Light Classics for Listening & Relaxation

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1Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
recording of:
Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair
lyricist:
Stephen Foster (composer)
composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1854)
Stephen Foster2:25
2A Trumpeter’s Lullaby
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
recording of:
A Trumpeter’s Lullaby
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1949-09-22)
Leroy Anderson3:03
3Angel of Music (from the Phantom of the Opera)
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
recording of:
Angel of Music
additional lyricist:
Richard Stilgoe
lyricist:
Charles Hart (British lyricist)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
The Really Useful Group Ltd (not for release label use!)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film soundtrack)
Andrew Lloyd Webber3:28
4Brazilian Lullaby
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
recording of:
Brazilian Lullaby
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]3:35
5Adagio for Strings
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber7:29
6La Rondine: The Dream of Doretta
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
recording of:
La rondine: Atto I. “Ch’il bel sogno di Doretta” (Prunier, Magda, Lisette, Suzy, Yvette, Bianca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami
part of:
La rondine: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini2:35
7Gertrudes’s Dream Waltz
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
Ludwig van Beethoven3:57
8Träume (Dreams)
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
recording of:
Wesendonck-Lieder: V. Träume (for voice and large orchestra, Wagner)
orchestrator and composer:
Richard Wagner (composer)
lyricist:
Mathilde Wesendonck
arrangement of:
Wesendonck-Lieder: V. Träume (for voice and piano)
is based on:
Träume, WWV 91b (for violin and orchestra)
part of:
Wesendonck-Lieder (for voice and large orchestra, Mottl)
Richard Wagner5:28
9Beautiful Dreamer
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
recording of:
Beautiful Dreamer
orchestrator:
Herbert Spencer (Production music composer)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1864)
Stephen Foster3:24
10Songs My Mother Taught Me
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
recording of:
Songs My Mother Taught Me
lyricist:
Adolf Heyduk
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer)
translator:
Natalia Macfarren
version of:
Cigánské melodie, op. 55: IV. Když mne stará matka (Gypsy Songs: Songs My Mother Taught Me, for voice and piano)
Antonín Dvořák3:14
11Canon in D
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon (Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 377: I. Canon)
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
part of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337
Johann Pachelbel3:49
12Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
recording of:
Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)
anthem of:
Florida, United States (from 1935 to present)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1851)
publisher:
Carlin Music Group
Stephen Foster4:03
13At Dawning
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
recording of:
At Dawning
lyricist:
Nelle Richmond Eberhart
composer:
Charles Wakefield Cadman (American composer)
Charles Wakefield Cadman3:11
14Annie Laurie
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
recording of:
Annie Laurie (19th century Scottish song)
lyricist:
William Douglas (Scottish soldier and poet of poem "Annie Laurie")
composer:
Alicia Ann Spottiswoode (Scottish songwriter) (from 1834 until 1835)
is based on:
Annie Laurie (the poem)
[traditional]4:13
15All Through the Night
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
[unknown]3:31
16Peer Gynt: Solveig’s Song
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
Edvard Grieg4:40
17Flow Gently, Sweet Afton
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
recording of:
Sweet Afton (set to music by Jonathan E. Spilman, 1837)
writer:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist) (in 1791)
composer:
Jonathan E. Spilman (in 1837)
is based on:
Sweet Afton (Robert Burns poem)
Jonathan E. Spilman4:08
18Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
recording of:
Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes
lyricist:
Ben Johnson (English playwright & poet) (in 1616)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]3:28