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150 Best Loved Melodies

Charles Gerhardt · Douglas Gamley · René Leibowitz · Massimo Freccia · Adrian Boult · James Walker · Alexander Gibson · Henri René · Peter Knight · Robert Mandell

Reader’s DigestCat. RDC 91071-54h 22m101 tracks
MusicBrainz

150 Best Loved Melodies, CD, on Reader’s Digest. Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Edvard Grieg, Georges Bizet, Johann Strauss II, performed by Charles Gerhardt, Douglas Gamley, René Leibowitz, Massimo Freccia; 101 tracks.

Composers

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky12Edvard Grieg7Georges Bizet6Johann Strauss II6George Frideric Handel4Johannes Brahms4Antonín Dvořák3Claude Debussy3Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov3Robert Schumann3Edward Elgar2Felix Mendelssohn2Fritz Kreisler2George Gershwin2Jacques Offenbach2Ludwig van Beethoven2Sergei Rachmaninoff2Victor Herbert2Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2Alexander Borodin1Anton Rubinstein1Aram Khachaturian1Arthur Sullivan1Bedřich Smetana1Camille Saint-Saëns1Christian Sinding1Eduard Strauss1Edward MacDowell1Émile Waldteufel1Enrique Granados1Ernesto Lecuona1Franz Schubert1Gabriel Fauré1Giacomo Meyerbeer1Gioachino Rossini1Giuseppe Verdi1Gustave Charpentier1Ioan Ivanovici1Jean Sibelius1Jeremiah Clarke1Johann Sebastian Bach1Joseph Haydn1Leroy Anderson1Luigi Boccherini1Manuel de Falla1Pablo de Sarasate1Pietro Mascagni1Richard Strauss1Richard Wagner1Ronald Binge1Stephen Foster1

Tracklist

Disc 1

01

Danube Waves

Ioan Ivanovici - Valurile Dunării

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

2:44
03

Depuis le jour from' Louise'

Gustave Charpentier - Louise: Acte III, Scène I. “Depuis le jour” (Louise)

Robert Mandell

4:02
05

Caprice Viennois / Stars in my Eyes

Fritz Kreisler - Caprice viennois, op. 2

Douglas Gamley, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

3:12
06

'Prine Igor': Polovtsian Dance No.2

Alexander Borodin - Polovtsian Dances no. 17, “Polovtsian Dance with Chorus”

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

1:43
11

Romance

Anton Rubinstein - Romance in E-flat major, op. 44 no. 1

Douglas Gamley, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

3:32
13

Intermezzo from 'Cavalleria Rusticana'

Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo

Massimo Freccia

4:00
15

Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, 18th Variation

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII

Russell Stanger, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Earl Wild

2:42
20

Habanera from 'Carmen'

Georges Bizet - Carmen Suite no. 2

Henri René, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

2:03
22

"Song of India" from 'Sadko'

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Sadko: Scene IV. Song of the Indian Guest

Douglas Gamley, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

3:09
27

Rustle of Spring

Christian Sinding - 6 Stücke, op. 32: Nr. 3. Frühlingsrauschen

Douglas Gamley, National Philharmonic Orchestra

2:29
28

Waltz of the Flowers from 'The Nutcracker Suite'

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Adrian Boult, New Symphony Orchestra

2:10
30

Spring Night

Robert Schumann - Liederkreis, op. 39: Nr. 12. Frühlingsnacht

Douglas Gamley, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

1:12

Disc 2

02

The Chestnut Tree

Robert Schumann - Myrthen, op. 25: Nr. 3. Der Nußbaum

Charles Gerhardt, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

2:51
03

Last Spring

Edvard Grieg - To elegiske melodier, op. 34: No. 2. Våren

RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

3:26
04

The Flight of the Bumble Bee

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Полёт шмеля

René Leibowitz, New Symphony Orchestra

1:30
05

Dance of the Swans from 'Swan Lake'

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a

Massimo Freccia

1:27
09

The Maid with the Flaxen Hair

Claude Debussy - Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125

Peter Knight, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

2:52
10

Humoresque

Antonín Dvořák - Humoresque in G-flat major, op. 101 no. 7

Eric Robinson, National Philharmonic Orchestra

2:19
11

Summertime

George Gershwin - Summertime

René Leibowitz, New Symphony Orchestra

2:23
12

The Swan

Camille Saint-Saëns - Le Carnaval des animaux

Robert Mandell

3:15
15

The Skaters Waltz

Émile Waldteufel - Les Patineurs, op. 183

René Leibowitz, New Symphony Orchestra

2:31
16

Fast Track Polka

Eduard Strauss - Bahn Frei!, op. 45

Symphony Orchestra of the Volksoper Vienna

2:10
18

Hungarian Dance No.5

Johannes Brahms - Hungarian Dances

Symphony Orchestra of the Volksoper Vienna

2:16
19

Schön Rosmarin

Fritz Kreisler - Schön Rosmarin

Douglas Gamley, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

2:03
20

Solveig's Song

Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55

René Leibowitz, RCA Italiana Orchestra

1:45
22

The Moldau

Bedřich Smetana - Má vlast, JB 1:112

Alexander Gibson, New Symphony Orchestra

2:56
23

Slavonic Dance in C, No.7

Antonín Dvořák - Slavonic Dances, op. 72: No. 7 in C major. Allegro vivace

Douglas Gamley, National Philharmonic Orchestra

1:46
24

Czardas from 'Die Fledermaus'

Johann Strauss II - Die Fledermaus, Act II: Echoes of Hungary! (Czárdás)

Charles Gerhardt, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

2:39
25

Finlandia

Jean Sibelius - Finlandia, op. 26

Charles Gerhardt, London Festival Orchestra

2:54
26

Triumphal March from 'Aida'

Giuseppe Verdi - Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)

Massimo Freccia

3:23
29

Largo from 'Xerxes'

George Frideric Handel - Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù”

Eric Robinson, National Philharmonic Orchestra

3:47
30

Hornpipe from 'Water Music Suite No.2'

George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe

Arturo Basile, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

1:20

Disc 3

01

Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin

Richard Wagner - Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III. Vorspiel

Alexander Gibson, New Symphony Orchestra

3:16
02

Nimrod

Edward Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

3:26
03

Coronation March from 'The Prophet'

Giacomo Meyerbeer - Le Prophète: Acte IV No. 24 Marche du sacre (La Marche du couronnement)

Charles Mackerras

3:45
04

Pomp and Circumstance March No.1

Edward Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major

Adrian Boult, New Symphony Orchestra

2:24
06

Reverie

Claude Debussy - Rêverie

Robert Mandell

3:32
07

Waltz from 'The Sleeping Beauty'

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66a

Massimo Freccia

1:47
08

Berceuse from 'Dolly'

Gabriel Fauré - Dolly Suite, op. 56

Charles Gerhardt, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

3:16
09

A Dream

Edvard Grieg - Sechs Lieder, op. 48: No. 6. Ein Traum

Charles Gerhardt, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

2:34
10

Traumerei

Robert Schumann - Kinderszenen, op. 15: Träumerei

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

2:28
11

Ever Softer Grows My Slumber

Johannes Brahms - 5 Lieder, op. 105: Nr. 2. Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer

Charles Gerhardt, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

2:50
13

Lullaby

Johannes Brahms - 5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied

Douglas Gamley, National Philharmonic Orchestra

2:24
14

Malaguena

Ernesto Lecuona - Malagueña from Andalucia Suite

Douglas Gamley, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

2:49
15

Gypsy Air (Zigeunerweisen)

Pablo de Sarasate - Zigeunerweisen, op. 20

Douglas Gamley, National Philharmonic Orchestra

2:06
17

Aragonaise from 'Carmen'

Georges Bizet - Carmen Suite no. 1

Henri René, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

1:59
18

Gypsy Dance from 'Carmen'

Georges Bizet - Spanish Gypsy Dance (from “Carmen”)

René Leibowitz, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

3:08
19

Toreador Song from 'Carmen'

Georges Bizet - Carmen Suite no. 2

René Leibowitz, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

2:13
21

Ritual Fire Dance from 'El Amor Bujo'

Manuel de Falla - El amor brujo

René Leibowitz, New Symphony Orchestra

1:58
22

Andalucia (Spanish Dances)

Enrique Granados - 12 danzas españolas, op. 37, nº 5: Andaluza (Playera)

Douglas Gamley, National Philharmonic Orchestra

5:41
23

Symphony No.5 in C Minor (First Movement)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67

René Leibowitz, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

2:47
24

Symphony No.8 ('The Unfinished') (First Movement)

Franz Schubert - Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 “Unfinished”

Øivin Fjeldstad, Oslo Philharmonic

2:54
25

Symphony No.4 in A Major ('Italian') (First Movement)

Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian”

Massimo Freccia, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

3:50
26

Symphony No.9 "From the New World", Largo

Antonín Dvořák - Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“

Jascha Horenstein, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

2:44
27

Symphony No.6 in B Minor ('Pathetique') (First Movement)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”

Alexander Gibson

2:25
28

Symphony No.40 in G Minor (First Movement)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”

Massimo Freccia, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

1:51
29

Symphony No.94 in G Major ('Surprise') (Second Movement)

Joseph Haydn - Symphony no. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 “Surprise”

Massimo Freccia, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

4:10
30

Symphony No.9 ('Choral') (Fourth Movement)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”

René Leibowitz, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

4:18

Disc 4

03

Bess, You Is My Woman Now from 'Porgy and Bess'

George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Bess, You Is My Woman Now”

René Leibowitz, New Symphony Orchestra

3:11
06

Love Theme from 'Elvira Madigan' (Piano Concerto No.21 in C, Second Movement)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467

Charles Gerhardt, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

2:34
07

Speak to Me of My Mother From 'Carmen'

Georges Bizet - Carmen : Acte I. No. 7 Duo « Parle-moi de ma mère ! » (Don José, Micaëla)

Henri René, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

1:57
10

Waltz From 'A Night in Venice'

Johann Strauss II - Eine Nacht in Venedig: Akt III: Lagunenwalzer (Herzog Guido von Urbino)

Douglas Gamley, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

2:36
11

Elizabethan Serenade

Ronald Binge - Elizabethan Serenade

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

2:47
12

Champagne Polka

Johann Strauss II - Champagner Polka, op. 211

Anton Paulik, Vienna Symphony

2:39
13

Waltz in A Flat

Johannes Brahms - Waltz, op. 39 no. 15

Charles Gerhardt, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

1:39
14

Minuet

Luigi Boccherini - Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

1:32
16

Air from Water Music, (Suite No.1)

George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]

Arturo Basile, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

1:56
17

Waltz from 'Die Fledermaus'

Johann Strauss II - Die Fledermaus, Act II: "A waltz, let's have a waltz"

Charles Gerhardt, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

2:39
20

Love Theme from 'Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture'

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39

Charles Gerhardt, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

3:09
21

Wedding Day at Troldhaugen

Edvard Grieg - Lyriske stykker, op. 65 no. 6: Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen

Peter Knight, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

2:08
22

Trumpet Voluntary in D

Jeremiah Clarke - The Prince of Denmark’s March

Douglas Gamley, National Philharmonic Orchestra

2:50
24

Ave Maria

Johann Sebastian Bach - Ave Maria

René Leibowitz, New Symphony Orchestra

2:56
26

Ich leibe dich (I love you)

Edvard Grieg - Jeg elsker dig, op. 5 nr. 3

Peter Knight, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

2:18
28

Wedding March from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

Felix Mendelssohn - Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 9. Hochzeitsmarsch. Allegro vivace

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

1:48
29

William Tell Overture-Finale

Gioachino Rossini - William Tell Overture: Finale, March of the Swiss Soldiers (allegro vivace)

James Walker

3:10

Disc 5

01

Theme From '2001: A Space Odyssey' (Also Sprach Zarathustra)

Richard Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30

Charles Gerhardt

2:03
02

March of the Toys from 'Babes in Toyland'

Victor Herbert - Babes in Toyland: Act II. March of the Toys

James Walker

2:47
03

Toyland

Victor Herbert - Toyland

James Walker

1:49
04

The Nutcracker 'Danses caracteristiques': March

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Adrian Boult, New Symphony Orchestra

2:30
05

The Nutcracker 'Danses caracteristiques': Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Adrian Boult, New Symphony Orchestra

1:48
06

The Nutcracker 'Danses caracteristiques': Russian dance

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Adrian Boult, New Symphony Orchestra

1:08
07

The Nutcracker 'Danses caracteristiques': Chinese Dance

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Adrian Boult, New Symphony Orchestra

1:08
08

The Nutcracker 'Danses caracteristiques': Dance of the Toy Flutes

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Adrian Boult, New Symphony Orchestra

2:34
09

The Syncopated Clock

Leroy Anderson - The Syncopated Clock

Gilbert Vinter

2:30
10

Golliwog's Cakewalk

Claude Debussy - Children’s Corner, L. 113

Peter Knight, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

2:44
11

In the Hall of the Mountain King

Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46

James Walker

2:27
12

Overture to 'H.M.S. Pinafore'

Arthur Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore: Overture

René Leibowitz, New Symphony Orchestra

2:12
13

Barcarolle from 'The Tales of Hoffmann'

Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)

René Leibowitz, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

2:38
14

Allegro No.3 from 'Water Music Suite No.1'

George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]

Arturo Basile, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

2:42
15

Blue Danube Waltz

Johann Strauss II - An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314

Jascha Horenstein

2:38
16

Spring Waters

Sergei Rachmaninoff - 12 Romances, op. 14: no. 11 "Spring Waters"

Charles Gerhardt, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

1:59
17

Swanee River (Old Folks at Home)

Stephen Foster - Old Folks at Home

Douglas Gamley, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

2:09
19

To a Water Lily

Edward MacDowell - 10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51: No. 6. To a Water Lily

Douglas Gamley, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

3:09
20

The Sea and Sinbad's Ship from 'Scheherazade'

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade, op. 35

James Walker, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

2:57
21

Grand Waltz from 'Swan Lake'

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a

Massimo Freccia

3:25
22

Sabre Dance

Aram Khachaturian - Third Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 55

Oskar Danon, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

2:27
24

Norwegian Dance No.2

Edvard Grieg - Four Norwegian Dances, op. 35: No. 2. Allegretto tranquillo e grazioso in A major

Alexander Gibson, New Symphony Orchestra

2:15
26

Pas de deux from 'The Nutcracker'

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14a. Па-де-де: Танец Принца Оршада и Феи Драже

Robert Mandell, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

3:37
27

Carmen's Dance from 'Carmen'

Georges Bizet - Spanish Gypsy Dance (from “Carmen”)

Henri René, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

1:07
28

Tritsch-Tratsch Polka

Johann Strauss II - Tritsch–Tratsch Polka, op. 214

Eric Robinson, National Philharmonic Orchestra

2:50
30

Can Can from 'Orpheus in the Underworld'

Jacques Offenbach - Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Scene 2. Galop Infernal

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

2:04

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