The Romantic Strings of André Kostelanetz [1960] Columbia Masterworks ML 6111

 

This album captures the enduring magic of sixteen musical masterpieces, melodies that have enchanted the world.

The Best of Kostelanetz (103 Favorites From The Beautiful World of Music) [Reader's Digest 8 LP Box Set] [1975] Reader's Digest RDA 120-A

 

An outstanding collection from Maestro Kostelanetz!  

You are sure to find something to love with 103 selections to choose from. 

~ Gipsy Dancer ~  👍

André Kostelanetz and His Orchestra • Today's Golden Hits [1966] Columbia Records CS 9334

 

This pleasant, light orchestral album highlights pop hits from the '60s, including "Michelle," "What Now My Love," "Unchained Melody," and  a personal favorite, "September of My Years." Those who appreciate easy listening music will find this a welcome addition to their collections. ~Gipsy Dancer~

André Kostelanetz Conducting The New York Philharmonic • A Kostelanetz Festival [1961] Columbia Masterworks MS 6207

 

"From Paris to Tanglewood, from Edinburgh to Aspen, a music festival is a spectacular occasion, a high-hearted pageant of sound that fills the atmosphere with joy and excitement.

Andre Kostelanetz, conducting one of the world's great orchestras, the New York Philharmonic, brings us on this record a true festival.  Characteristically, it takes its material from many divisions of music--opera, ballet, the symphony concert, the ballroom, even from the music hall.  Inevitably, it also embraces music of considerable novelty."  [Excerpt liner notes]

Tracklist:

01 Tchaikovsky: Marche Solennelle 

02 Debussy: Festivals (Fêtes) 

03 Offenbach: Can-Can 

04 Gounod: Waltz From "Faust" 

05 Walton: Johannesburg Festival Overture

06 Saint-Saëns: Bacchanale (From "Samson and Delilah")

07 Leroy Anderson: Belle of The Ball

08 Chopin: Polonaise Militaire, Op. 40, No. 1

A Kostelanetz Festival Begins Monday, September 5th!

 

Andre Kostelanetz (1901-1980) was a well-known and respected conductor who began his career in Russia and proceeded to conduct the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, and orchestras all over the world.

Kostelanetz was known for his performances during the early years of radio on CBS pioneering microphone techniques. He presented numerous concerts during WW II for the USO with his wife, the opera singer Lily Pons. The World War II programs instigated a desire to promote American music and he commissioned works by American composers on American themes. The works include A Lincoln Portrait by Aaron Copland, William Schuman’s New England Triptych, and Ferde Grofe’s Hudson River Suite. With the New York Philharmonic he began a series of “Special” concerts in 1953 which evolved into the popular “Promenade” concerts that were held in the newly constructed Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center where he presented several premieres from 1962 to 1978.

The early years of his life in St. Petersburg left an indelible mark on Kostelanetz’s artistic aesthetic. He brought this polished, lush, and refined style to both popular music (a friend of Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Jerome Kerns, and Cole Porter) and standard classical works. He was a major force in introducing classical music to thousands and his deep friendships with artists and composers, his letters, memorabilia, manuscripts, and scores remain as testimony of his enormous contribution to the world of music.  [Kostelanetz website]

Autumn Leaves: The Songs That Made Our Hearts Sing [Reader's Digest 4 CD Set} [2009] Reader's Digest RCD4-8911

 

Turn down the lights and get the mood just right with all your favorite love songs. Let 75 timeless songs of love and devotions accompany you on a truly wonderful Sentimental Journey. Feel the rush of excitement as the orchestrations swell, the notes soar and the melodies linger. Autumn Leaves, The Songs That Made Our Hearts Sing is an enchanting collection exclusively from Reader's Digest. 

Concert In The Park [Reader's Digest 5 CD Set] [1985] Reader's Digest RBU/137-E

 

Tracklist:

Disc 1:

01 Belle of The Ball - Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops Orchestra

02 Victor Herbert Medley: Sweethearts Waltz / March of The Toys / Toyland / The Streets of New York/ Indian Summer - The London Symphony Orchestra

03 Hoedown From ''Rodeo'' - Morton Gould and His Orchestra

04 Medley: One / Tomorrow / Don't Cry For Me Argentina - John Williams and The Boston Pops Orchestra

05 Gaite Parisienne: Overture - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

06 Vienna, City of My Dreams - The London Promenade Orchestra

07 Summertime - Leontyne Price with The RCA Victor Orchestra

08 Rhapsody In Blue (Excerpt) - The London Symphony Orchestra with André Previn, Piano and Gervase De Peyer, Clarinet

09 Knightsbridge March - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

10 Spellbound Concerto - Earl Wild, Piano with The Romantic Strings and The RCA Symphony Orchestra

11 Romance - The London Promenade Orchestra with Douglas Gamley, Piano

12 Concerto No. 1 In B-Flat Minor (1st Movement Theme) - Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops Orchestra with Ralph Votapek, Piano

13 Concerto In A Minor (1st Movement Theme) - Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops Orchestra with Ralph Votapek, Piano

14 Concerto No. 2 In C Minor (3rd Movement Theme) - Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops Orchestra with Ralph Votapek, Piano

Disc 2:

01 Warsaw Concerto - Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops Orchestra with Leo Litwin, Piano

02 If I Could Tell You (The Firestone Theme) - Eileen Farrell with The London Festival Orchestra

03 Vocalise (Op. 34, No. 14) - The National Philharmonic Orchestra with James Galway, Flute

04 Dream of Olwen - Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops Orchestra with Leo Litwin, Piano

05 Stella By Starlight - The National Philharmonic Orchestra with Malcolm Messiter, Oboe

06 Evening Prayer - The Norman Luboff Choir with The New Symphony Orchestra of London

07 Concierto de Aranjuez - Julian Bream, Guitar with The  Monteverdi Orchestra

08 Love Duet From 'Madama Butterfly' - Leontyne Price and Plácido Domingo with The New Philharmonic Orchestra

09 Love-Death (Liebestod) - The Philadelphia Orchestra

10 Fast Track Polka - The London Promenade Orchestra

11 Holiday For Strings - Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops Orchestra

12 Torna A Surriento! (Come Back To Sorrento) - Franco Corelli with Orchestra conducted by Franco Ferraris

Disc 3:

01 Fantasia On 'Greensleeves' - The London Symphony Orchestra 

02 The Blue Danube Waltz - The Philadelphia Orchestra 

03 Serenata - Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops Orchestra 

04 O Sole Mio - Franco Corelli with Orchestra conducted by Franco Ferraris 

05 Hora Staccato - Michael Rabin, Violin with The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra 

06 Largo Al Factotum - Robert Merrill with The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra 

07 Un bel di (From 'Madama Butterfly) - Leontyne Price with The RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra 

08 La donna è mobile - Plácido Domingo with The London Symphony Orchestra

09 Musetta's Waltz - Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops Orchestra

10 My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice - Marilyn Horne with The Vienna Opera Orchestra

11 Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life - Beverly Sills with The London Symphony Orchestra

12 Drinking Song From 'The Student Prince' - The Robert Shaw Chorale

13 There But For You Go I - Robert Merrill with The RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

14 Vilia - Anna Moffo with Lehman Engel, His Orchestra and Chorus

15 My Hero - Anna Moffo and Sergio Franchi with Orchestra Arranged and Conducted by Henri René

16 The Riff Song - Richard Fredricks, William Lewis and Chorus with Lehman Engel and His Orchestra

Disc 4:

01 Bolero - The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

02 'Die Fledermaus' Overture - The Vienna State Opera Orchestra

03 Clair de Lune - The Philadelphia Orchestra

04 Parlami D'Amore Mariu (Speak To Me of Love, Maria) - Giuseppe de Stefano with Orchestra conducted by Dino Olivieri

05 Liebestraum (Love's Dream) - Leonard Pennario, Piano with The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra

06 The Skaters Waltz - Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops Orchestra 

07 The Syncopated Clock - Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops Orchestra 

08 Jamaican Rumba - Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops Orchestra 

09 Annie's Song - James Galway, Flute with The National Philharmonic Orchestra

10 Theme From 'Chariots of Fire' - John Williams and The Boston Pops Orchestra

11 Dance of The Comedians From 'The Bartered Bride' - The National Philharmonic Orchestra

Disc 5:

01 Stars and Stripes Forever - Morton Gould and His Symphonic Band

02 George M. Cohan Medley: Give My Regards To Broadway / Mary's A Grand Old Name / Nelly Kelly, I Love You / You're A Grand Old Flag / You Remind Me of My Mother / Harrigan / The Yankee Doodle Boy - Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops Orchestra

03 Bugler's Holiday - Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops Orchestra with Al Hirt, Trumpet

04 Battle Hymn of The Republic - The Robert Shaw Chorale

05 Seventy-Six Trombones - John Williams and The Boston Pops Orchestra - 

06 Hoedown Medley: She'll Be Comin' Round The Mountain / Skip To My Lou / Oh! Susanna / Liza Jane / Turkey In The Straw/ Yankee Doodle - Robert Merrill with The London Festival Orchestra

07 Shenandoah - Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops Orchestra

08 St. Louis Blues March - Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops Orchestra

09 Washington Post March - Morton Gould and His Symphonic Band

10 The William Tell Overture (Finale) - Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops Orchestra

11 Finlandia - The Philadelphia Orchestra

12 Prelude To Act III of 'Lohengrin' - The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

13 1812 Overture - The New Philharmonic Orchestra, The Cathedral Choir and Children's Choir of St. Ambrose, Central Band of the Royal Air Force, Guns of The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery