"THE HALL OF FAME" Volume 1

 1 Holiday For Strings (David Rose)
MORTON GOULD AND HIS ORCHESTRA

2 Coronation Scot (Vivian Ellis)
QUEEN’S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by CHARLES WILLIAMS

3 Serenata (Leroy Anderson)
BOSTON POPS ORCHESTRA Conducted by ARTHUR FIEDLER

4 Portrait Of A Flirt (Robert Farnon)
KINGSWAY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Conducted by ROBERT FARNON

5 Mad About The Boy (Noel Coward)
ANDRE KOSTELANETZ AND HIS ORCHESTRA

6 In Party Mood (Jack Strachey)
WEST END CELEBRITY ORCHESTRA Conducted by LOUIS VOSS

7 Gracious Gown (George Melachrino)
MELACHRINO ORCHESTRA Conducted by GEORGE MELACHRINO

8 Bubbling Over (Gardebylaten) (H. Olsson, Percy Faith)
PERCY FAITH AND HIS ORCHESTRA

9 Vanity Fair (Anthony Collins)
LONDON PROMENADE ORCHESTRA Conducted by ANTHONY COLLINS

10 In A Persian Market (Albert William Ketèlbey)
NEW SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF LONDON Conducted by STANFORD ROBINSON

11 Vilia (Franz Lehar)
NELSON RIDDLE AND HIS ORCHESTRA

12 Brief Interlude (Bernie Wayne)
MUSIC BY CAMARATA

13 Wooden Shoes (Victor Herbert)
HARRY HORLICK AND HIS ORCHESTRA

14 My Love To You (Percy Eastman Fletcher)
REGINALD KING AND HIS ORCHESTRA

15 Serenade No. 1 (Ständchen) (Jonny Heykens)
MAREK WEBER AND HIS ORCHESTRA

16 Wedding Of The Rose (Leon Jessel)
RON GOODWIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA

17 An American In Paris (George Gershwin)
DAVID ROSE AND HIS ORCHESTRA

18 Say It Isn’t So (Irving Berlin, arr. Robert Farnon)
KINGSWAY PROMENADE ORCHESTRA Conducted by STANLEY BLACK

19 "Four Centuries" Suite : Rhythm – 20^th Century (Eric Coates)
NEW SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Conducted by ERIC COATES

Featured Composer CLIVE RICHARDSON

20 Holiday Spirit (Clive Richardson)
QUEEN’S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by ROBERT FARNON

21 Outward Bound
QUEEN’S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by SIDNEY TORCH

22 London Fantasia (Clive Richardson)
COLUMBIA LIGHT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Conducted by CHARLES WILLIAMS featuring CLIVE RICHARDSON, piano

GUILD LIGHT MUSIC GLCD5120

There are probably at least one thousand talented composers, arrangers and conductors whose work in the fields of Light, or Concert, music deserves to be recognised as outstanding. Sometimes composers arrange and conduct their own music; others prefer to allow arrangers to embellish their melody lines, but certainly all need conductors to perform their works. It is perhaps a bonus when composers conduct their own creations, because it can be assumed that they are being heard by audiences exactly as intended. But there are those who prefer to adopt a low profile – verging on anonymity – content to allow others to interpret their music.

Therefore any tribute such as this will invariably feature famous, high profile names alongside musicians whose work, and true identity, may be known to very few within the profession. No attempt will be made to compile any kind of league table. Such exercises have little real value, because music appreciation is such a personal matter of taste. It is simply hoped that the works chosen for this collection will each have a certain appeal, and be recognised as valuable contributions to an important area within the world of music which came to prominence and flourished during the 20^th century. The talented composer Clive Richardson receives well-deserved special attention in this collection.

Where certain well-known recordings may have previously appeared elsewhere, because of their importance the opportunity has been taken to return to the original recordings and undertake completely fresh digital restoration. Techniques are making great advances all the time and the improvement compared with releases in the late 1990s is sometimes quite astounding.