Buried Treasures
For the second new CD we are back in familiar Guild Light Music territory
BURIED TREASURES
Rare Gems of Light Music – some Previously Unobtainable
1 Castles In The Air (Kenneth Essex, alias Rufus Isaacs)
CELEBRITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
2 Swing-Hoe (Robert Farnon)
DANISH STATE RADIO ORCHESTRA Conducted by ROBERT FARNON
3 Valse Serenade (Stanford Robinson)
BBC THEATRE ORCHESTRA, leader Alfred Barker, Conducted by STANFORD ROBINSON
4 Venezuela (Larry Coleman, Alfredo Corenzo)
WALLY STOTT AND HIS ORCHESTRA
5 Parlour Game (Ray Martin)
HARMONIC ORCHESTRA Conducted by WAL-BERG
6 Penny Whistle Song (Leroy Anderson)
SIDNEY TORCH AND HIS ORCHESTRA
7 London – March (George Melachrino)
MELACHRINO ORCHESTRA Conducted by GEORGE MELACHRINO
8 Song of Soho: Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra (Philip Green) – from the film
"Murder Without Crime"
ASSOCIATED BRITISH PICTURE CORPORATION ORCHESTRA Conducted by PHILIP GREEN – pianist WILLIAM McGUFFIE
9 Dickon O’Devon (John Holliday)
QUEEN’S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by CHARLES WILLIAMS
10 Effervescence (Edward White)
DOLF VAN DER LINDEN AND HIS ORCHESTRA
11 Pizzicato Rag (Malcolm Lockyer)
MALCOLM LOCKYER AND HIS ORCHESTRA
12 Rhythm For Romance (Trevor Duncan)
NEW CONCERT ORCHESTRA Conducted by FREDERIC CURZON
13 Target For Tonight – Theme from the Film (Leighton Lucas)
LEIGHTON LUCAS AND HIS ORCHESTRA
14 Automation (Hugo de Groot)
CELEBRITIY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Conducted by HUGO DE GROOT
15 There Is A Tavern In The Town – Juke Box Fantasy (arr. George Melachrino)
MELACHRINO ORCHESTRA Conducted by GEORGE MELACHRINO
16 The Girl From Cuba (William Hill-Bowen)
WILLIAM HILL-BOWEN AND HIS ORCHESTRA
17 Serbian Sunset (Anita Mishell)
MISCHA MICHAELOFF AND HIS ORCHESTRA
18 Atlantis (Edward Stanelli alias Edward Stanley de Groot)
SIDNEY TORCH AND HIS ORCHESTRA
19 Secrets (Charles Ancliffe)
HARRY DAVIDSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA
20 This Is The Business (Lambert Williamson)
QUEEN’S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by SIDNEY TORCH
21 Selection of Popular Melodies by Robert Stolz
THE TONHALLE ORCHESTRA, ZURICH Conducted by ROBERT STOLZ
Guild GLCD5118
Apart from the compilers, this latest CD includes tracks contributed by no less than seven other keen collectors (all members of The Robert Farnon Society), who share the same aims of David Ades and Alan Bunting that as many rare Light Music recordings as possible should be made available once again. Every track is a gem in its own right, but perhaps the one which has surprised (and delighted) David the most is the very rare Columbia 12’’ 78 "Song of Soho". This comes from David Turner, who very kindly (and patiently!) made several dubs using different styli so that Alan could get the best possible sound from the digital restoration. The end result is a fascinating piece of film music by Philip Green, which captures the great Bill McGuffie on piano very early on in his illustrious career. A number of other tracks are included at the express request of RFS members, and other rarities include the only light music 78 issued by Planet and a 12’’ 78 from Nixa (by coincidence the label is one that Jim Palm chose for his special display mentioned elsewhere in this issue).