Concerto No.1 - La primavera / Concerto No.2 - L’estate / Concerto No.3 - L’autunno / Concerto No.4 - L’inverno / Concerto in E flat major Op.8 No.5 - La tempest di Mare
Robert Atchison, Violin / Sir Michael Gambon, Narrator / Altamira Chamber Orchestra
Suite for Orchestra, Op.25 / Quatre Méditations, Op.14 / Sérénade Op.24, for violin and orchestra / Sinfonia, Op.28 / Capriccio, Op.15 / Sinfonietta in D, Op.16
Ingolf Turban, Violin / Philharmonia Orchestra - Gary Brain
Schumann - Papillons Op.2 / Kirchner - Romanzen Op.22 / Huber / Stimmungen - Skizzen für Pianoforte Op.35 / Liszt - Müller-Lieder von Franz Schubert S 565 /
Andrea Wiesli, Piano
Squaring The Circle / Geometric Designs / Kite (version 2) / blue, indigo, violet / Quadrivium / Wonderlands
Gemini, The Wallance Collections
Symphony in C major Op.31 / Notturno and Scherzo Op.30 / Music for orchestra Op.35 / Kleine Suite Op.27
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Marc Andreae
Ave Maria / Alma Redemptoris Mater / Marienlieder, Op.22 / Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen / Det är en ros utsprungen (Sandström) / Canticum Mariae Virginis
Fairhaven Singers - Ralph Woodward, Organ
Suite für Klavier Nr. 1 / Suite für Klavier Nr. 2 / Deutsche Chansons für Singstimme und Klavier / Claudia Sutter - unfassbar en Forme ee Suite für Sing- und Sprechstimme und Klavier / Epilog-Wälzerchen - Reminiszenz
Claudia Sutter, Piano, Alto, Sprechgesang / Leslie Leon, Mezzo-Soprano
Movements for Clarinet, Violin and Cello / Sonata for Clarinet, Cello and Piano / Fauvel’s Rondeaux / Clarinet Quintet La Donna
Linda Merrick, clarinet / Aaron Shorr, piano / Kreutzer Quartet: (Peter Sheppard Skaerved, violin - Mihailo Trandafilovski, violin - Morgan Goff, viola - Neil Heyde, cello)
Bist du bei mir, BWV508 / Suite for Orchestra No.3, BWV1068: Air / Magnificat in D, BWV243 / Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D, BWV1050
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Anna Báthy, soprano 1 / Judit Sándor, soprano 2 / Magda Tiszay, contralto / Lajos Somogyvári, tenor / György Littasy, bass / Oliver Nagy, continuo / Sandor Margittay, organ / Budapest Chorus - Miklós Forrai / Budapest Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tibor Ney, violin / János Szebenyi, flute / Annie Fischer, piano
Schubert - Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944 / Elgar - Enigma Variations Op.36 / Mozart - Symphony No. 35 'Haffner in D major, K. 385 / Rossini - Overture 'La gazza ladra' (The Thieving Magpie) / Wagner - Funeral Music / British National Anthem / Brahms - Variations on a theme of Haydn Op. 56a (St. Anthony ) Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto
The Philadelphia Orchestra / The BBC Symphony Orchestra / Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York / La Scala Orchestra / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Philharmonia Orchestra / Nathan Milstein, violin / Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York
Mozart - Così fan tutte KV 588 - Overture / Hindemith - Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber / Berg - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra 'To the memory of an angel' / Reger - Phantasie über den Choral "Wie schön leucht't uns der Morgenstern" / Berwald - Estrella di Soria - Overture
Konsertförenings orkester Stockholm, Louis Krasner, violin / Kungliga Teatern orkester Stockholm - Fritz Busch
Gurrelieder (Songs of Gurre) / Verklärte Nacht ( Transfigured Night) - Transfigured Night, Op. 4
Edinburgh Royal Choral Union - Herrick Bunney / London Symphony Orchestra - Leopold Stokowski / James McCracken, tenor / Gre Brouwenstijn, soprano / Nel Rankin, mezzo-soprano / Forbes Robinson, baritone / John Lanigan, tenor
Bach - Sonata in B flat, Op.17 No.6 / Pergolesi - Sonatas / Mozart - Variations on “Ah, vous dirai-je maman” K.265 / Brahms - Intermezzo in C, Op.119 No.3 / Kabalevsky - Sonatina, Op.13 No.1 / Shostakovich - Seven Preludes from Op.34
Daniel Barenboim, piano
Just as two economists usually disagree, it would be difficult to find two music lovers who acknowledge where the exact boundaries of Light Music actually lie. The repertoire covered in this collection would certainly provide food for some serious arguments, but does it really matter? If music is enjoyable, then why do some people get so uptight about labels? At Guild we simply want to offer a varied selection that is pleasing upon a first encounter, and can become increasingly rewarding when it becomes better known, like a good friend.
The previous two Guild ‘Lost Transcription’ collections (GLCD 5174 & 5181) have confirmed that a vast amount of light music was once recorded that was never intended to be purchased by the public to add to their private collections. It was offered to radio stations around the world, but some other uses included educational projects and the entertainment of the armed forces.
This collection is simply - and unashamedly - meant to be enjoyable! The term ‘Light’ implies that the music is not serious, but equally it is far from frivolous because it features delightful melodies by some of the finest composers of the last century. Names such as Leroy Anderson, Cyril Watters, Angela Morley, Clive Richardson and Laurie Johnson are evidence of the pedigree of the composers.
The arrangers are some of the most important people in the music business, yet all too often their work is taken for granted and usually ignored. But without the skill of the arranger, the glorious sounds that any musical ensemble can create might never emerge. The arrival of the LP around 1950 ushered in a period when top arrangers would find themselves in demand from the light music conductors whose albums were to prove so popular.
As the title of this CD clearly suggests, the emphasis in this collection is on strings, although in the interests of variety the other sections of the orchestra also get their opportunity to shine. That immensely talented American composer Leroy Anderson sets the tone with his landmark Belle Of The Ball, leaving the equally gifted David Rose to complete a selection of 28 light music cameos with an extended version of his famous Holiday For Strings. Rose is widely credited as the man who injected short, bright pieces of instrumental music with an infectious string sound in the 1940s that would be emulated by many musicians during the following decades.
There is a slight shift in emphasis in this second volume of music associated with the Continent of Europe, compared with the first selection issued in 2007 on GLCD5132. Previously the intention was to create the impression of melodies reminiscent of various countries, often as perceived by musicians far distant from those foreign shores. This time all the tracks are played by orchestras resident in Europe, and there are examples of them performing some standard works from the light music repertoire.
This collection takes its title from an attractive composition composed and played by the American maestro Herman Clebanoff, who was usually known only by his surname. He heads a roster of fine orchestras from the USA, including Frederick Fennell, Pete King, David Rose, Richard Hayman, Les Baxter, Xavier Cugat, Percy Faith and Paul Weston. But British orchestras are also well represented with great performances from two 'Cyrils' - Stapleton and Ornadel, plus Ray Martin, Robert Farnon, Norrie Paramor, Tony Osborne and Charles Williams.
By the time the 1960s arrived most conductors and record companies had just about learned to forget about the 'ping pong' effects that the arrival of stereo had offered. Instead the new medium was employed in demonstrating that the extra sound channel sometimes allowed the listener to hear the more delicate nuances that had previously been difficult to detect among the wall of sound fighting to emerge through just one loudspeaker.