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Four Decades of Light Music, Volume 2: 1940s and 1950s
The 1940s
FERDE GROFE
1.
Match For Americans
3:43
Orchestra: Meredith Willson Orchestra
Conductor:Meredith Willson
DAVID ROSE
2.
Stringopation
1:45
Orchestra: Philip Green Orchestra
Conductor:Philip Green
ERIC COATES
3.
Over To You
3:08
Orchestra: Central Band of the Royal Air Force
Conductor:R.P. O'Donnell
CHARLES WILLIAMS
4.
The Old Clockmaker
2:56
Orchestra: Queen's Hall Light Orchestra
Conductor:Charles Williams
FERMO D. MARCHETTI
5.
Fascinatioin
3:30
Orchestra: Albert Sandler Orchestra
Conductor:Albert Sandler
JACK BEAVER
6.
World Of Tomorrow
3:12
Orchestra: New Century Chamber Orchestra
Conductor:Sidney Torch
MICHAELIS
7.
Turkish Patrol
2:51
Orchestra: Lew Stone Concert Orchestra
Conductor:Lew Stone
ARTHUR SCHWARTZ
8.
If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You (from 'Revenge With Music')
3:09
Orchestra: Percy Faith Orchestra
Conductor:Percy Faith
ERIC COATES
9.
Song Of Loyalty
3:27
Orchestra: Central Band of the Royal Air Force
Conductor:R.P. O'Donnell
CHARLES SHADWELL
10.
Down With The Curtain
3:05
Orchestra: Charles Shadwell Orchestra
Conductor:Charles Shadwell
The 1950s
RODGERS / HAMMERSTEIN
arr. Carl Stevens
11.
Bali Ha'i (from 'South Pacific')
2:44
Orchestra: David Carroll Orchestra
Conductor:David Carroll
ROGER ROGER
12.
Traffic Boom
2:35
Orchestra: Roger Roger Champs Elysees Orchestra
Conductor:Roger Roger
NIKOLAI ANDREYEVICH RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
arr. Laurie Johnson
13.
Song Of India
3:11
Orchestra: Laurie Johnson Orchestra
Conductor:Laurie Johnson
RICHARD SHORES
14.
Surprise
2:15
Orchestra: Richard Shores Orchestra
Conductor:Richard Shores
MIKLÓS RÓZSA
arr. Wally Stott
15.
Spellbound - theme from the film
3:19
Orchestra: Wally Stott Orchestra
Conductor:Wally Stott
HARRY WARREN
16.
Forty Second Street
2:44
Orchestra: Werner Müller Orchestra
Conductor:Werner Muller
ALAN GREEN
17.
Purple Wine
2:57
Orchestra: Alfredo Antonini Orchestra
Conductor:Alfredo Antonini
MARLON MERRICK
18.
Lokk Sharp Be Sharp
3:02
Orchestra: Boston Pops Orchestra
Conductor:Arthur Fiedler
HAROLD SPINA
19.
The Velvet Glove
2:40
Orchestra: Geraldo New Concert Orchestra
Conductor: Geraldo
IRVING BERLIN
20.
The Piccolino
1:57
Orchestra: Kingsway Promenade Orchestra
Conductor:Stanley Black
ARTHUR SCHWARTZ
arr. Robert Farnon
21.
Louisiana Hay Ride
2:40
Orchestra: Robert Farnon Orchestra
Conductor:Robert Farnon
JAMES DYRENFORTH / CARROLL GIBBONS
22.
A Garden In The Rain
2:17
Orchestra: Ray Martin Concert Orchestra
Conductor:Ray Martin
LOU SNIDER
23.
What's The Rush
2:46
Orchestra: Charles Dorian Orchestra
Conductor:Charles Dorian
LEROY ANDERSON
24.
Forgotten Dreams
2:11
Orchestra: Leroy Anderson Pops Concert Orchestra
Conductor:Leroy Anderson
NOEL COWARD
arr. Roland Shaw
25.
Tokay
2:27
Orchestra: Frank Chacksfield Orchestra
Conductor:Frank Chacksfield
MICHAEL CARR
26.
'Front Page Story' - theme from the film
2:28
Orchestra: Melachrino Strings
Conductor:George Melachrino
LOTHAR BRUHNE
27.
Sport And Music
2:47
Orchestra: Louis Voss Orchestra
Conductor:Louis Voss
77:17
Notes
The optimism of the 1930s was shattered at the end of the decade with the outbreak of the Second World War, but if anything music became even more important to alleviate the gloom of everyday life. This volume focuses on the 1940s and 1950s, with the latter decade revealing a renaissance of light music, thanks to the demands of the new long playing records and the ability of fresh composers and arrangers to exploit exciting new ideas offered by the marvel of high-fidelity sound. Stereo would later add a further dimension, but the inventive creations as the mono-only era came to an end are often quite stunning.