FREDERICK FENNELL CONDUCTS THE MUSIC OF LEROY ANDERSON

 

1 Belle of the Ball

2 Horse and Buggy

3 The Waltzing Cat

4 Blue Tango

5 Summer Skies

6 Song of the Bells

7 The Typewriter

8 The Syncopated Clock

9 The Girl in Satin

10 China Doll

1 Saraband

12 Fiddle-Faddle

13 Sleigh Ride

14 Serenata

15 Promenade

16 Chicken Reel

17 Phantom Regiment

18 Jazz Legato

19 Jazz Pizzicato

20 Plink Plank Plunk

21 The Bluebells of Scotland

22 The First Day of Spring

23 Song of Jupiter

 

Eastman-Rochester "Pops" Orchestra (tracks 1-14)

Studio Orchestra (tracks 15-23)

 

A superb collection of light-music favourites by American composer and conductor Leroy Anderson (1908-1975). It includes such well-known numbers as Blue tango & the ever-popular Christmas favourite, Sleigh ride. This famous recording has sold over 28,000 copies since the original CD release in 1992.

 

Timing: 68:59

Digital Status: DSD

 

Recorded: Eastman Theater, Rochester, NY, 25 October 1956 (Sleigh-ride & Serenata); 3 March 1958 (tracks 1-12); Watford Town Hall, nr.London, 9 July 1964 (tracks 15-23)

 

Mercury SACD 4756942