Tuesday, August 30, 2022

The Concert of Your Dreams [Reader's Digest 4 CD Set] [2006] Reader's Digest KCD1-7791

 



"In The Concert of Your Dreams, good music is good music, with no boundaries." [Excerpt liner notes by James Gavin]

Any music lover out there who enjoys a bit of everything - light music, shows, film scores, opera, piano music - should add this set to your collection.  
Tracklist:
Disc 1: An Evening With The Three Tenors and Friends
01 Tonight from West Side Story - Plácido Domingo, The London Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Kohn, Conductor
02 This Nearly Was Mine - José Carreras, London Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Tunick, Conductor
03 Tosca, Act II: E Lucevan le Stelle - Luciano Pavarotti, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Leone Magiera, Conductor
04 All I Ask of You from Phantom of The Opera - Plácido Domingo and Rebecca Luker, The London Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Kohn, Conductor
05 Wouldn't It Be Loverly from My Fair Lady - Julie Andrews
06 Emperor Waltz (Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437) - Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra
07 Younger Than Springtime - Plácido Domingo, The London Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Kohn, Conductor
08 I Feel Pretty - Julie Andrews
09 Bess, You Is My Woman from Porgy and Bess - Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, Conductor
10 Tara's Theme from Gone With The Wind - RCA Symphony Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt, Conductor
11 Because You're Mine - Plácido Domingo, Boris Jojic and His Orchestra
12 La Bohème, Act I: Che gelida manina - Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra Sinfonica Di Rome, Nino Bonavolonta, Conductor
13 Songs of The Auvergne (Bailero) - Frederica von Stade, Mezzo-Soprano, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
14 L'elisir d'amore, Act II: Una furtiva lagrima - Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra Sinfonica Di Rome, Nino Bonavolonta, Conductor
15 La Bohème, Act II: Quando m'en vo' (Musetta's Waltz Song) - Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra
16 O Sole Mio--José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti

Disc 2: Concert In The Park
01 Out of Africa - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Nick Ingman, Conductor
02 The Flight of The Bumblebee from Tsar Saltan Suite - The Canadian Brass
03 The Music of The Night - London Promenade Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt, Conductor
04 Emma - James Galway, Flute, The London Mozart Players, Tom Kochan, Conductor
05 Concerto For Trumpet and Orchestra In E Flat (Andante) - Paul Archibald, Trumpet, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt, Conductor
06 Seventy-Six Trombones from The Music Man - Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler, Conductor
07 Chariots of Fire - Roger Williams, His Piano and Orchestra
08 Braveheart (For The Love of A Princess) - James Galway, Flute, The London Mozart Players, Tom Kochan, Conductor
09 Concierto de Aranjuez For Guitar and Orchestra: Adagio - Carlos Bonell, Guitar, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley, Conductor
10 Étude No. 3 In E, Op. 10 (Tristesse) - Roger Williams, His Piano and Orchestra
11 A Trumpeter's Lullaby - Al Hirt, Trumpet, The Rochester Pops, John Dankworth, Conductor
12 Scarborough Fair - Ricky King, Guitar, Festival Concerto Madrid
13 Rhapsody In Blue (Theme) - Henry Mancini, His Piano and Orchestra
14 Rhapsody On A Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: 18th Variation - Richard Clayderman, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Roger Berthier, Conductor
15 Adagio from Concerto For Clarinet and Orchestra In A Major, K. 622 - Robert Marcellus, Clarinet, The Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell, Conductor
16 Il Postino - James Galway, Flute, The London Mozart Players, Tom Kochan, Conductor
17 The Carousel Waltz from Carousel - Boston Pops Orchestra, Keith Lockhart, Conductor

Disc 3: A Starlight Concert of Heavenly Inspiration
01 Fanfare For The Common Man - Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, Conductor
02 Simple Gifts (A Shaker Song) - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Utah Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson, Conductor
03 Amazing Grace - Judy Collins
04 Ave Maria, "Ellens Gesang III" - Luciano Pavarotti, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor, Kurt Herbert Adler
05 Pie Jesu from Lloyd Webber's Requiem - Barbara Bonney, Soprano, Choir of Uppingham School, Neil Page, Conductor
06 Climb Ev'ry Mountain from The Sound of Music - Kiri Te Kanawa, Soprano, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Utah Symphony Orchestra, Conductor, Julius Rudel
07 With A Song In My Heart - Maureen McGovern, The New York Pops, Skitch Henderson, Conductor
08 Somewhere from West Side Story - Plácido Domingo, The London Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Kohn, Conductor
09 Pie Jesu from Duruflé's Requiem, Op. 9 - Kiri Te Kanawa, Soprano, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Andrew Davis, Conductor
10 Sweet Little Jesus Boy - Leontyne Price 
11 He's Got The Whole World In His Hands - Mahalia Jackson
12 Morning Has Broken - Judy Collins
13 Look To The Rainbow - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir with Sherrill Milnes, Baritone
14 Vienna, City of My Dreams - Philharmonic Symphony of London, Charles Gerhardt, Conductor
15 Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel - The Ambrosia Singers, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, Conductor
16 Jerusalem - New Philharmonia Orchestra and Royal Choral Society, Sir Anthony Bliss, Conductor

Disc 4: Encore!
01 Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey (Also Sprach Zarathustra) - New York Philharmonic, Leonard Slatkin, Conductor
02 Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro - Kiri Te Kanawa, Soprano, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir John Pritchard, Conductor
03 Cinema Paradiso - James Galway, Flute, The London Mozart Players, Tom Kochan, Conductor
04 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor Op. 18: Adagio sostenuto - Earl Wild, Piano, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jascha Horenstein, Conductor
05 Some Enchanted Evening - José Carreras, Tenor
06 Mamma - Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra Conducted by Henry Mancini
07 Summertime - Jean-Pierre Rampal, Flute
08 On The Trail from Grand Canyon Suite - Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra
09 An American In Paris - The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Martin Gould, Conductor
10 A Night In Venice: Lagoon Waltz - Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Jascha Horenstein, Conductor
11 Turandot: Nessun dorma - Ben Heppner, Tenor
12 1812 Overture (Grand Finale) - The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt, Conductor




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