Showing posts with label Metropolitan Symphony Orch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Metropolitan Symphony Orch. Show all posts

Thursday, 14 September 2023

Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra--Mario Lanza & Elizabeth Doubleday--Geraldo & His Orchestra--Jussi Bjorling--Allan Jones--June Christy


 2,4,2,2,2...work that one out !!!

1. Tannhauser.(Overture). Part One.......Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
2. Tannhauser.(Overture). Part Two.......Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
3. Deep In My Heart Dear......Mario Lanza & Elizabeth Doubleday
4. Golden Days......Mario Lanza
5. I Do I Do I Do..Geraldo & His Orch.with Doreen Lundy & Denny Vaughan
6. The Echo Told Me A Lie......Geraldo & His Orchestra..with Denny Vaughan
7. La Donna E Mobile......Jussi Bjorling
8. Recondita Armonia.......Jussi Bjorling
9. The Donkey Serenade......Allan Jones
10. Giannina Mia.......Allan Jones
11. The First Thing You Know You're In Love......June Christy
12. Magazines.......June Christy
Gerald Walcan Bright (10 August 1904 – 4 May 1974), better known as Geraldo, was an English bandleader. He adopted the name "Geraldo" in 1930, and became one of the most popular British dance band leaders of the 1930s with his "sweet music" and his "Gaucho Tango Orchestra". During the 1940s, he modernised his style and continued to enjoy great success.Many well-known figures in British post-war jazz "served" in Geraldo's musical navy, such as John Dankworth, Benny Green, Bill Le Sage, Ronnie Scott, and Stan Tracey.
Johan Jonatan "Jussi" Björling  Swedish: 5 February 1911[1] – 9 September 1960) was a Swedish tenor. One of the leading operatic singers of the 20th century, Björling appeared for many years at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City and less frequently at the major European opera houses, including the Royal Opera House in London and La Scala in Milan. He sang the Italian, French and Russian opera repertory with taste.

June Christy (born Shirley Luster; November 20, 1925 – June 21, 1990) was an American singer, known for her work in the cool jazz genre and for her silky smooth vocals. Her success as a singer began with The Stan Kenton Orchestra. She pursued a solo career from 1954 and is best known for her debut album Something Cool. After her death, she was hailed as "one of the finest and most neglected singers of her time."

          11. The First Thing You Know You're In Love

Tuesday, 31 January 2023

Mantovani--Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra--Andre Kostalanetz & His Orchestra--Beniamino Gigli--Richard Crooks--Paul Robeson


 Sweeping strings, symphonic music, operetta music, a world famous Italian tenor, ending with some classic songs and you have a selection that you can put your feet up and relax and let the music speak !!

1. Moonlight Serenade......Mantovani & His Orchestra
2. Shadow Waltz......Mantovani & His Orchestra
3. La Boheme Selection (Part 1)......Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
4. La Boheme Selection (Part 2 )......Metropoliton Symphony Orchestra
5. Desert Song......Andre Kostalanetz & His Orchestra
6. Deep In My Heart Dear......Andre Kostalanetz
7. O Sole Mia.....Beniamino Gigli
8. Senza Nisciono......Beniamino Gigli
9. Ah Sweet Mystery Of Life......Richard Crooks
10. The Song Of Songs.......Richard Crooks
11. Song Of The Volga Boatman......Paul Robeson
12. An Eriskay Love Lilt......Paul Robeson

Andre Kostelanetz (Russian:December 22, 1901 – January 13, 1980) was a Russian-born American popular orchestral music conductor and arranger who was one of the major exponents of popular orchestra music.
For many years, he conducted the New York Philharmonic in pops concerts and recordings, in which they were billed as Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra.Kostelanetz may be best known to modern audiences for a series of easy listening instrumental albums on Columbia Records from the 1940s until 1980. 
Richard Alexander Crooks (June 26, 1900 – September 29, 1972) was an American tenor and a leading singer at the New York Metropolitan Opera..

          5. Desert Song

Wednesday, 21 April 2021

Petula Clark--Frank Sinatra--Edmund Hockridge--Ken Griffin--Metropolitan Symphony Orch--Teresa Brewer


With the organ music we have two loves two hearts an insect and a bird ! in a tearful mood because the music was unfinished and missing Part 1 !!!

1. With All My Heart......Petula Clark
2. Gonna Find Me A Bluebird......Petula Clark
3. It Worries Me.....Frank Sinatra
4. When I Stop Loving You......Frank Sinatra
5. No Other Love......Edmund Hockridge
6. This Same Heart.....Edmund Hockridge
7. I Don't Know Why......Ken Griffin
8. It Had To Be You......Ken Griffin
9. Shubert's Unfinished Symphony In B Minor 2 Mov Part 2
10. Shubert's Unfinished Symphony In B Minor 2 Mov Part 3
11. A Tear Fell......Teresa Brewer
12. Bo Weevil......Teresa Brewer
Petula Clark, CBE (born Sally Olwen Clark; 15 November 1932) is a British singer, actress, and composer.Clark's professional career began during World War II, as a child entertainer on BBC Radio. In 1954, she charted with "The Little Shoemaker" – the first of her big UK hits – and within two years, began recording in French. Her international successes included "Prends mon coeur", "Sailor" (a UK number one), "Romeo", and "Chariot". Hits in German, Italian, and Spanish followed. In late 1964, Clark's global success extended to America with a four-year run of career-defining, often upbeat, singles, many written or co-written by Tony Hatch (and Jackie Trent). These songs include her signature song "Downtown" and "I Know a Place", "My Love", "A Sign of the Times", "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love", "Who Am I", "Colour My World", "This Is My Song" (by Charlie Chaplin), "Don't Sleep in the Subway", "The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener", and "Kiss Me Goodbye". In America, Clark was dubbed "the First Lady of the British Invasion". Clark has sold more than 68 million records. She also has enjoyed success in musical films (Finian's Rainbow) and in stage musicals (The Sound of Music, Blood Brothers, Sunset Boulevard).

Edmund James Arthur Hockridge (9 August 1919 – 15 March 2009 was a Canadian baritone and actor who had an active performance career in musicals, operas, concerts, plays and on radio. His big break, in 1950, came with the chance to play Billy Bigelow in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel at the Theatre Royal in London's Drury Lane. This marked the beginning of 40 years in showbusiness in the United Kingdom.

Kenneth W. "Ken" Griffin (December 28, 1909 – March 11, 1956), was an American organist.
His biggest hit was "You Can't Be True, Dear" (1948), which was first released as an instrumental, and later that year re-released with a vocal by Jerry Wayne dubbed in. Both versions became popular, selling over 3.5 million copies.

Teresa Brewer (born Theresa Veronica Breuer; May 7, 1931 – October 17, 2007) was an American singer whose style incorporated pop, country, jazz, R&B, musicals, and novelty songs. She was one of the most prolific and popular female singers of the 1950s, recording nearly 600 songs.

      7. I Don't Know Why