Two By Kern:  The Cat And The Fiddle, Music In The Air EXCD041- Total Playing Time: 71.30 MUSIC IN THE AIR. Jane Pickens with Al Goodman And His Orchestra and the Guild Choristers. 1. Overture; 2. I’ve Told Every Little Star; 3. Prayer; 4. There’s A Hill Beyond A Hill; 5. I’m Alone; 6. I’m So Eager; 7. One More Dance (Night Flies By); 8. In Egern On The Tegern Sea; 9. The Song Is You; 10. We Belong Together; THE CAT AND THE FIDDLE. Doreen Hume, Sop.; Dennis Quilley, Bar.; The Michael Sammes Singers with Johnny Gregory and His Orchestra.  11. Overture – The Night Was Made For Love; 12. She Didn’t Say Yes; 13. The Breeze; 14. The Love Parade; 15. Try To Forget; 16. A New Love Is Old; Finale – The Night Was Made For Love.  MUSIC IN THE AIR. Marion Grimaldi, Sop; Andy Cole, Bar.; The Linden Singers with Orchestra conducted by Cyril Ornadel. 17. Overture and There’s A Hill Behind A Hill; 18. I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star; 19. And Love Was Born; 20. I’m Alone; 21. When Spring Is In The Air; 22. The Song Is You.

The Fabulous Kate Smith (Stereo) EXCD042 - Total Playing Time: 78.38 With Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler. 1. If It Were Up To Me; 2. Danny Boy; 3. April In Paris; 4. Thine Alone; 5. Be My Love; 6. Kiss Me Again; 7. Brazil; 8. Because; 9. Strange Music; 10. For You Alone; 11. All The Way; 12. When Day Is Done;    With Orchestra conducted by Peter Matz. 13. Somewhere, My Love; 14. Yesterday; 15. My Best Beau; 16. I Do, I Do; 17. Who Can I Turn To? 18. The Impossible Dream; 19. Strangers In The Night; 20. On A Clear Day; 21. The Shadow Of Your Smile; 22. If He Walked Into My Life;

 

Songs Of The Fabulous Thirties - David Rose And His Orchestra (Stereo) EXCD043 - Total Playing Time:  67.44 1. Beyond The Blue Horizon; 2. Red Sails In The Sunset; 3. Isle Of Capri; 4. Let’s Fall In Love; 5. Sweet Leilani; 6. Love In Bloom; 7. Sunrise Serenade; 8. It’s Only A Paper Moon; 9. Night And Day; 10. June in January; 11. The Continental; 12. Stardust; 13. Peanut Vendor; 14. Deep Purple; 15. Two Hearts In Three-quarter Time; 16. Body And Soul; 17. Little Old Lady; 18. Begin the Beguine; 19. Thanks For The Memory; 20. I’m In The Mood For Love; 21. How Deep Is The Ocean? 22. Exactly Like You; 23. And The Angels Sing; 24. Stormy Weather. (These are the recordings David made for Kapp and have no relationship to same or like items he did for other labels)

  

HILDE GUEDEN sings OPERETTA FAVOURITES EXCD044 MONO  with Stanley Black, Chorus & Orchestra [English] 1. Music In May (Novello); 2. I’ll Follow My Secret Heart (Coward); 3. Zigeuner (Coward); 4. Leap Year Waltz (Novello); 5. Someday My Heart Will Awake (Novello); 6. I Can Give You The Starlight (Novello); 7. The Waltz Of My Heart (Novello); 8. I’ll See You Again (Coward); 9. The Violin Began To Play (Novello); 10. We’ll Gather Lilacs (Novello); 11. Someday I’ll Find You (Coward); 12. Glamorous Night (Novello).STEREO. With the Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Max Schonherr. [German]; 13. (a) Wiener Blut Muss Was Eigenes Sein and Gross Dich Gott, Due Liebes Nesterl (from Vienna Blood) [Strauss, arr. Schonher](b) Entr’acte (from Die Fledermaus)[Strauss); (c) Ich War So Gern Einmal Verliebt (from Sissy)[Kreisler); 14. (a) Introduction & Chorus (from Countess Maritza)[Kalman; Smith); (b) Komm’ Held Meiner Traume (from Der tapfere Solda )[Oscar Straus ); (c) Heut’ Konnt’ Einer Sein Gluck Bei Mir Machen (from Madame Pompadour) [Fall; Welisch; Schauer); (d) Automobil Marsch (from Die Dollarprinzessin – The Dollar Princess][ Fall]; (e) Horich Cymbalklange (from Zigeunerliebe – Gypsy Love)[Lehar]; 15. (a) Man Nennt Mich Nur Das Lercherl Von Hernals (from Hoheittanzt Waltzer)[Ascher; Brammer; Grunwald); (b)Waltz Motive (from Der Schatzmeister) [Ziehrer] (c) Introduction & Kosende Wellen (from Der Zarewitsch)[Der Zarewitsch][Lehar}(d) Introduction & Ich Bin Verliebt (from Schon ist die Welt) [Lehar]; 16. (a) Introduction from The Overture (from Rund); (b) Lippen Schweigen & Waltz Motive (from Die lustige Witwe); (c)Leise, Ganz Leise (from Ein Waltzertraum); (d) Introduction from The Overture (from Wiener Blut); (e) Draussen In Sievering (from Die Tanzerin Fanny Elssler); (f) Introduction & Wiener Blut Muss Was Eigenes Sein (from Wiener Blut)

Memories Of Dorothy Kirsten - Volume No. 1 EXCD045 / 046 – Total Playing Time: 76.46 / 79.30 CD No.1.  TOSCA (Edited) (Puccini) with Daniele Barioni (Cavaradossi); Salvatore Baccaloni (The Sacristan); Alessio De Paolis (Spoletta); Frank Guarrera (Scapia); George Cehanovsky (Sciarrone); Clifford Harmot (Angelotti) Louis Sgarro (A Jailer) and The Orchestra of The Met. Opera Association of N.Y. cond. by Dimitri Mitropoulos. CD No.2. Tk. 1 TOSCA – contd.:  Tk. 2 LA BOHEME (Puccini) with Richard Tucker and The Orchestra of The Metropolitan Opera Association of New York conducted by Fausto Cleva. Act 1: Duet Music Che gelinda, manina (Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen):  Tk. 3 Act 1  :  Si, mi chiamano Mimi (My Name Is Miami):  Tk. 4 Act 1  :  O soave fanciula (O Beautiful Maiden):  Tk. 5 Act 2  :  Musetta’s Waltz.  Columbia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fausto Cleva:  Tk. 6 Act 3  :  Mimi’s Farewell:  Tk. 7 MANON LESCAUT (Puccini) Act 2  :  L’ora O Tirsi e Bella:  Tk. 8 Act 2  :  In quelle trine morbide.  RCA  Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jean Paul Moreli:  Tk. 9 Act 2  :  Tu, tu amore tu:  Tk. 10. Act 4  :  Sola, perduta  abbandonata:  Tk. 11. MANON (Massenet) Act 2  :  Adieu, notre petite table:  Tk. 12. Act 3  :  Toi! Vous!   N’est-ce plus ma   RCA Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jean Paul Moreli:  Tk. 13. Act 3  :  Obeissons quand leur voix appelle (“Gavotte”) Tk. 14. ANDRIANA LECOUVREUR (Cilea)

Memories Of Dorothy Kirsten - Volume No. 2 EXCD047 – Total Playing Time 79.40 1. LA TRAVIATA (Verdi) with The Orchestra of The Metropolitan  Opera Association of New York conducted by Fausto Cleva :  Act 1  :  Ah! fors’ e lui; 2. Act 3  :  Addio del passato; Tk 3. FAUST  (Gounod); 3  :  The King of Thule and Jewel Song; 4. CARMEN  (Bizet) Act 3  :  Micaela’s Air; 5. ANDREA CHENIER (Giordano) Act 3  :  La Mamma morta; 6. LOUISE (Charpentier) with RCA  Symphony Orchestra  conducted by Jean Paul Moreli Act 2  :  Depuis le jour  ou je me suis donnee; 7. MADAME BUTTERFLY (Puccini) (with RCA Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jean Paul  Moreli Act 2  :  Un bel di, vedremo; 8. Act 2  :  Tu, tu, piccolo addio! 9. THAIS (Massenet) with Robert Merrill And RCA Symphony conducted by Jean Paul  Moreli. Act 3  :  Te souvient-il du lumineux voyage (Death of Thais); 10. LA RONDINE (Puccini) with RCA Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jean  Paul Moreli Chi il bei  sogno die Doretta; 11. Ore Dolci E Divine; 12. L’ ENFANT PRODIGUE accompaniment unknown. (Debussy) Air de Lia; 13. PAGLIACCI  (Leoncavallo) accompaniment unknown. Act 1:  Ballatella :  Ch Volvo D’Augelli; 14. GIANNI  SCHICCHI (Puccini) Act 1  :  O mio babbino caro; 15. TURANDOT (Puccini) Act 3  :  Tu che di gel sei cinta; 16. ROMEO et JULIETTE (Gounod) Act 1  :  Je veux vivre dans ce reve; 17. LA  BOHEME ( Puccini ) with Franco Corelli and unknown orchestra Act 1  :  O soave fanciulla; 18. MILADY with Bing Crosby and unknown orchestra. (James Van Heusen – Johnny Burke) (1950 Film Mr. Music)

Judy Garland and Friends EXCD50 – Total Playing Time 73.04 Mono  1. THE LETTER.  Judy Garland and John Ireland with Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra.   (Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra) Stereo  GAY PURR-EE  Film Soundtrack – Judy Garland, Robert Goulet, Paul Frees, The Mellow Men, Red Buttons, Hermione Gingold And Orch. cond. by Mort Linday.   (Harold Arlen – E.Y. Harburg) 2. Overture; 3. Mewsette; 4. Little Drops Of Rain; 5. The Money Cat; 6. Portraits Of Mewsette; 7. Take My Hand Paree; 8. Paris Is A Lonely Town; 9. Bubbles; 10. Roses Red, Violets Blue; 11. Little Drops Of Rain; 12. Variation - "Paris Is A Lonely Town"; 13. The Horse Won’t Talk; 14. The Mewsette Finale

REGINALD KILBEY & HIS STRINGS – The Sounds of Strings. EXCD51/52 CD. No. 1. 1. The Pallisers’ (BBC TV Theme); 2. Clair De Lune; 3. Che Faro (Orpheus & Eurydice – Gluck); 4. The Shepherd’s Song (Songs of the Auverne – Canteloube); 5. The Wistful Waltz (Barratt – Siebert); 6. Pantomine (Zemire de Azor – Gretry); 7. Plaisir D’Amour (Martini); 8. Theme (from 1973 film Papilion) (Jerry Goldsmith); 9. Intermezzo (Cavalleria Rusticana – Mascagni); 10. Saraband; 11. Moon Through The Trees; 12. Kisses In The Dark; 13. Im Chambre Separee; 14. Loin Du Bal; 15. Serenata; 16. Exotica; 17. Autumn Leaves; 18. Pizzicato Piece; 19. Edelma; 20. Richard Rogers Waltzes; 21. My Heart Stood Still; 22. The Mood I’m In King – Webster) CD. No.2. 1. Belle of the Ball (Leroy Anderson); 2. Blue Island (Couzens); 3.Dusk (C. Armstrong Gibbs); 4. Kiss Serenade (Michell); 5. March from Serenade For Strings, Op.11 (Dag Wiren); 6. Happy Times (Bottcher); 7. Concetta (Dexter); 8. Westminster Waltz (Farnon); 9. Love’s Last Word Is Spoken (Bixio); 10. Arriverderci Roma (Raschel); 11. Noel Coward Waltz Selection (arr. Docker ): I’ll Follow My Secret Heart; I’ll See You Again; Zigeuner; Some Day I’ll Find You; Dearest Love; 12. The Touch Of Your Lips (Noble); 13. Pizzicato Humor-esque (Tomlinson); 14. The Haunted Ballroom (Toye ); 15. Bacciar (Brandez); 16. Waltz For A Princess (Tomlinson); 17. Mississippi Melody (Perry); 18. The Very Thought Of You (Noble ); 19. Pardon Monsieur (Gibeau); 20. Dreaming (Joyce); 21. Time On My Hands (Youmans); 22. Jerome Kern Waltz Selection (arr. Docker) All Violin Solos played by Reginald Leopold. 2. Overture; 3. Mewsette; 4. Little Drops Of Rain; 5. The Money Cat; 6. Portraits Of Mewsette; 7. Take My Hand Paree; 8. Paris Is A Lonely Town; 9. Bubbles; 10. Roses Red, Violets Blue; 11. Little Drops Of Rain; 12. Variation - "Paris Is A Lonely Town"; 13. The Horse Won’t Talk; 14. The Mewsette Finale