Martin, Ray

The Golden Age of Light Music: A Glorious Century of Light Music - Kern, Duke, Goodwin, Styne, Kalman, Monnot, Anderson, Berlin / various artists

1 CD / Guild / 2013-04-09

Works: Jerome Kern: Look for the Silver Lining, song (from "Sally"); Vernon Duke: April in Paris, song (for the revue Walk A Little Faster); Ron Goodwin: Puppet Serenade, for orchestra; Jule Styne: The Part...
Conductors: Ornadel, Cyril; Mauriat, Paul; Goodwin, Ron; Mantovani; Carste, Hans; Pourcel, Frank; Roger, Roger; Vaughn, Billy; Gould, Morton; Chacksfield, Frank; Rose, David; Arlt, Hans-Georg; Black, Stanley; va...

Golden Age of Light Music: Strings afire / Frederick Fennell, Percy Faith, Robert Faron et al.

1 CD / Guild / 2012-10-09

Works: Herman Clebanoff: Strings Afire, for pops orchestra; George Gershwin: 'S Wonderful, song (from Funny Face, musical); Antonio Carlos Jobim: Adieu tristesse (Felicidade); Herman Hupfeld: As Time Goes B...
Performers: Williams, Roger [Piano]
Conductors: Clebanoff, Herman; Fennell, Frederick; Zacharias, Helmut; Williams, Roger [Piano]; Stapleton, Cyril; King, Pete; van der Linden, Dolf; Arlt, Hans-Georg; Rose, David; Ornadel, Cyril; Hayman, Richard; ...

British Light Classics - works by Bayco, Coates, Curzon, Docker, Farnon, Grainger, Hartley, Ketelbey, Tomlinson et al. / Groves, Alwyn, Lanchbery et al.

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Eric Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; Calling All Workers, march for orchestra; The Merrymakers, a miniature overture; Knightsbridge March; Oxford Street, march for orchest...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Kilbey, Reginald; Lanchbery, John; Vinter, Gilbert; Groves, Charles, Sir; Dunn, Vivian, Sir; Alwyn, Kenneth; Williams, Charles; Torch, Sidney; Martin, Ray; Weldon, George; Co...

From the Sleepy Lagoon to the Dam Busters, from Knightsbridge in a Jaunting Car to a Monastery Garden: all the classic tracks collected here are...continue...

British Light Music / The Archers, BBC Light Programme, Desert Island Discs, Dick Barton

1 CD / Regis Records / 2012-01-01

Works: Charles Williams: The Devil's Galop, for orchestra (theme for the radio series Dick Barton; Robert Farnon: Portrait of a Flirt, for orchestra; Ray Martin: Marching Strings, for orchestra; Arthur Wood...
Conductors: Williams, Charles; Torch, Sidney; Martin, Ray; Farnon, Robert; Goodwin, Ron; Siravo, George; Coates, Eric [Composer]; Fennell, Frederick

A popular selection of British Light Music including the theme music for the Archers, Dick Barton Special Agent, In Town Tonight, Top of the Form,...continue...

Golden Age of Light Music: The Pianist In The Spotlight

1 CD / Guild / 2011-03-08

Works: Victor Young: Love Letters; Francis Craig: Near You, song; Nicholas Brodszky: Because you're mine; Marvin Fisher: Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You, song; David Rose: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C ...
Performers: Atwell, Winifred; Billy Mayerl Rhythm Ensemble; Black, Stanley; Cesana, Otto; Costa, Raie Da; Dorsey, Pierre; Farnon, Robert [Composer/Conductor]; Ferris, Don; Gibbons, Carroll; Gould, Morton [Compos...
Conductors: Williams, Roger [Piano]; Weston, Paul; May, Billy; Rose, David; Shepherd, Bill; Fontaine, Bill; Paramor, Norrie; Riccardo, Alberto Fernanco; Dorsey, Pierre; Ornadel, Cyril; Slaney, Ivor; Farnon, Robe...
Ensemble: ; Billy Mayerl Rhythm Ensemble; Carroll Gibbons & His Boy Friends; Pall Mall Revellers

As the title implies, this volume of Guild’s Light Music Series puts the piano on center stage....continue...

The Golden Age of Light Music: Strings in Rhythm

1 CD / Guild / 2010-09-14

Works: Victor Herbert: Natoma; James Van Heusen: Swinging On A Star (used in the film "Going My Way"); Cole Porter: You do something to me, song (from "Fifty Million Frenchmen"); Gordon Jenkins: In the Heat...
Conductors: Faith, Percy; Chacksfield, Frank; Silvester, Victor; Jenkins, Gordon; Melachrino, George; Green, Philip; Arlt, Hans-Georg; Weston, Paul; Yorke, Peter; Paramor, Norrie; Dragon, Carmen; Mooney, Hal; Za...

There is plenty of rhythm on offer in this collection of the Guild Light Music Series, from Latin American dances to quicksteps, slow foxtrots, polkas...continue...
Guild's The Golden Age of Light Music series continues apace with Strings in Rhythm, a survey of mostly Latin and popular material recorded by pop orchestras between 1953-1959 with an emphasis on big ...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...

Midnight Matinee - Stevens, Jones, Wayne / Farnon, et al

1 CD / Guild / 2005-07-01

Works: Len Stevens: Midnight Matinee; Leslie Julian Jones: Postman's Knock; Bernie Wayne: Magic Touch; Veradero; Cyril Ornadel: Moonlight Fiesta; Irving Caesar: Simonetta; Theo Mackeben: Bal paré; Ja...
Performers: Atwell, Winifred
Conductors: Farnon, Robert; Stott, Wally; Winterhalter, Hugo; Ornadel, Cyril; Hayman, Richard; Hermann, Harry; van der Linden, Dolf; Riddle, Nelson; Love, Geoff; Pleydell, Ronnie; Johnson, Laurie; Ros, Edmundo; ...
Ensemble: Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra; Cyril Ornadel Orchestra; Danish State Radio Orchestra; Dolf van der Linden Orchestra; Edmundo Ros Orchestra; Geoff Love Orchestra; George Siravo Orchestra; Hamburg Radi...

Great British Light Orchestras

1 CD / Guild / 2004-09-01

Works: Joyce Cochrane: Honey Child; Ralph Elman: Gypsy Fiddler; Linda / Zaldiver: Carnavalito; Clive Richardson: Romantic Interlude; Ray Martin: Magic Circles; English Traditional: Oh, Dear! What Can the Ma...
Performers: Black, Stanley; Farnon, Robert [Composer/Conductor]; Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra; Frank Cordell and His Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Melachrino Orchestra; Paramor, Norrie; Peter Yorke ...
Conductors: Farnon, Robert; Martin, Ray; Stapleton, Cyril; Williams, Charles; Geraldo; Cordell, Frank; Coates, Eric [Composer]; Paramor, Norrie; Goehr, Walter; Mantovani, The Orchestra; Goodwin, Ron; Chacksfield...
Ensemble: Charles Williams & His Concert Orchestra; Cyril Stapleton Orchestra; Edmundo Ros & His Orchestra; Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra; Frank Cordell and His Orchestra; Geraldo and His New Concert Orche...

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