Great Marches & Waltzes – London Promenade and 50 similar items

Great Marches Waltzes ? The London Promenade Orchestra CD From The World's Most Beautiful Melodies series by Reader's Digest Audio CD | Released: 1992 | Label: Reader's Digest Music ? RSD-006/CDI | Digitally Remastered (AAD) The London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein, Conductor; The National Honor Band, Edwin Philip Pryor, Conductor Great Marches Waltzes is a 1992 compilation CD issued by Reader's Digest as part of their flagship World's Most Beautiful Melodies series, featuring 20 orchestral marches and waltzes performed by two ensembles: The London Promenade Orchestra under conductor Eric Hammerstein, and The National Honor Band under conductor Edwin Philip Pryor. The program spans three centuries of orchestral pageantry and ballroom elegance ? from Sousa's brisk parade classics and Strauss-era Viennese waltzes to operatic favorites from Carmen, The Merry Widow, and The King and I, closing with Elgar's stately Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1. The digitally remastered AAD recording captures the full sweep of the orchestral sound with clarity and warmth. Reader's Digest's World's Most Beautiful Melodies series reached millions of homes throughout the 1980s and 1990s, offering curated classical and light orchestral programming to a broad general audience. The included booklet provides detailed program notes on each of the 20 selections. Track Listing: Two Hearts in Three-Quarter Time Stolz-Reisch-Robinson Washington Post March Sousa Danube Waves Ivanovici Colonel Bogey March Alford The Merry Widow Waltz from The Merry Widow ? Lehar Gypsy Love Waltz from Gypsy Love ? Lehar March of the Toreadors from Carmen ? Bizet Waltz from Sylvia ? Delibes Waltz from Faust ? Gounod-Barbier-Carre March of the Toys from Babes in Toyland ? Herbert Seventy-Six Trombones from The Music Man ? Willson Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann ? Offenbach Love's Joy (Liebesfreud) Kreisler; arranged by Rachmaninoff The National Emblem ? Bagley Vienna, My City of Dreams ? Sieczynski The Yellow Rose of Texas ? Traditional The Kiss Waltz ? Arditi The March of the Siamese Children from The King and I ? Rodgers-Hammerstein Belle of the Ball ? Anderson-Parish Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 ? Elgar Complete Your Collection: Expand your Reader's Digest orchestral collection with this well-programmed survey of marches and waltzes. The combination of Sousa-style band marches alongside Viennese waltzes and Broadway showstoppers gives this disc wide appeal ? from dedicated classical listeners to fans of light orchestral background music. It pairs naturally with other World's Most Beautiful Melodies volumes covering romantic favorites, holiday classics, and popular overtures. The 20-track program and detailed booklet make this a satisfying standalone listen and a useful addition to any light orchestral library. Please refer to all photos as they are part of the description and stated condition. Sale is for described item only. Props seen in photos are not included. If you have any questions, please ask before ordering. Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution