France / Russia (Recorded 1965/67) (2 Original LPs on the one CD)

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France / Russia (Recorded 1965/67) (2 Original LPs on the one CD)
Stanley Black & The London Festival Orchestra

[ Vocalion Decca Archives / CD ]

Release Date: Tuesday 1 May 2007

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Reissued from recordings made in 1966 & 1967

Stanley Black, orchestral and pianistic maestro, is showcased on this CD, of two albums. Tracks 1-10 France DECCA LP PFS 4110 (1967) STEREO, issued here due to popular demand, features several melodies of Gallic origin as well as those that celebrate the merits of the country in question. Stanley and the London Festival Orchestra work their collective magic on a wide range of music, from Cole Porter's I Love Paris to Offenbach's Can Can, which are among many of the album's highlights. Tracks 11-19 Russia DECCA LP PFS 4084 (1966) STEREO follows the same trend, this time with the emphasis on charming arrangements of traditional melodies such as Under Moscow Skies, and music by composers including Tchaikovsky (Trepak) and Mussorgsky (The Great Gate of Kiev).

Tracks:

FRANCE
ORIGINAL DECCA LP PFS 4110 (1967) STEREO

I Love Paris (Porter)
What now my Love (Becaud; Delanoe)
Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo (Kaper; Deutsch)
At Last! At Last! (Miles; Trenet)
Gigi medley (Loewe; Lerner):
Gigi; The night they invented Champagne; Thank heavens for little girls
La Normandie – Can Can (Offenbach arr Black)
Mademoiselle de Paris (Durand; Maschwitz; Contet)
La Mer (Trenet; Mair; Lawrence; Lasry)
Plaisir d’Amour (Martini arr Black)MCE
French Soldiers medley (arr Black):
Can Can (Offenbach); Aupres de ma blonde; Vive la Compagnie; Alouette; La MarseillaiseMCE

MCEThe Mormon Choir of England, director Ray H. Barton, Jr

RUSSIA
ORIGINAL DECCA LP PFS 4084 (1966) STEREO

Meadowlands (Trad arr Black)
Two Guitars (Trad arr Black)
Under Moscow Skies (Trad arr Black)
At the Balalaika (Posford; Maschwitz)
Sabre Dance (Khachaturian)
Dark Eyes (Trad arr Black)
Trepak (Tchaikovsky)
Song of the Volga Boatmen (Trad arr Black)
Baba Yaga’s Hut – The Great Gate of Kiev (Mussorgsky orch Ravel)