Hill-Bowen, William

British Light Miniatures - Vintage TV & Radio Classics

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-03-27

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Sea Songs; Billy Mayerl: Marigold; Gilbert Vinter: Waltzing with Sullivan; Eric Coates: Sound and Vision; Fritz Spiegl: Radio 4 UK Theme; Clive Richardson: Holiday Spirit; Arn...
Performers: Vinter, Andrew
Conductors: Murphy, Paul; Sutherland, Gavin
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This compilation includes many tunes familiar from their use in British radio and television programmes. Few of them have been re-recorded since the days of...continue...

Golden Age of Light Music - Buried Treasure

1 CD / Guild / 2006-04-01

Works: Kenneth Essex: Castles in The Air, for orchestra; Robert Farnon: Swing-Hoe, for orchestra; Stanford Robinson: Valse Serenade, for orchestra; Larry Coleman / Alfredo Corenzo: Venezuela, for orchestra;...
Performers: McGuffie, William
Conductors: Farnon, Robert; Robinson, Stanford; Melachrino, George; Green, Philip; Williams, Charles; Curzon, Frederic; Groot, Hugo de; Torch, Sidney

In choosing the title 'Buried Treasures' for this collection of light music, the intention was twofold: first, to reveal musical gems which have long been...continue...
Includes medley by various composers....continue...

The Golden Age of Light Music - The 1950s

1 CD / Guild / 2004-08-01

Works: George Gershwin: Show Girl; Duke Ellington: Caravan; Ray Martin: Marching Strings; Dancing Bells; Frank Perkins: Fandango for piano (or voice & piano); Charles Williams: Heart-O-London; Trevor Duncan...
Performers: Black, Stanley; Chacksfield, Frank & His Orchestra; Cotton, Billy & His Band; Curzon, Frederic; Danish State Radio Orchestra; Edmundo Ros & His Orchestra; Faith, Percy & His Orchestra; Farnon, Robert...
Conductors: Rose, David [Composer]; Rose, David; Green, Philip; Ros, Edmundo; Ros, Edmondo; Winterhalter, Hugo; Williams, Charles; Curzon, Frederic; Inglez, Roberto; Farnon, Robert; Mantovani, The Orchestra; Wes...
Ensemble: ; David Rose Orchestra; Edmundo Ros Orchestra; Music by Camerata; Philip Green Concert Pops Orchestra