BRITISH CINEMA AND THEATRE ORCHESTRAS – Volume 2

1 Grasshoppers’ Dance (Ernest Bucalossi)
REGAL VIRTUOSI Conducted by EMANUEL STARKEY

2 Narcissus (from "Water Scenes") (Ethelbert Nevin arr. Myddleton)
PARAMOUNT THEATRE ORCHESTRA Conducted by ANTONwith AL BOLLINGTON, Organ

3 Espana Waltz (Emmanuel Chabrier)
CHARLES MANNING AND HIS GRANADA WALTHAMSTOW ORCHESTRA

4 March Review Medley (arr. Carl Woitschach)
LONDON PALLADIUM ORCHESTRA Conducted by RICHARD CREAN

5 Ke-Sa-Ko (M. Chapuni)
COMMODORE GRAND ORCHESTRA Conducted by JOSEPH MUSCANT

6 Aisha (Lindsay)
LONDON PALLADIUM ORCHESTRA Conducted by RICHARD CREAN

7 In The Shadows (Herman Finck)
PARAMOUNT THEATRE ORCHESTRA Conducted by ANTONwith AL BOLLINGTON, Organ

8 Leslie Stuart Memories
LONDON COLISEUM ORCHESTRA Conducted by ALFRED DOVE

9 Fairies Gavotte, The (Kohn)
COMMODORE GRAND ORCHESTRA Conducted by JOSEPH MUSCANT

10 Rustle Of Spring (Christian Sinding)
COMMODORE GRAND ORCHESTRA Conducted by JOSEPH MUSCANT

11 My Lady Dainty – Graceful Dance (Hesse)
PLAZA THEATRE ORCHESTRA Conducted by FRANK TOURS

12 Pierrette (Cecile Chaminade)
PLAZA THEATRE ORCHESTRA Conducted by FRANK TOURS

13 The Three Bears – A Fantasy (Eric Coates)
PLAZA THEATRE ORCHESTRA Conducted by FRANK TOURS

14 "Gipsy Suite" Allegro (The Dance) (Edward German)
PLAZA THEATRE ORCHESTRA Conducted by FRANK TOURS

15 Salut D’Amour (Edward Elgar arr. Artok)
PARAMOUNT THEATRE ORCHESTRA Conducted by ANTONwith AL BOLLINGTON, Organ

16 Yankiana - American Suite (T.W. Thurban)
COMMODORE GRAND ORCHESTRA Conducted by HARRY DAVIDSON

17 Welcome Vienna Selection
COVENTRY HIPPODROME ORCHESTRA Conducted by CHARLES SHADWELL

18 Follow A Star – Overture (Vivian Ellis)
WINTER GARDEN THEATRE ORCHESTRA Conducted by SYDNEY BAYNES

19 "Aunt Sally" Selection(Woods)
THE GAUMONT BRITISH STUDIO ORCHESTRA Under the Direction of LOUIS LEVY

GUILD LIGHT MUSIC GLCD5122

Following the warm reception accorded to Guild Light Music’s first collection of music associated with British Cinema and Theatre orchestras of the inter-war years (GLCD 5108), a second compilation simply had to follow. As before, it should be emphasised that there was no intention that this compilation should focus exclusively upon British orchestras but considerable research has revealed that, although such orchestras undoubtedly existed in various countries around the world, it was only in Britain that record companies seemed to consider them worthy of inclusion in their catalogues.