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...

The Golden Age of Light Music: Nature's Realm - Music of Arlen, Curzon, Arnold, Coward, Romberg, Yorke, Farnon, Grofé et al.

1 CD / Guild / 2012-12-11

Works: Johann Strauss II: Morgenblätter, Op. 279; Harold Arlen: Stormy Weather; Peter Yorke: Misty Valley, for pops orchestra; Fireflies; Lothar Olias: Tango in the Rain, for pops orchestra; Frederic C...
Performers: The Wayfarers
Conductors: Torch, Sidney; Gould, Morton; Chacksfield, Frank; Martin, Ray; van der Linden, Dolf; Goodwin, Ron; Andersen, Curt; Fennell, Frederick; Farnon, Robert; Melachrino, George; Binge, Ronald; Faith, Percy;...
Ensemble: ; Morton Gould Orchestra; Percy Faith Orchestra; Sidney Torch Orchestra

The Golden Age of Light Music: The Art of the Arranger, Vol. 2 / Nelson Riddle, Morton Gould, Percy Faith, Mantovani et al.

1 CD / Guild / 2012-10-09

Works: Richard Rodgers: A Wonderful Guy, song (from "South Pacific"); Soliloquy, song (from "Carousel"); Where or When, song (from "Babes in Arms"); Dancing on the Ceiling, song (from "Evergreen"); Jack Str...
Performers: Jenkins, Gordon
Conductors: Bregman, Buddy; Morley, Angela; Rose, David; Ornadel, Cyril; Fennell, Frederick; Mantovani; Farnon, Robert; Faith, Percy; Chacksfield, Frank; Gould, Morton; Cordell, Frank; Binge, Ronald; Jenkins, Go...

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...

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...

The Golden Age of Light Music: The Hall Of Fame, Vol. 3 / various performers

1 CD / Guild / 2010-04-13

Performers: Hill-Bowen, William
Conductors: Bregman, Buddy; Faith, Percy; Carroll, David; Green, Philip; Hayman, Richard; Gould, Morton; Riddle, Nelson; Winterhalter, Hugo; Vaughn, Billy; Martin, Ray; Martin, Freddy; Williams, Charles; Farnon,...
Ensemble: ; Geraldo Dance Band

This collection is intended as a tribute to talented musicians who have made an important contribution to our enjoyment of Light Music, either as conductors,...continue...

The Golden Age of Light Music: Light and Lively / various performers

1 CD / Guild / 2010-02-09

Performers: Zabach, Florian
Conductors: Farnon, Robert; Calvi, Gerard; Faith, Percy; Zacharias, Helmut; Luypaerts, Guy; Van Elst, Tom; Leahy, Joe; Zabach, Florian; Hayman, Richard; Mayes, Elliott; Ornadel, Cyril; Busch, Lou; Chacksfield, F...

This 60th volume in Guild's series of light music offers pieces that are lively, light- even restful....continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Luigi Infantino

1 CD / Preiser / 2007-06-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La traviata; Requiem Mass; Georges Bizet: Agnus Dei, for voice & piano (or orchestr...
Performers: Cockerill, John; Guerrini, Adriana; Infantino, Luigi; Silveri, Paolo
Conductors: Erede, Alberto; Rankl, Karl; Olivieri, Dino; Patanè, Franco; Bellezza, Vincenzo; Martin, Ray

Luigi Infantino possessed a wonderfully dignified voice, described by the critics as "expressive, flexible, round and lyrical." Another example of the tenor di grazia, he...continue...

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

The Golden Age of Light Music - An Introduction

1 CD / Guild / 2004-06-01

Works: Robert Farnon: Gateway to the West; Sidney Torch: Going for a Ride; Richard Rodgers: Spring is Here; Jonny Heykens: Serenade; Warren: Martinique; Donald Phillips: Skyscraper Fantasy; David Rose: Danc...
Performers: , Charles Williams & His Concert Orchestra; Anderson, Leroy & His Pops Concert Orchestra; Danish State Radio Orchestra; Faith, Percy & His Orchestra; Farnon, Robert [Composer/Conductor]; Frank Chacks...
Conductors: Farnon, Robert; Torch, Sidney; Kostelanetz, André; Goodwin, Ron; Martin, Ray; Williams, Charles; Rose, David; Mantovani, The Orchestra; Deveraux, Georges; Collins, Walter; Green, Philip; Gould, ...

Personnel: Arthur Gleghorn (flute)....continue...