Composer: Leroy Anderson
Performer: Jeffrey Biegel
Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra
Conductor: Leonard Slatkin
Audio CD
SPARS Code: DDD
Number of Discs: 5 CD
Format: FLAC (image+cue)
Label: Naxos
Size: 1.14 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: no
CD 01
01. Bugler’s Holiday (1954)
02. Blue Tango (1951)
02. The First Day of Spring (1954)
04. Belle of the Ball (1951)
05. Governor Bradford March (1948)
06. Clarinet Candy (1962)
07. The Captains and the Kings (1962)
08. The Golden Years (1962)
09. Chicken Reel (1946)
10. Fiddle-Faddle (1947)
11. The Classical Jukebox (1950)
12. China Doll (1951)
13. Balladette (1962)
14. Arietta (1962)
15. Piano Concerto in C major (1953) – I. Allegro moderato
16. Piano Concerto in C major (1953) – II. Andante
17. Piano Concerto in C major (1953) – III. Allegro vivo
CD 02
01. Woodbury Fanfare (1959)
02. A Harvard Festival (1969)
03. Forgotten Dreams (1954)
04. Whistling Kettle (circa 1966)
05. Horse and Buggy (1951)
06. The Waltzing Cat (1950)
07. Home Stretch (1962)
08. The Girl in Satin (1953)
09. March of the Two Left Feet (1970)
10. Waltz around the Scale (1970)
11. Lullaby of the Drums (1970)
12. Jazz Legato (1938)
13. Jazz Pizzicato (1938)
14. Song of the Bells (1953)
15. Song of Jupiter (1951)
16. Suite of Carols for String Orchestra (1955)
CD 03
01. Harvard Sketches (1939)
02. Melody on Two Notes (1966)
03. Mother’s Whistler (1940)
04. The Penny Whistle Song (1951)
05. The Phantom Regiment (1951)
06. Plink, Plank, Plunk! (1951)
07. Promenade (1951)
08. Sandpaper Ballet (1954)
09. Saraband (1948)
10. Serenata (1947)
11. Old MacDonald Had a Farm (1947)
12. Seventy-Six Trombones (Wilson, arr. Anderson) (1958)
13. Sleigh Ride (1948)
14. Suite of Carols for Brass Choir (1955)
15. Wintergreen for President (Gershwin arr Anderson) (1932)
16. The Typewriter (1950)
17. A Trumpeter’s Lullaby (1949)
18. The Syncopated Clock (1945)
CD 04
01. Irish Suite (1947/49) – I. The Irish Washerwoman
02. Irish Suite (1947/49) – II. The Minstrel Boy
03. Irish Suite (1947/49) – III. The Rakes of Mallow
04. Irish Suite (1947/49) – IV. The Wearing of the Green
05. Irish Suite (1947/49) – V. Ther Last Rose of Summer
06. Irish Suite (1947/49) – VI. The Girl I left behind me
07. Edward MacDowell – To a Wild Rose (orch. Leroy Anderson) (1970)
08. Summer Skies (1953)
09. Scottish Suite (1954) – I. Bonnie Dundee
10. Scottish Suite (1954) – II. Turn ye to Me
11. Scottish Suite (1954) – III. The Bluebells of Scotland
12. Scottish Suite (1954) – IV. The Campbells are Coming
13. Blue Tango (1951/59)
14. Forgotten Dreams (1962)
15. Belle of the Ball (1951/59)
16. Alma Mater (1954) – I. Chapel Bells
17. Alma Mater (1954) – II. Freshman on Main Street
18. Alma Mater (1954) – III. Library Reading Room
19. Alma Mater (1954) – IV. Class Reunion
20. A Christmas Festival (1950)
CD 05
01. Goldilocks – Overture
02. Goldilocks – Lazy Moon
03. Goldilocks – Save a Kiss
04. Goldilocks – The Pussy Foot
05. Goldilocks – Pirate Dance
06. Goldilocks – Who’s Been Sitting in my Chair?
07. Goldilocks – Lady in Waiting, Ballet
08. Goldilocks – Shall I Take My Heart and Go
09. Goldilocks – The Town House Maxixe
10. Goldilocks – I Never Know When
11. Goldilocks – Pyramid Dance
12. Suite of Carols (woodwind version) – Angels in our Fields
13. Suite of Carols (woodwind version) – O Sanctissima
14. Suite of Carols (woodwind version) – O come, O come Emmanuel, O come
15. Suite of Carols (woodwind version) – Little Children
16. Suite of Carols (woodwind version) – Coventry Carol
17. Suite of Carols (woodwind version) – Patapan
18. Goldilocks – Lady in Waiting, Waltz
19. Goldilocks – Shall I Take my Heart (instrumental)
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Delightful Pieces Played with Passion
I grew up watching the Boston Pops first conducted by Arthur Fiedler, then by John Williams. One did not listen to these concerts without encountering Leroy Anderson. His music was always tuneful and reminded me of a simpler time when the rush of progress was not so fast.
Collected here are some familiar pieces, namely Bugler’s Holiday, Blue Tango, Fiddle-Faddle and Chicken Reel. The Golden Years makes me imagine Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire dancing. The Classical Jukebox may strike some people as a tad ridiculous (music purists I am sure cringed) but it is meant in good fun. Perhaps the most interesting piece on this disc is the Piano Concerto from 1953. Anderson was dissatisfied with the music and withdrew the concerto. His widow released the concerto in 1989 and it has become more popular with each performance. The concerto begins with a lively melody kicking off the first movement; the soloist joins with a reflective melody that is explored by soloist and orchestra. The middle movement is a tuneful and carefree; the Finale begins with a delightful, high-spirited melody, followed by a brilliant second subject. The concerto has approachable, tuneful music that would not be considered on a level with composers like Samuel Barber or Aaron Copland but it has a charm that is not forgotten
Many Thanks!
Thanks for sharing Leroy, one of the greatest, but I had to buy me a filesonic account ’cause it was the only way to download it. Not cool man. :???:
Bless you! I have the first two of the set but the rest cannot be found on the shelves in New York, nor on any blogs or torrents. My two year search is over. Anderson was the brilliant orchestrator for Fiedler’s Boston Pops and a melodic genius. I know of no serious compositions he wrote. Do any exist?
Great addiction. I’m just wondering if you also have the William Schuman’s symphonies collection, always from Naxos label. Thanks in advance