Anderson, L Orchestral Evergreens
A trip down memory lane for ’50s kids
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Composer or Director: Leroy Anderson
Genre:
Orchestral
Label: Naxos
Magazine Review Date: 7/2002
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 62
Mastering:
Stereo
DDD
Catalogue Number: 8 559125
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
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Serenata |
Leroy Anderson, Composer
Hayman Symphony Orchestra (Richard) Leroy Anderson, Composer Richard Hayman, Conductor |
(The) Syncopated Clock |
Leroy Anderson, Composer
Hayman Symphony Orchestra (Richard) Leroy Anderson, Composer Richard Hayman, Conductor |
(The) Penny-Whistle Song |
Leroy Anderson, Composer
Hayman Symphony Orchestra (Richard) Leroy Anderson, Composer Richard Hayman, Conductor |
(The) Typewriter |
Leroy Anderson, Composer
Hayman Symphony Orchestra (Richard) Leroy Anderson, Composer Richard Hayman, Conductor |
Saraband |
Leroy Anderson, Composer
Hayman Symphony Orchestra (Richard) Leroy Anderson, Composer Richard Hayman, Conductor |
(The) Trumpeter's lullaby |
Leroy Anderson, Composer
Hayman Symphony Orchestra (Richard) Leroy Anderson, Composer Richard Hayman, Conductor |
Fiddle-Faddle |
Leroy Anderson, Composer
Hayman Symphony Orchestra (Richard) Leroy Anderson, Composer Richard Hayman, Conductor |
Forgotten dreams |
Leroy Anderson, Composer
Hayman Symphony Orchestra (Richard) Leroy Anderson, Composer Richard Hayman, Conductor |
Blue Tango |
Leroy Anderson, Composer
Hayman Symphony Orchestra (Richard) Leroy Anderson, Composer Richard Hayman, Conductor |
Jazz Legato |
Leroy Anderson, Composer
Hayman Symphony Orchestra (Richard) Leroy Anderson, Composer Richard Hayman, Conductor |
Jazz Pizzicato |
Leroy Anderson, Composer
Hayman Symphony Orchestra (Richard) Leroy Anderson, Composer Richard Hayman, Conductor |
Phantom Regiment |
Leroy Anderson, Composer
Hayman Symphony Orchestra (Richard) Leroy Anderson, Composer Richard Hayman, Conductor |
Bugler's holiday |
Leroy Anderson, Composer
Hayman Symphony Orchestra (Richard) Leroy Anderson, Composer Richard Hayman, Conductor |
(The) Waltzing Cat |
Leroy Anderson, Composer
Hayman Symphony Orchestra (Richard) Leroy Anderson, Composer Richard Hayman, Conductor |
Promenade |
Leroy Anderson, Composer
Hayman Symphony Orchestra (Richard) Leroy Anderson, Composer Richard Hayman, Conductor |
Plink, Plank, Plunk! |
Leroy Anderson, Composer
Hayman Symphony Orchestra (Richard) Leroy Anderson, Composer Richard Hayman, Conductor |
(The) Girl in Satin |
Leroy Anderson, Composer
Hayman Symphony Orchestra (Richard) Leroy Anderson, Composer Richard Hayman, Conductor |
(The) Sandpaper Ballet |
Leroy Anderson, Composer
Hayman Symphony Orchestra (Richard) Leroy Anderson, Composer Richard Hayman, Conductor |
(The) Belle of the ball |
Leroy Anderson, Composer
Hayman Symphony Orchestra (Richard) Leroy Anderson, Composer Richard Hayman, Conductor |
Sleigh Ride |
Leroy Anderson, Composer
Hayman Symphony Orchestra (Richard) Leroy Anderson, Composer Richard Hayman, Conductor |
March of the Two Left Feet |
Leroy Anderson, Composer
Hayman Symphony Orchestra (Richard) Leroy Anderson, Composer Richard Hayman, Conductor |
Author:
If the term ‘background music’ had not already existed‚ it would have been invented just for Leroy Anderson. Anyone who lived through the 1950s will have a sort of involuntary memory spasm while listening to a lot of these pieces. You could not escape from Anderson’s music then – in cinemas‚ on the wireless‚ even in public spaces – although having music played in shops came later.
One’s memory also calls up the words that were set to many of the tunes for pop songs‚ Forgotten Dreams and Sleigh Ride especially. (Dame Kiri Te Kanawa has recorded Sleigh Ride as a trio with Roberto Alagna and Thomas Hampson for EMI‚ 12/96.) It is Anderson’s talent to make the music sound familiar: there are echos and references to dozens of other pieces. The Waltzing Cat‚ Blue Tango and The Typewriter sum up an aspect of the ’50s that is as significant as the early rock and electronic music of the era.
There have been several other Anderson collections‚ notably those conducted by Leonard Slatkin (RCA‚ 1/96) and Maurice Abravanel (Vanguard)‚ both of which contain most of the same items recorded here by Richard Hayman and his orchestra. The sound is good (the recording dates from 1989)‚ the performances affectionate and enthusiastic.
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