Slaney, Ivor

The Golden Age of Light Music: Bright & Breezy

1 CD / Guild / 2011-12-13

Works: Peter Dennis: Bright and Breezy, for pops orchestra; Charles Williams: Theme ("The Jealous Lover") from the film "The Apartment"; Bob Russell: Carnival; Frederick Loewe: They Call the Wind Maria, son...
Performers: Chauncey, Sir; Landauer, Walter; Manuel & the Music of the Mountains; Rawicz, Marjan
Conductors: Vaughn, Billy; Baxter, Les; Farnon, Robert; Melachrino, George; Andez, Phillipo; ; Verlag, Josef Weinberger; Green, Philip; Ornadel, Cyril; Owen, Reg; Morley, Angela; Granville, Hugh; Luypaerts, Guy;...
Ensemble: ; Knightsbridge Strings

An international line-up of composers and orchestras are featured for this latest installment of the Guild Light Music Series....continue...
Bright and Breezy is an installment in the Guild label's exhaustive survey of the genre known as light music in Britain and (since the 1960s) easy listening in North America. The Guild series is a sup...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: A Trip to the Library

1 CD / Guild / 2010-07-13

Works: Harry Rabinowitz: Livin' It Up, for orchestra; Trevor Duncan: The Girl from Corsica; Paul Dubois: Jacarada Melody, for orchestra; Bruce Campbell: Popsy, for orchestra; Jack Beaver: Helicopter Journey...
Conductors: Dumont, Cedric; Farnon, Robert; van der Linden, Dolf; Rehfeld, Kurt; Warren, Walker; Roger, Roger; Arden, Theo; Devereaux, Georges; Collins, Walter; Torch, Sidney; Melachrino, George; Robinson, Stanf...
Ensemble: ; Hudson Ensemble

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...